08-31-2003, 05:06 AM
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Pixies Horse Widower
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Scotland
Posts: 9,421
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August 31st
In 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a car crash in Paris. (There has STILL not been an official enquiry, OR memorial, for this woman!)
In 1968 Sir Garfield (Gary) Sobers, batting against Glamorgan at Swansea, hits six "sixes" in one over. The commentator shouted "It's gone WAY down to Swansea!" (For our U.S. cousins, it's kinda like hitting a Home Run in every innings, as I understand baseball!!)
The first bottles of Charles Candler's new drink, Coca-Cola, arrived in Brtitain from Atlanta, Georgia, in 1900.
Today in 1983, angler Russell Doig was presented with a special trophy fot catching the first Salmon in the River Thames for over 150 years!! 150 years; now THAT'S pollution!!
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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind
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