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Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002
| Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 8:41 am
Tex, she was a Macedonian Greek descended from one of Alexander the Great's generals. The Hellenistic rulers had been running Egypt for some time before she was born in Egypt, but they were in fact Greek and not Egyptian.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 9:56 am
she was of greek descent, but born in Egypt, if I am reading both OG and GAL's posts correctly??
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 10:45 am
That is correct, Texannie. As far as I recall the Ptolomeic rulers didn't even marry into Egyptian stcck, they kept a purely Greek lineage. (They may have intermarried among their close relatives, actually. Have to look that one up.) ETA except for Cleopatra, of course - she was into Romans. EETA I spoke too soon, Cleo got it on with her brothers too Some History on Cleopatra VII
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Neko
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 10:57 am
Anyone else seen that Bert's (from Seasame Street) outed himself on the official Seasame Street Twitter? Twitter post here The internet's a-flutter. LOL
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 4:22 pm
Speaking of queens, here is Queen Elizabeth II celebrating her 84th birthday:

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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 6:34 pm
Marilyn Monroe would have been 84 a couple of weeks ago. Can you believe it? I can't.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 8:16 pm
the queen looks lovely.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 7:05 am
Do Brad and Angelina really think that they could compare with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor? They are such a joke.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 7:08 am
Co-sign what Maris just said. It makes me laugh that Brad runs around looking like a homeless person with his dingy clothes and scraggly beard. Angelina snagged the hottest man in the world away from his wife, and then he turned into a geezer who looks like he has food in his beard and might pee his pants. Karma is a boomerang.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 7:27 am
I have never been fond of Angelina as an actress, mainly because I could never shake off the first impression I got of her. Back in the late 90's, I was so looking forward to a movie with Denzel Washington called "The Bone Collector". During the whole movie all I kept thinking was how this actress is ruining the movie for me. I had never even heard of Angelina at that time, but since then I have never been able to shake off that bad first impression of her acting. Even if she has been good in something, I can't seem to recognize it.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 7:30 am
Regarding geezers. LOL. Most people my age, middle aged, and younger don't know or remember Dick and Liz, but they do know Bradgelina. I never understood the grunge thing. Never will. If you look like you need a bath, you probably really do. Gross. But cleaned up and spiffed up onscreen -- yum.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 8:03 am
Loved the sizzle of Liz and Richard. They were classic. Angelina's whole schtick is the ability to look good in anything she wears. I can imagine she'll be a pleasant looking kohl eyed Cleopatra. Agreed about Brad's grunge look.. ugh. Isn't it possible he dresses that way to pass among the regular people without being recognized?
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 9:22 am
My mother would have been 84 later this year. She was always proud that she was younger than the queen. But she died at 40 ... But I think she outlived Marilyn, right? (looked it up, yes, she did) Go Queen!!!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 9:40 am
I really liked Angelina as Lara Croft.
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Northstar
Member
09-29-2008
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 9:51 am
Oh geez. First the Teletubbies, now Bert and Ernie. Please don't burst my bubble about Yogi and Boo Boo.
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Holly
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 9:57 am
LOL, GAL. A very apt description of Mr. Pitt currently. I've also read that he sadly lacks hygiene too so you're probably right, Brenda.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 10:22 am
I always though he grew the chin whisker for a movie role.
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Hermione69
Member
07-23-2002
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 11:14 am
No, he said he grew it out of boredom, lol.
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Hermione69
Member
07-23-2002
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 11:17 am
Northstar, you know Dumbledore is gay, too. Not that there is anything wrong with that. 
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 11:29 am
Argh! LOL - Don't get me started on that. There is nothing wrong with Dumbledore being gay (as stated by JKR in an interview), other than it is totally irrelevant to anything in the books.
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Hermione69
Member
07-23-2002
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 11:39 am
LOL. I kinda liked the revelation. It seemed to suit him. 
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Hermione69
Member
07-23-2002
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 11:40 am
But you are right in that it is irrevelant to the books!
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Northstar
Member
09-29-2008
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 11:58 am
Wait a sec... I'm not taking a stance on the whole orientation arguments. I'm saying, let's for once keep things cute and child-like. Yogi does not need to be humanized/sexualized. He should remain known only for his desire for stealing a "de-lish-ious pik=a=nik basket" and bumbling means in doing so...
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Hermione69
Member
07-23-2002
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 12:46 pm
Oh, I didn't get the feeling that anyone was taking a stance on that. 
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 12:50 pm
I always thought there was a subtext for Dr. Quest and Race for which the veil was drawn . . . I'll show myself out now.
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