BS: The Return of Ten obscure facts about you

Subject: RE: BS: The Return of Ten obscure facts aboutyou
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 06 Oct 04 - 11:57 AM

1. The name I use now is not the name I was born with either!

2. People think me and Spot the Dog are brothers but we aren't.

3. My Grandad was a Russian Orthodox priest.

4. My Great Grandad lost an arm down the pit and went on to teach boxing.

5. The club where great Grandad taught boxing went on to become the Russian Orthodox church where Grandad held services. The two Grandads were unrelated:-)

6. I wear odd socks when having medical procedures because I have never heard of anyone with odd socks dying in theatre.

7. I am ssomehow related to the Lords Stanley of Derbyshire. The crypt in Liverpool Anglican cathedral looks remarkably like Grandad Stanley!

8. I was once the highest paid mouth organ player in Britain (You have to figure it out)

9. I was first served in a pub when I was 14. Never looked back since.

10. I once walked round with a broken wrist for 6 weeks before I found out about it.

Cheers

Dave the Gnome

Subject: BS: The Return of Ten obscure facts aboutyou
From: freda underhill
Date: 06 Oct 04 - 10:15 AM

Hi, I have been snooping on my secret Santee, and came across a thread called "Ten Obscure facts about you". as its closed, here is a continuation. my ten obscure facts:

1. the name i use now is not the name I was born with

2. i used to teach yoga, and was able to put both legs behind my neck.

3. I nearly hung up on Spike Milligan, when he rang me up from england to talk. (I didnt believe it was him)

4. I may be descended from Jimmy Clynes, first Labour Deputy Prime Minister of England.

5. i wrote a submission to the Ombudsman which resulted in the dismantling and restructure of a government department (former NSW Department of Housing).

6.I have had proposals of marriage from two Professors (not at the same time!) and said no to both. Both I had never had a personal conversation with prior to the proposal.

7. I used to be very afraid of spiders, and have nightmares about them, but have overcome this fear.

8. Eric Bogle used to sing at our family sessions when i was a teenager.

9. A family friend with a Top Secret security clearance told my father that ASIO came incognito to my wedding, when i was 19, and took photos of all the guests there.

10. I am an artist and used to work as a ccartoonist and illustrator in the 80s.

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