FabSwingers.com forum: a test of age

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

maybe we should start a test on age by asking where were you when you found out ......

a) jacko had died ?

b) princess di been killed ?

c) pope had been shot ?

d) elvis had died ?

e) jfk had been assassinated ?

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Elvis is dead?

When the fook did that happen?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

last three i wasnt born

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

A...at home in Scotland

B..at home in Bristol

C.. Can't remember

D.. Aunts house in Glasgow

E..at home in a place called Leck near Kirkby Lonsdale

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

was around for each of them and remember the news flashes, but I can't recall where I was for any of them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can go back to d, wasn't born until 1968

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

a b and d i remember vividly. Cant remember about the pope, also i cant remember a thing about princess grace of monaco.

Can we add when john lennon was assassinated to the list

oh and i wasnt born 22november 1963 (are you impressed though)

or was it 62 lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

The one I remember the most is Diana not because of how many people were genuinely touched by it, but moreso by just how quickly my mrs got outta bed on a Sunday morning !

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Princess diana

I had been out on the town and come home with a few friends. We watched a video and when it had finished it automatically went to the television as we where watching a flash came at the bottom of the screen to say princess diana had been hurt in a car crash (this is about 3am in the morning) the next thing that comes up is that princess diana has broken her arm in a car crash, then she was unconscious and then finally dead. The news reader could hardly get the words out of his mouth.

To this day i have never worked out why they said she had broken her arm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"was around for each of them and remember the news flashes, but I can't recall where I was for any of them.

ooooo I fibbed

When Elvis pegged out I was on holiday in Torquay with a gang of mates

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I was 11 when elvis died and my mother came and woke me up in the middle of the night to tell me.

Micheal jackson was just an ordinary day and it flashed up on the internet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

a) jacko had died ?

was on a thursday when i heard it, was just getting ready for the Annual Camping trip to Wales

b) princess di been killed ?

in the local Papershop where i was working when it was printed across the papers

c) pope had been shot ?

was he shot?

d) elvis had died ?

before my time

e) jfk had been assassinated ?

also before my time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

BBC didnt cover the death of Judas Escariot at all well... IMHO

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

911 i had popped into the pub in the morning to see my friend at work it came on the news that two planes had crashed. By the time i got to the next shop the extent of the disaster was just unravelling

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

"last three i wasnt born"

Thanks for reminding me that I now feel really "old"!

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By *aucy3Couple
over a year ago

glasgow

when jfk died-i was on a grassy knoll.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"c) pope had been shot ?

was he shot?

courtesy of wikipedia

The first attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II took place on Wednesday, May 13, 1981, in St. Peter's Square at Vatican City. The Pope was shot and critically wounded by Mehmet Ali Agca, a trained sniper from Turkey, while he was entering the square. The Pope was struck 4 times, and suffered severe blood loss. Agca was apprehended immediately, and later sentenced to life in prison by an Italian court. The Pope later forgave Agca for the assassination attempt.

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

"when jfk died-i was on a grassy knoll.

I know....I could see you from the Book Depository window....

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"when jfk died-i was on a grassy knoll.

I know....I could see you from the Book Depository window...."

PMSL

Nice 1 Jane

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"maybe we should start a test on age by asking where were you when you found out ......

a) jacko had died ?

b) princess di been killed ?

c) pope had been shot ?

d) elvis had died ?

e) jfk had been assassinated ?"

the last 3 i don't remember....

the 1st two...

jacko.. i was just about to go to bed when sky news started reporting it... then i went onto my american university website (they are normally quicker than bloody twitter) just to check if they had heard anything...

it was very strange when a person in england is the first person to break it to americans....

diana... well i had gotten up at 7am on that sunday, i was opening up the carphone warehouse in leicester city centre that morning... i wasn't sure i had heard it right because the newscaster on the radio was so sombre...

so i rang up my manager at 9.30 to see if i should still open the shop... and he rang up the area manager..

it was so eerie that day, the city centre was basically deserted all day, and a grand total of 1 person came into the shop all day...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can answer 'D' no problem.

I was at work, 1st year training as a television repair man - heard the dreadful news on the TV "Elvis Presley is dead"

August 16th 1977

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By *aucy3Couple
over a year ago

glasgow

"when jfk died-i was on a grassy knoll.

I know....I could see you from the Book Depository window...."

just as well all the shooters didnt hit him.

it would have taken ten wieghtlifters just to lift him,for the weight of the lead.

ps nice to have you back jane.x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"maybe we should start a test on age by asking where were you when you found out ......

a) jacko had died ?

b) princess di been killed ?

c) pope had been shot ?

d) elvis had died ?

e) jfk had been assassinated ?"

Can only remember where i was when elvis died.

Was in the T.A and had just got home after a nights drill and booze up. Heard the news and was all shook up.

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By *lackboaWoman
over a year ago

greenock

a.....in death valley

b.....in a caravan in argyll

c.....in milton keynes

d.....back seat of a bentley in streatham

e.....watching emergency ward 10

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"maybe we should start a test on age by asking where were you when you found out ......

a) jacko had died ?

b) princess di been killed ?

c) pope had been shot ?

d) elvis had died ?

e) jfk had been assassinated ?"

a) abroad

b) at home in the scottish borders

c) was only wee cant remember

d) was smaller so cant remember

e) dont think i was alive

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jacko at work and thought poor kids

Di well i woke up to it and was shocked.

Pope i don’t really recall but i do Regan getting popped

Elvis......well he isn’t dead is he.

JFK was before my time.

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