Dear Friend facts
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Several graffiti from Pompeii and Herculanum exhibit similar behavior to the modern behavior. Some examples are " Antiochus hung out here with his girlfriend Cithera" and "We two dear men, friends forever, were here. If you want to know our names, they are Gaius and Aulus."
The long painful death of a dear friend of Blackwell's formed her desire to pursue medicine as a career.
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In 1917 the composer Erik Satie, after getting a bad review, sent the critic a card, written in beautiful calligraphy, which said, “Sir and dear friend, You are nothing but an asshole, and an unmusical asshole at that." ("Monsieur et cher ami – vous êtes un cul, un cul sans musique!")
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In 1939 and 1940 Mahatma Gandhi sent two letters to Adolf Hitler , in which he humbly offered his own perspective on the growing conflicts under Hitler's reign. He began each letter, "Dear Friend.... " this in testament to his belief that nonviolence leaves a person without enemies.
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Conan O’Brien was anxious about auditioning to take over as host of Late Night in 1995. Friends and family were also skeptical. Conan says that the only person who encouraged (and insisted) that Conan take the audition was his dear friend, Lisa Kudrow.
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The original version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" written by Hugh Martin was rejected for being too depressing. Some of the original lyrics read, "Faithful friends who were dear to us / Will be near to us no more."
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British actor Tim Curry once planted a garden for his friend Freddie Mercury, frontman of Queen. After coming back from a tour, Freddie wondered why his garden was dead. Curry asked if he watered it, to which Mercury replied, "Water it, dear?"
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John Krasinski wrote the tea-pot letter specifically for his "co-star and dear friend, Jenna Fischer" and they are the only two people who know what it says to this day :,)
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Ghandi exchanged regular letters with Adolf Hitler, calling him most worthy and a dear friend.
