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Thursday, October 13, 2005 

She's 16, and ready to go 17...not years, but babies!!!

When newly weds in Tamil Nadu fall at the feet of elders seeking their blessings, they are often blessed with the benediction, "Pathinaarum petru peru vaazhvu vaazhga" meaning literally, "Get all sixteen and live a great life". While scholars insist on giving deeper and deeper explanations to the sixteen, it is often joked about that the number refers to child count!

Whether Tamizh couples are living up to this blessing or not, an American woman from Arkansas, has done it! Michelle Duggar, 39, had her sixteenth child at 6:30 am local time, Tuesday. The child, a girl, has been named Johannah Faith Duggar.

Married at 18 to Jim Duggar, she had her first child at 21, and there has been no looking back since then! And what's more, Jim says they are ready to have more if the Lord wills.

All the children have names starting with J. Read more about the story here.

I am sure with their declining birthrate, European countries would love to have more people like Jim and Michelle over. Maybe they should start inviting prolific couples to migrate to EU.

LOL @ tamizhan! Guess you are right buddy...but I didn't recommend that considering it is too extreme!!!The EU just wants increased birthrate...I am sure they don't want a population explosion in their hands!

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