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Originally Posted by mobertol
 A recent post by Garinda fired my imagination. After much discussion about re-incarnation, in a thread about funerals he noted :
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January '65.
One in, me.
One out, him. (Winston Churchill)
Pity I don't believe in reincarnation.
It would explain why I'm always giving people a two fingered salute."
Made me think who it could be who popped off as I popped out -so to speak.
A bit of research on the internet came up with the following:
One in, me. Oct.10th 1963.
One out - well two actually - Edith Piaf and a few hours later - reportedly because of grief at her death, Jean Cocteau.
Edith - was Known as "The Little Sparrow" - my nickname at junior school was "Chaffinch" because of my surname. She was reportedly blind from the age of 3-7, I suffered severe damage to one eye as a result of measles at the age of 3. I had a natural inclination to learn and speak French at school and have always loved singing. 
I don't believe in reincarnation either but it is quite an interesting game to look for your hypothetical fore-bearer!
Failing Edith, there was always:
Leopold Friedrich Franz Sieghard Hubertus Erdmann, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt
seems he died at the age of 25 on October 9th 1963. He was also Grand Master of the Order of Albert the Bear, which sounds like a lot of fun.
Could explain my delusions of grandeur
So the question is -who do you think you might have been?
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I love Piaf.
So yes, you can be her.
Always regret not buying a Cocteau drawing I found in France.
They were asking a hundred francs. A lot to me, at that time.
If the Little Sparrow had been with with me, you could have twittered in my ear, that it was a bargain, in reality, and I should definitely buy it.
Before trilling out Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.
