View From The Porch: You know you're an introverted history geek when...

Saturday, July 14, 2007

...you remember your mom's birthday because it's Bastille Day, and not the other way 'round.

Anonymous said...: I remember my wedding anniversary as D-Day+1.; 12:39 PM, July 14, 2007
Anonymous said...: I also remember my mom's birthday as the day Hiroshima was bombed....

The joys of a minor in military history; 12:40 PM, July 14, 2007
Anonymous said...: In 1994, my dad called me and during the course of the conversation asked me if I knew what the date was. I said "Sure Pop, it's the 25th anniversary of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon."
He laughed and reminded me it was also his and my mom's anniversary.
It's a good thing you posted that because it's next Friday and I almost forgot it again.
Thanks,

Keith; 3:10 PM, July 14, 2007
Anonymous said...: all yr security codes are (relatively) obscure historical dates, picked to help you remember the dates as much as remember the PIN number or whatever?
...or is that just me...?:-); 11:48 AM, July 28, 2007

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