Today's The Day...

Originally posted by an capall@Nov 23 2005, 09:35 AM
I was 4 or 5 at the time. I remember I was translating Homer at the time (into Old English) and my governess mentioned something about it.
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I don't believe you.

Because The Simpsons wasn't on in 1963.
 
Originally posted by BrianH@Nov 22 2005, 06:38 PM
Everyone is supposed to be able to remember...what they were doing when they heard the news
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Presumably, most people were listening to the news, when they heard the news.
 
My father had died on October 1st, and my Mother and I were on board the Windsor Castle, returning to Africa, wondering what to do with our lives. We've continued to do so ever since... :confused:
 
My father had died on October 1st, and my Mother and I were on board the Windsor Castle, returning to Africa
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K - sounds like the first line in a Merchant/Ivory screenplay. Have you ever thought of writing your story?
 
Fortunately - no. At some point the ship must've sailed into the Tropic of Cock-ups, 'cos I think if we'd known how many things would go wrong from the moment of landfall, not just for a little while, but year after year in matters great and small, we'd have thrown ourselves artistically from the upper deck into the briny.

Next time round, I'm coming back as a gorgeous, blonde, trophy wife whose gega-rich husband drops dead five minutes after the honeymoon.
 
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