Dear Jim, George Washington...he is the one who told the truth...unlike the current president of America who doesn't seem to know how to tell the truth. I heard recently that George Washington never told a lie. Bill Clinton never told the truth. Al Gore doesn't know the difference :) For truth, An American >George Washington, isn't he the bloke with a 250 year old chopper? >Jim Sharpe >----- Original Message ----- >From: Bryan Douglas-Matthews <bemat@groes6.freeserve.co.uk> >To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 4:17 PM >Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] Re: The date > > >> Hi Penny, >> >> Who is this George Washington??? Does he make boats out of cherry trees, >and >> run an American newspaper??? >> (grin) >> From Bryan, >> The Wild Celt, >> Dum Spiro - Spero. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <Makepeacewas@aol.com> >> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 12:36 AM >> Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] Re: The date >> >> >> > Why Marion, 22 February is my son's birthday! Everyone said I should >have >> > called him George (sorry, I chose John) because that was George >> Washington's >> > birthday (after the calendar change, that is!). In case I forget on >that >> > day, happy birthday in advance! >> > >> > Penny (Wasalaski) Rowland >> > >> > from the beautiful Great Lakes State of Michigan >> > Searching for: Makepeace, Holmes, Fowler, Pierce, Quay, John, Spalding, >> > Dilworth, Wasalaski, Gill, Osborne, Shimmons >> >