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JohnLocke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 04:44 PM
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Today is Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday!
Edited on Mon Jan-17-05 04:51 PM by JohnLocke

Benjamin Franklin has always been my favorite Founder. :)
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RoeBear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 04:50 PM
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1. His 300th birthday!
That's alot of candles
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man4allcats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 05:12 PM
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2. Happy Birthday, Ben!
Wish you were here. We could use your help! :-)
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JohnLocke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 06:57 PM
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3. Kick
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 06:58 PM
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4. Happy birthday you womanizing bastid
:D.
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Book Lover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 06:58 PM
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5. Many Happy Returns of the Day, Mr. Franklin!
Good ol' Ben. Happy Birthday, Master Printer, from a humble Journeyman.
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JohnLocke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:05 PM
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6. Kick
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:07 PM
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7. Have a cold one on me, Ben. Happy Birthday!
Ben Franklin: Founder of the first anti-slavery organization in America. Founder of the lending library system. We have a lot to thank him for.

:beer::toast::party::toast::beer:
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Lenape85 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-18-05 02:52 AM
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13. Hooray
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:10 PM
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8. I thought he was born in 1706.
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:33 PM
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9. You are correct
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-18-05 12:30 AM
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10. Technically he was born in 1705
Because the British Empire was still using the Gregorian calendar until 1751, but I would call the year 1706 because it became 1706 in March.
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-18-05 12:31 AM
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11. ah!
I knew the transition took place that century, but wasn't aware of such a discrepancy.

No matter, I share in commemorating the birthday!
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-18-05 02:41 AM
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12. Actually, the Catholics switched in 1585 I think
and the Russian Orthodox people switched in the early 20th century as Isaac Asimov wrote an essay explaining how the switch "made" him 13 days older by the calendar.
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InvisibleTouch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-18-05 02:58 AM
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14. It is? Cool!
Happy birthday, Ben! :)
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-18-05 03:13 AM
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15. Oh God, he's be mortified by this Administration
Though he'd be happy that Philadelphia soundly rejected the Busk Klan!
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