From: anders.carlsson@sfks.se   
      
   Robert Bernardo  writes:   
      
   >> Aren't you (more than) two weeks early with your greeting?   
   >  	It was either that or Feliz Dia de los Muertos (Happy Day of the   
   > Dead, which is celebrated Nov. 1).  ;-)   
      
   You could've celebrated either of these things on October 13th:   
      
   * The 231st anniversary of the congress giving clearance to   
     acquire ships and subsequently form the US Navy.   
      
   * The 214th anniversary of George Washington putting the   
     cornerstone to the White House.   
      
   * The 55th anniversary of the first use of a rubber coated football.   
      
   * The 53rd anniversary of the patent for an ultrasonic burglar alarm.   
      
   * The 49th anniversary of Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra introducing   
     the Ford Edsel on ABC-TV.   
      
   * The 43rd anniversary of Beatles appearing in the first major TV   
     on BBC.   
      
   * The 12th anniversary of Netscape Navigator offered to individuals   
     for free.   
      
   Some birthdays on October 13th:   
      
   * The 65th birthday of Paul Simon.   
   * The 47th birthday of Marie Osmond.   
   * The 44th birthday of Kelly Preston.   
   * The 37th birthday of Nancy Kerrigan.   
      
   But yeah.. "almost Halloween" sounds much better than those. ;-P   
      
   --   
   Anders Carlsson   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)