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Zundfolge1432 
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 Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 9:55 am Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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| Christmas Day 1914 the soldiers fighting in the trenches WW1 declare a truce and celebrate the day together singing songs and sharing a meal. They went back to killing each other soon after. The next year they didn’t take a day off. |
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Glenn
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| Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 10:02 am Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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19 year ago I registered for an obscure website called theSamba.com
Whatever happened to that site?
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 3:05 pm Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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| Glenn wrote: |
19 year ago I registered for an obscure website called theSamba.com
Whatever happened to that site? |
The one with the picture of the dog?, it was called something else that infringed on trademarks back then wasn't it?
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Zundfolge1432
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| Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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| Glenn wrote: |
19 year ago I registered for an obscure website called theSamba.com
Whatever happened to that site? |
And some have fallen by the wayside like [email protected], I think it turned into a Facebook page that was 1990s.  No pics all text. More than a couple of pups reading this weren’t even born yet. |
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Fish
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| Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 6:41 pm Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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| busdaddy wrote: |
| Glenn wrote: |
19 year ago I registered for an obscure website called theSamba.com
Whatever happened to that site? |
The one with the picture of the dog?, it was called something else that infringed on trademarks back then wasn't it? |
VW Planet. You had to pet Samba to enter.
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Glenn
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| Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 6:51 pm Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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| Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
| Glenn wrote: |
19 year ago I registered for an obscure website called theSamba.com
Whatever happened to that site? |
And some have fallen by the wayside like [email protected], I think it turned into a Facebook page that was 1990s. No pics all text. More than a couple of pups reading this weren’t even born yet. |
I was the owner of the #volkswagen channel on IRC before all of this.
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Joe 20
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| Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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On this day we celebrate the birth of Christ the Savior.
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Glenn
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| Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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| Joe 20 wrote: |
| On this day we celebrate the birth of Christ the Savior. |
I thought it was about a fat man in a red suit.
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Zundfolge1432
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| Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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| No it’s about Festivus and that started on the 23rd. |
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Jacks
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| Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 12:55 am Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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| Joe 20 wrote: |
| On this day we celebrate the birth of Christ the Savior. |
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Zundfolge1432
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| Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 8:47 am Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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| 1933 Construction starts on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. During the height of The Great Depression men came from all over in hopes of getting a job there, my grandad was one of them. |
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Zundfolge1432
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| Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:10 pm Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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| 1975 Wheel of Fortune debuts with Pat Sajack and Vanna White. I don’t remember that but what I do remember is Vanna did a photo shoot for Playboy magazine. So I googled that and sure enough the pics are out there. Cusser are you listening? 😀 |
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calvinater
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| Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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You forgot about Chuck Woolery.
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Tram
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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50 years ago today "All In The Family" debuted on CBS.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 5:49 pm Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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| 50 years ago today "All In The Family" debuted on CBS. |
Carroll O’Connor. Amazing Actor. Died almost 20 years ago.
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Zundfolge1432
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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| 1945 Auschwitz concentration camp is liberated. During the concentration camps existence it is believed up to 1 million Jews were murdered ,75,000 Poles, 21,000 Gypsies, and 15,000 Soviet POWs. We wonder how fucked up peoples thinking can get? Here’s your clue. |
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Glenn
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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10 years ago my friend, Sue was diagnosed with a glioblastomer.... brain cancer. After 5 years of surgeries, chemo and intense fighting, she passed.
All too soon.
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Zundfolge1432
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| Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:26 am Post subject: Re: This day in history |
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| 1986 space shuttle challenger exploded. I was under a 63 vw bus changing transaxle. Heard almost immediately because we had radio on in the shop. |
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