Remember Ben Franklin, from Anthrocon 2002?
Posted by Unclekage (Dr. Samuel Conway) on Thu, 2008-06-19 18:16
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In 2002, Anthrocon was in Philadelphia and its theme was "Invention." In celebration thereof, we invited Ralph Archbold, Philadelphia's "official Benjamin Franklin," to make an appearance, which he did, much to the delight of all. I am pleased to announce that Ralph Archbold, Philly's official Ben Franklin, has just announced his engagement to Linda Wilde, Philly's official Betsy Ross. The wedding is scheduled for July 3 on the steps of Independence Hall. |

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Location: Montreal , Quebec , Canada
Cool!
My congratulations to these guys! ^^
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permalinkLocation: NJ
Wait... if Ben Franklin marries Betsy Ross... will that cause some sorta retrograde temporal paradox until the backwards running expanding void engulfs the entire universe, like the last episode of Star Trek, TNG?
Actually, that'd be awesome sci-fi coolness! Go for it, Ben!
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permalinkLocation: Westerlo, NY
What beautiful news. Thank you for sharing it.
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That's so cute! OMG--We like have to send them a huge congratulatory video or something
Like have all the people in the opening ceremonies send their shouted "Congrats" all at once XD
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Got any details as to the time? I work a block away and could see about getting some pictures.
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Nope. It's in the news, though.
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permalinkLocation: Trenton, Florida!
Betsy Ross and Ben Franklin? I must've missed that day in American history class! XD
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permalinkLocation: Michigan
You shouldn've have been sleeping in the middle of class, then.
But yeah, I DON'T remember Ben Franklin from 2002, probably because I wasn't there at the time. Though I will give a shout out of congradulations, of course. And perhaps have a hope that they might make a quick appearance in the future, such as AC'09.
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permalinkLocation: Orlando, FL
I wonder if they could make the convention next year...just as a cute appearance.
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permalinkLocation: Pilot, VA
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NBC 10 has some very nice coverage of the wedding: http://video.nbc10.com/player/?id=272776
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Very cool, and I wish them all the happiness in the world. Maybe we can invite them to AC as an anniversary gift?
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