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Pinniped Started conversation Dec 17, 2002
I accidently hit on a good way to do it. Take their date of birth, then go back before it by their age, and recount the events of that 'equidistant' time. Try it - you'll find they seem really ancient.
So - the Weddell's birth was closer to the outbreak of WWI than it is to the present day 
Trouble is...in my own Time-Mirror the Titanic is out looking for an iceberg 
You guys got any good ones?
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Apparition™ (Mourning Empty the best uncle anyone could wish for) Posted Dec 17, 2002
There a lots of good ones if you are younger.
"oh really? when you were doing that I was finishing primary school" (you have to smile innocently for best effect)
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Captain Kebab Posted Dec 17, 2002
Oh good grief - I'm back with the Titanic as well! 
That's really cheered me up!
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Apparition™ (Mourning Empty the best uncle anyone could wish for) Posted Dec 17, 2002
What happened in 1950?
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Captain Kebab Posted Dec 17, 2002
The Korean war started. That's all I can think of off-hand. I wasn't around them. 
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Apparition™ (Mourning Empty the best uncle anyone could wish for) Posted Dec 17, 2002
me neither, 1950 is my date of birth minus my age.
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Dec 17, 2002
There's 22 years between me and Mrs Gosho - all I have to do to make me feel old and her feel young is say "I saw The Clash, the Stranglers, and XTC even before you were born" 
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Apparition™ (Mourning Empty the best uncle anyone could wish for) Posted Dec 17, 2002
How long did it take before saying that stopped feeling weird?
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Dec 17, 2002
"How long did it take before saying that stopped feeling weird?"
Never... and it doesn't feel half as weird as saying "I was having 
before you were born" 
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RMF Art Vandelay: Missing- Presumed Fed[Hero], Join DISF at A925391! Posted Dec 17, 2002
Queen? Who is Queen?
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Apparition™ (Mourning Empty the best uncle anyone could wish for) Posted Dec 17, 2002
oh yes, that would wouldn't it
my birthday is in may and my wife's is in december, that's our age difference.
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McKay The Disorganised Posted Dec 17, 2002
What happened in 1966? - England won the world cup at football.
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Dec 17, 2002
They bloody well didn't 
1966 was the year that West Ham won the World Cup 
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RMF Art Vandelay: Missing- Presumed Fed[Hero], Join DISF at A925391! Posted Dec 17, 2002
Someone other than Pierce Bronsan played James Bond?
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clzoomer- a bit woobly Posted Dec 17, 2002
Paul McCartney was in a band?
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clzoomer- a bit woobly Posted Dec 17, 2002
Paul McCartney was in a band?
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RMF Art Vandelay: Missing- Presumed Fed[Hero], Join DISF at A925391! Posted Dec 17, 2002
I beleve Paul's new signifigant other responded "he was in a band before Wings?" to a reporter...
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- 3: Captain Kebab (Dec 17, 2002)
- 4: Apparition™ (Mourning Empty the best uncle anyone could wish for) (Dec 17, 2002)
- 5: Captain Kebab (Dec 17, 2002)
- 6: Apparition™ (Mourning Empty the best uncle anyone could wish for) (Dec 17, 2002)
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- 8: Apparition™ (Mourning Empty the best uncle anyone could wish for) (Dec 17, 2002)
- 9: kC - You know I'm Right. (Dec 17, 2002)
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- 12: RMF Art Vandelay: Missing- Presumed Fed[Hero], Join DISF at A925391! (Dec 17, 2002)
- 13: Apparition™ (Mourning Empty the best uncle anyone could wish for) (Dec 17, 2002)
- 14: McKay The Disorganised (Dec 17, 2002)
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- 16: RMF Art Vandelay: Missing- Presumed Fed[Hero], Join DISF at A925391! (Dec 17, 2002)
- 17: clzoomer- a bit woobly (Dec 17, 2002)
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