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Post by bertie on Sept 21, 2009 15:42:28 GMT
I like the one about the martians.
'bertie'
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Post by bertie on Sept 21, 2009 15:43:15 GMT
Apparently his family called him 'Bertie'.
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Post by legios on Sept 21, 2009 19:19:34 GMT
Indeed, it is Herbert George's birthday today. Writer of books about British Colonialism and Bicyling (as well as Martians and Time Machines) as well as tireless social activist.
I raise my glass to him.
Karl
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Post by kayevcee on Sept 21, 2009 20:40:56 GMT
In a damning indictment of my literary education, I have never heard of him.
I have also never read the Grapes of Wrath, which shocked Ralph quite a bit. I always thought it was just a slang term form haemorrhoids.
-Nick
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Post by blueshift on Sept 21, 2009 20:48:26 GMT
But but he is in TIMELASH, Nick
I wrote my Master's thesis on good old Herbert! Sadly I needed google to tell me it was his birthday.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 21, 2009 21:55:55 GMT
-Ralph
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