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Icons and August 16th

#1 Post by T_Bone0806 » Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:02 am

August 16th has taken some true heavyweights.

1948: Babe Ruth

1977: Elvis Presley

and now, in 2018, Lady Soul.

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#2 Post by tlynn78 » Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:05 am

T_Bone0806 wrote:August 16th has taken some true heavyweights.

1948: Babe Ruth

1977: Elvis Presley

and now, in 2018, Lady Soul.

:( :( :(
August 16 is a stupid cow. :(
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#3 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:57 am

Don't forget Vassar Clements in 2005, Margaret Mitchell in 1949, and Bela Lugosi in 1956.
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Re: Icons and August 16th

#4 Post by triviawayne » Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:47 am

T_Bone0806 wrote:August 16th has taken some true heavyweights.

1948: Babe Ruth

1977: Elvis Presley

and now, in 2018, Lady Soul.

:( :( :(

and my soul...8/16 is the day I started this friggin job 14 years ago
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#5 Post by mellytu74 » Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:22 am

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#6 Post by tlynn78 » Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:44 am

mellytu74 wrote:King
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#7 Post by jarnon » Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:21 pm

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#8 Post by littlebeast13 » Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:18 pm

tlynn78 wrote:
mellytu74 wrote:King
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You were too soon. Apparently this sadly clever observation wasn't made until just this morning....

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