What about?

In honor of John Lennon's 75th birthday, we share this Marx-Lennon stamp
from Abkhazia in the former Soviet Union, which is in the public domain on
Wikimedia Commons.

(See attached.)

Jeff Elder
Digital communications manager
Wikimedia Foundation
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On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 9:14 AM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote:

> Upon further review, I wonder if it's weird to congratulate John Lennon on
> "Yesterday"? Should we go really straight on him, like this?
>
> John Winston Lennon was born on this day in 1940 in Liverpool, England.
> More on his life:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
>
> I'm waiting for the bus into the office. Want to post it, Joe?
>
>
> On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> I think that still gives you 2 characters so should be good.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>> James Alexander
>> Legal and Community Advocacy
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>> +1 415-839-6885 x6716
>>
>>
>> On Oct 9, 2015, at 10:49, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> If we can fit them in, it could do with a comma and some quote marks:
>>
>> Happy 75th birthday John Lennon, and congratulations on the 50th
>> anniversary of "Yesterday" hitting #1 in the US
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
>>
>> On 9 October 2015 at 15:37, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I like this post! Anyone have objections or quibbles?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm in a lecture at the moment (because when I go back to school for
>>>> reunion i somehow get talked into a lecture ;) ) about the study of the
>>>> Beatles and they just mentioned some anniversaries I thought could be
>>>> interesting for quick tweets.
>>>>
>>>> Today (October 9) is both the 50th anniversary of the Beatles song
>>>> Yesterday first hitting #1 in the US (
>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(Beatles_song) ) as well as
>>>> John Lennon's 75th birthday (
>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon ).
>>>>
>>>> Random draft (John Lennon is an FA and trending so probably best
>>>> article to use):
>>>>
>>>> Happy 75th birthday John Lennon and congratulations on the 50th
>>>> anniversary of Yesterday hitting #1 in the US
>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> James Alexander
>>>> Legal and Community Advocacy
>>>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>>> +1 415-839-6885 x6716
>>>>
>>>>
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