rich_jacko: (lego ani)
rich_jacko ([personal profile] rich_jacko) wrote2006-04-11 07:38 pm

Oh, if only!

A Corrie ad on the way into work has the tagline, "Devastation Street".

+ = Happy thoughts... ;o)

Oh, and while I'm on Wikipedia, let's have a look at 17th May:

3 Notable Events

1792 - The New York Stock Exchange is formed.
1846 - The saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax.
1984 - Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend," sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.

2 Notable Births

1749 - Edward Jenner, English medical researcher (d. 1823)
1935 - Dennis Potter, English writer (d. 1994)

1 Notable Death

1729 - Samuel Clarke, English philosopher (b. 1675)

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