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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsA quote from my youth (16 yrs old) that I had forgotten
"I went to jail for 11 days for disturbing the peace;
I was trying to disturb the war."
Joan Baez, 1967
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A quote from my youth (16 yrs old) that I had forgotten (Original Post)
Ptah
Oct 2020
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dchill
(38,497 posts)1. I, too, turned 16 in 1967. There was a war?
Ptah
(33,030 posts)2. It was in all the papers.
dchill
(38,497 posts)3. Still my pick for worst president ever.
Ptah
(33,030 posts)4. At least there was a consolation prize.
dchill
(38,497 posts)5. Yours to keep!
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)6. I was 18 in 1967 and registered for the draft.
Ptah
(33,030 posts)7. I won the first draft lottery - #26