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To: Hildy

I believe it was the great, great George Orwell who said that, and it was 50, not 60. Ironically, Orwell, always in poor health, died, I believe, at 48. NOBODY made better use of his limited time among us than did George Orwell.


10 posted on 12/24/2009 8:32:03 AM PST by supremedoctrine
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To: supremedoctrine

OK, we’ll amend it because people live longer!!!!


13 posted on 12/24/2009 8:34:31 AM PST by Hildy
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To: supremedoctrine
NOBODY made better use of his limited time among us than did George Orwell.

Alexander the Great died at 32.

49 posted on 12/24/2009 11:37:32 AM PST by glorgau
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