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Alternative Christmas Speech Givers!

posted by caroline On December - 22 - 2009 2 COMMENTS

Now while I think the Queen does a cracking job for an older girl, I do find her Christmas speeches a little dry to say the least. So I’ve come up with a list of my favourite alternatives, they’d certainly stir things up a bit wouldn’t they??

Father Jack – What with all the expletives [...]

Famous Christmas Deaths

posted by caroline On December - 18 - 2009 2 COMMENTS

I know, I know. T’is the season to be jolly. But as we’ve discussed famous Christmas births, it seems only fair to go over famous Christmas deaths, so we might raise a glass of eggnog, where appropriate, in remembrance.
 
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 –  2006), also known as "The Godfather of Soul", was a [...]

Famous Christmas Births

posted by caroline On December - 18 - 2009 2 COMMENTS

Well apart from you-know-who, 25th December is shared by a few other luminaries, not that they’ve achieved such dizzying heights of notoriety, but then, not many have!
 
Kenny Everett (1944 – 4 April 1995) was born Maurice James Christopher Cole (well, wouldn’t YOU have changed it??) in Lancashire.  He was a controversial British comedian, radio DJ [...]

Halloween Births, Deaths and Marriages

posted by caroline On October - 26 - 2009 2 COMMENTS

So like Friday 13th, Halloween is regarded by many to be an inauspicious date. But does it really matter or is it a load of tosh? So here are a few instances where for some people it may be inauspicious but it’s definitely significant…………
Famous People born on Halloween:
*Interesting fact, those born on Halloween are [...]

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