Thursday, August 31, 2006

TLC Birthdays

Here is a list of The Lost Community member's birthdays.

Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
Jan 02 - Melissa_Lossa
Jan 02 - CattyGirl
Jan 18 - Bigdog
Jan 18 - Thrasher76

Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18)
Jan 22 - BarbaraJay
Feb 08 - Scoutpost

Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20)
Mar 05 - Maven'sSon

Aires (Mar 21 - Apr 19)
Mar 24 - Cam794
Apr 06 - Maven
Apr 10 - JGZ350
Apr 11 - lil-ms-broogs
Apr 19 - Adminstrator (David)

Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20)
May 02 - 2Costa
May 08 - InEnglandAndLost
May 13 - Kimber

Gemini (May 21 - Jun 21)
May 23 - Kristy
Jun 08 - Fenris

Cancer (Jun 22 - Jul 22)
Jul 21 - Sayid'sgirl

Leo (Jul 23 - Aug 22)
Jul 27 - luckyguylikeme

Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22)
Aug 27 - Chucklez3
Aug 31 - The Lost Community!
Sep 03 - DeDJeZTeR
Sep 05 - Codysmom
Sep 09 - ib4uc
Sep 12 - Experimentalfilm

Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22)
Oct 02 - Ange
Oct 08 - martysbaybay

Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)
Nov 06 - Capcom
Nov 12 - Brianne
Nov 16 - Takes a village
Nov 20 - Diggetydirge

Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21)
Nov 24 - Passafist
Dec 11 - Dennis

Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
Dec 29 - Amused2bHere
Dec 30 - Memphish

* If your name is not on the list, let us know and we'll get it added!

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