On Sunday 13 January 2008, Craig White wrote: >On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 13:49 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: >> Craig White wrote: >> > On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 00:40 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: >> >> On Sunday 13 January 2008, Craig White wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 00:19 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: >> >>>> On Saturday 12 January 2008, Craig White wrote: >> >>>>>>> That's sort of like Starbucks using treated effluent to brew a >> >>>>>>> Caramel Macchiato. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> By golly, he does have a sense of humor! >> >>>>> >> >>>>> ---- >> >>>>> ssshhhh - don't let on >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Craig >> >>>> >> >>>> What are you doing then, a Stonewall Jackson imitation? You forget, >> >>>> I'm smack dab in the middle of his old stomping grounds, with a >> >>>> statue of him on the courthouse lawn. >> >>> >> >>> ---- >> >>> OK - quick and without looking at any pictures...how many of the >> >>> horses legs from the statue are on the ground? >> >> >> >> 3 I believe. >> > >> > ---- >> > wikipedia.org shows all 4 >> > >> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson >> > >> > but I bet you'll look the next time you drive by the statue >> >> Do you think there may be more than one statue? > >---- >of course...and the one pictured is in Manassas which I gather is not >the one that Gene is referring to. No, never saw that one except for the wikipedia article. >There is a custom that you aren't aware of, that the statue of a >soldier, the number of feet/legs on the ground tells how he died but >it's a fuzzy rule at best... > >http://www.snopes.com/military/statue.asp > >Little trivia that your corner of the blue marble might have missed Which is why I said 3, cuz he died of a wound taken in battle that took off his left arm. Took about 3 or 4 days I assume, sepsis. >Craig -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) <KnaraKat> Bite me. * TheOne gets some salt, then proceeds to nibble on KnaraKat a little bit....
