On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 14:26 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > 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. > > > > 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 > > And snopes points out it is "False". So, not sure why you'd want to point > anyone to a place that counters your assertion that there is such a custom. > > > Little trivia that your corner of the blue marble might have missed > > Ahhh....see above. Another marble needs attention. :-) ---- I said fuzzy...I thought I was clear enough but of course snopes point out that for Civil War combatants, it is mostly true. Just thought that I should clarify because even though there is no RFC for statues, tradition was generally followed up to and including the civil war. Craig
