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Fri Mar-18-11 02:54 AM
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| 8. The radiation made her five years younger. Duh. |
| -Ministry of Truth: 66 y/o woman was 5 in 1945 |
LadyHawkAZ |
Mar-18-11 02:28 AM |
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Wow, now that's a perspective, I guess... |
hlthe2b |
Mar-18-11 02:31 AM |
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nvm |
inademv |
Mar-18-11 02:34 AM |
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She would be 70 or 71 today (nt) |
UrbScotty |
Mar-18-11 02:37 AM |
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No, she would be 71 if born in 1940 (5yrs before a-bomb); if she was *born* in 1945, she'd be 66 |
Alamuti Lotus |
Mar-18-11 02:38 AM |
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If she was 5 in 1945, she'd have been born in 1940, correct? |
LadyHawkAZ |
Mar-18-11 02:39 AM |
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ok nm |
Tunkamerica |
Mar-18-11 02:35 AM |
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Yes that's pretty sloppy reporting. They must have gotten confused by the original |
Liquorice |
Mar-18-11 02:47 AM |
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Thanks for figuring that out and posting a link. |
joshcryer |
Mar-18-11 03:00 AM |
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The radiation made her five years younger. Duh. |
jobycom |
Mar-18-11 02:54 AM |
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Math skilz don't seem to be a strong point at the DailyNews - see this story about the potential for |
kath |
Mar-18-11 02:57 AM |
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Um, I'm 66, and I was an infant |
Jane Austin |
Mar-18-11 03:02 AM |
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While it may just be part of a great conspiracy |
Sherman A1 |
Mar-18-11 03:17 AM |
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Her age makes sense to me. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Mar-18-11 05:44 AM |
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Heh - I know someone who, when she turned 39, joked about turning "39 for the first time"! |
kath |
Mar-18-11 11:04 AM |
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It's the daily news, you can't expect perfume from manure. n/t |
fasttense |
Mar-18-11 05:45 AM |
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Yep - Tom Paxton's song "Daily News" sez "Seven little pennies in the newsboy's hand, And you ride |
kath |
Mar-18-11 11:07 AM |
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didn't some man in Japan in his 90's after surviving BOTH bombs? |
hobbit709 |
Mar-18-11 11:11 AM |
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71 she is |
spinbaby |
Mar-18-11 11:14 AM |
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Typical sloppy reporting from the NY Daily News |
Lone_Star_Dem |
Mar-18-11 11:17 AM |
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I was born in Nov 1940 and I am 70 |
JitterbugPerfume |
Mar-18-11 11:19 AM |
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