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George Orwell?
"'The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." - Mark Twain
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No, you're both so far away, you're halfway to the Moon - you need to go waaay back.
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Jules Verne??
"'The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." - Mark Twain
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Logical guess, and much closer, certainly geographically, but you need to go still further back. I'm sure you'll sniff it out soon.
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Christopher Columbus
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It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
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Too far back, wrong nationality and general activity.
I'm surprised none of you has worked it out yet - you usually have a nose for this sort of thing.
I'm surprised none of you has worked it out yet - you usually have a nose for this sort of thing.
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Cyrano de Bergerac?dtaai-maai wrote:Too far back, wrong nationality and general activity.
I'm surprised none of you has worked it out yet - you usually have a nose for this sort of thing.
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It was your clue that gave it away. I didn't know a lot about him, but I've had a read-up now. Fascinating guy!dtaai-maai wrote:Bein OUIIII!
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Here's another, as I'm sat at the PC this afternoon.
In her younger days this lady was truly inspirational, though there have been some rather dodgy allegations recently.
The middle of three sisters, she was later rumoured to have had a crush on a prince. Evidently a cricket fan.
Who was she?
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The middle of three sisters, she was later rumoured to have had a crush on a prince. Evidently a cricket fan.
Who was she?
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Is she one of the Mitford sisters?dtaai-maai wrote:Here's another, as I'm sat at the PC this afternoon.
In her younger days this lady was truly inspirational, though there have been some rather dodgy allegations recently.
The middle of three sisters, she was later rumoured to have had a crush on a prince. Evidently a cricket fan.
Who was she?
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No. A generation or two earlier and nothing like as scandalous. In fact not scandalous at all really.
She is said to have inspired an author to create something.
She is said to have inspired an author to create something.
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Alice Liddell 
or as we know her from the book....Alice in wonderand! She married English cricketer Reginald Hargreaves.
or as we know her from the book....Alice in wonderand! She married English cricketer Reginald Hargreaves.-
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The Guardian does it again. Some great interactive photos of the Berlin wall then and now. Pete
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign ... ?CMP=fb_gu
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign ... ?CMP=fb_gu
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