Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

The DU Lounge

Chan790

(20,176 posts)

11. Had, she died soon after that.

Reply to HeiressofBickworth (Reply #9)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 03:12 AM

Apr 2012

My grandfather was the one with the great stories though. The problem was that he'd tell them, then the next time you heard them they've have gotten more outlandish. He worked with a guy with big feet, over the years he told that story this poor guy's feet went from size-12 to the size of tennis rackets.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

22 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Neat coincidences. What neat coincidences were you a part of? My parents had a friend who had an old [View all] applegrove Apr 2012 OP

In 1968 I started a summer job, and a guy with the same name as I started the same day.... Scuba Apr 2012 #1

My best friend introduced me to genealogy research HeiressofBickworth Apr 2012 #2

That's better than my geneology story. Chan790 Apr 2012 #5

That's a great story!!!!! HeiressofBickworth Apr 2012 #9

Had, she died soon after that. Chan790 Apr 2012 #11

My ex wife's mother was a stripper at Jack Ruby's club cliffordu Apr 2012 #3

I was waiting at a barber shop the other day in Tokyo, Art_from_Ark Apr 2012 #4

I've randomly been present at five different acts of terror or natural disasters in metro DC. Chan790 Apr 2012 #6

Coincidences? HeiressofBickworth Apr 2012 #7

That's what I'm thinking - cliffordu Apr 2012 #8

Great book... Chan790 Apr 2012 #12

Good question... cliffordu Apr 2012 #13

Both of your replys are really interesting libodem Apr 2012 #10

I live about 12 miles from our 17th century homestead and didn't know that when I moved here. HopeHoops Apr 2012 #14

My sister is at a big NYE party in New York City, and a friend mentions, mikeytherat Apr 2012 #15

Birthdays BarbaRosa Apr 2012 #16

I was just playing some Tracy Chapman when a friend on facebook posted the very same album with a applegrove Apr 2012 #17

My hubby's great grandmother on his father's side has madmom Apr 2012 #18

My grandfather's maternal grandfather had the same last name as his father. But the families applegrove Apr 2012 #20

That's the scary thing, we don't know if they were related, they are from madmom Apr 2012 #22

My daughter was enrolled in a physics course of some sort at Princeton University... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2012 #19

"There was this one time, at band camp..." Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #21