What did Errol have in Common with these Uncommon People?
Alexander the Great
Christopher Columbus
Hernán Cortés
Davy Crockett
Genghis Khan
Andrew Jackson
Lord Nelson
General John Pershing
Teddy Roosevelt
George Washington
— Tim
A Common Quiz about Uncommon People
09
May
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Michael Caine
Oliver Cromwell
JFK
Lord Byron
Jesse James
Giovanni Medici
Mother Teresa
Osceola
Pope Urban VII
Amerigo Vespucci
More clues, please, Tim? Absolutely no idea!
The common denominator was Ann.
She frequented the Caribbean, Africa, India,
South Pacific, and some other other hot spots.
Met Errol one night, during the late Roaring Twenties.
Had a life long effect on Errol, and years later on many American GIs, too.
Ann may have first showed up in Errol’s life roughly circa the time and location of this photo.
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The site of their first meeting is thought to have been New Britain, but it may have been New Guinea.
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Errol was not pleased with the effect Ann had on his life.
One of the most successful authors of all time wrote about Ann during World War II. Many GIs read what he wrote and heeded his warnings. He was successful before the war but much more so after the war, ultimately becoming a household name.
Ann was one of Japan’s most effective allies against American, Australian, and British forces.
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Is it what, according to Flynn, Aussies call „nail in the hoof“‘, Quiz Master Tim?
Hi Claudia! Not gonorrhea, but that’s an excellent guess!
Ann was actually responsible for more American, Australian, and British casualties in New Guinea than the Japanese. But Errol was a casualty years earlier.
Though it was certainly not Ann’s aim, the first flu vaccine in history was developed due in part to her.
Here are a few of Ann’s WWII victims:
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Here are some similar victims:
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Malaria. Dr. Suess wrote the pamphlet for soldiers in World War II, particularly in the Pacific.
Where on earth do you find this stuff, Tim?!? Another great quiz.
Congratulations Barb! You win the Flynnsational Medal of Honor!
Yes, indeed. It was no less that Dr. Zeuss, who treated GIs to an early peak at his unique talents. Am I suffering malarial delusions, or does Ann look a bit like the yet to be published cat in the ye to be published hat?
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Not to be upstaged by Captain Zeuss, Uncle Walt also assisted the Allies against “the winged scourge” in ways that no one could dwarf. Here’s but one example
No malarial delusion,Tim. Ann *does* look like the Cat in the Hat.
In coming days, I will post data and records on how Ann made Errol one of her most famous pre-War (and post-War) casualties.