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mexit

(47 posts) Sat Dec 31, 2016, 03:59 AM Dec 2016

The answer to this question will tell your age

Well, not with any specificity, but it will tell if you are older, like some of us here

or

it will indicate that you are young (not that that's a bad thing)

A. Debbie Reynolds and her daughter died.

B. Carrie Fisher and her mother died.

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The answer to this question will tell your age (Original Post) mexit Dec 2016 OP

So what's the question? A HERETIC I AM Dec 2016 #1

Agreed Sherman A1 Dec 2016 #3

It is a good indicator of age. NanceGreggs Dec 2016 #2

Kirk Douglas was asked on the street, "Are you Michael Douglas's father?" Brother Buzz Dec 2016 #9

I thought of Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. rug Dec 2016 #4

Funny thing about the way the mind works ... I also thought about those three. In_The_Wind Dec 2016 #5

Scandals endure over good deeds. rug Dec 2016 #6

Wise words... FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 #11

B - Carrie died first. patricia92243 Dec 2016 #7

For most of those who lived through all of it, Carrie will always be Debbie's daughter pinboy3niner Dec 2016 #8

Tammy and Princess Leia died. Solly Mack Dec 2016 #10

A HERETIC I AM

(24,360 posts)

1. So what's the question?

Reply to mexit (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 05:00 AM

Dec 2016

A & B are answers

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

3. Agreed

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 06:13 AM

Dec 2016

as I was not a particularly great fan of either.

NanceGreggs

(27,813 posts)

2. It is a good indicator of age.

Reply to mexit (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 05:30 AM

Dec 2016

Like whether people refer to Kirk Douglas's son or Michael Douglas's father.

Brother Buzz

(36,364 posts)

9. Kirk Douglas was asked on the street, "Are you Michael Douglas's father?"

Reply to NanceGreggs (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 01:04 PM

Dec 2016

Kirk Douglas laughed, then thought maybe its time to get out of the business. True story.

rug

(82,333 posts)

4. I thought of Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

Reply to mexit (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 07:40 AM

Dec 2016

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

5. Funny thing about the way the mind works ... I also thought about those three.

Reply to rug (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 07:49 AM

Dec 2016

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rug

(82,333 posts)

6. Scandals endure over good deeds.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 08:18 AM

Dec 2016

FrankfurtCat

(1,213 posts)

11. Wise words...

Reply to rug (Reply #6)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 03:45 PM

Dec 2016

Sadly

patricia92243

(12,591 posts)

7. B - Carrie died first.

Reply to mexit (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 12:16 PM

Dec 2016

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

8. For most of those who lived through all of it, Carrie will always be Debbie's daughter

Reply to patricia92243 (Reply #7)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 12:24 PM

Dec 2016

I grew up in the Debbie Reynolds movie era, attended the Star Wars opening in Westwood, and saw the 50th Anniversary screening of 'Singin' in the Rain' at the Egyptian in Hollywood.

Solly Mack

(90,758 posts)

10. Tammy and Princess Leia died.

Reply to mexit (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 02:24 PM

Dec 2016

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