Things People Have Accomplished By Age 27 at sablog.com

Written by Shanti A. Braford March 16th, 2007in Linkfest.

Well, it’s that time of year again. At age 27:

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. dropped out from his job at General Electric to become a full-time writer.

Henry David Thoreau went off for two years to live alone in a cabin at Walden Pond.

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space.

Memphis millionaire Frederic W. Smith, whose father built the Greyhound bus system, founded Federal Express.

Scottish botanist David Douglas discovered the Douglas fir.

Ernest Hemingway published his first novel, The Sun Also Rises.

Boston dentist William Morton pioneered modern anaesthesiology after learning that inhalation of ether will cause a loss of consciousness.

Jessica Schram trolled MySpace for seven straight hours during work.*

Conceptual artist Piero Manzoni crapped in 90 small cans which were then factory sealed and offered for sale at the price of gold.**

* LOL. Not sure how that slipped in there.

** Double LOL.

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1 CillaBella on Apr 24th, 2007 at 8:33 am

John Denver was “born in the summer of his 27th year, coming home to a place he’d never been before…” I remember that this song was really controversial due to the fact it refered to “Rocky Mountain ‘High’”…!!!!! Love Manzoni’s accomplishment. Did he sell any?
2 CillaBella on Apr 24th, 2007 at 8:35 am

referred not refered… refer - ed. I guess it was appropriate.