On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 01:15 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > 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. ---- Link above suggests pneumonia, but yes, he was shot by friendly fire, cause amputation of his left arm and ended up dying a few days later... Craig
