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Who is this person?
08-17-2014, 06:11 AM,
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Good idea, Roger, but, sorry, it's not Ninian Edwards!
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08-17-2014, 09:04 AM, (This post was last modified: 08-17-2014, 09:43 AM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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RE: Who is this person?
Hint #1: You might be more familiar with his property than with his likeness.
Hint #2: He was a wholesale grocer.
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08-17-2014, 10:50 AM,
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RE: Who is this person?
Rollie Diller's father?
"There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg"
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08-17-2014, 11:47 AM, (This post was last modified: 08-17-2014, 03:07 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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RE: Who is this person?
Very smart, Herr Beckert! I'm sorry to say no - not he.
Hint #2: This gentleman lived in Virginia, and was once sort of plundered by Unionists. (He was given money though, but without having agreed to the "deal").
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08-17-2014, 12:07 PM,
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RE: Who is this person?
Wild guess - Nicholas Austin Quesenberry? (Mrs. Quesenberry's deceased husband)
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08-17-2014, 12:40 PM, (This post was last modified: 08-17-2014, 03:05 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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RE: Who is this person?
Another excellent guess, Roger! Well, hint #2 refers to something that had happened some time before the assassination.
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08-17-2014, 03:04 PM, (This post was last modified: 08-17-2014, 03:50 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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RE: Who is this person?
Hint #3: More than once this gentleman provided (his private) facilities for military purpose.
Hint #4: On the hint#2 occasion, he was (most likely) given 60$ for two tables (some sources would sum up to 75$).
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08-17-2014, 03:57 PM,
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RE: Who is this person?
Wilmer McLean. What did I win?
"There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg"
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08-17-2014, 06:01 PM, (This post was last modified: 08-18-2014, 05:05 AM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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RE: Who is this person?
Very good, Joe! This is correct.
(08-17-2014, 03:57 PM)J. Beckert Wrote: What did I win?
Well, Herr Beckert, allow me to remark that as for asserting your claims, you do it with maximal efficiency and minimal ambiguity. No dancing around the point and elaborate sugar coating. So, what do you want - jewelry, sports cars, family homes? Well, I just checked the prize vault, and unfortunately this all is out of stock. Please let me know what else instead will be appreciated.
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08-17-2014, 07:23 PM, (This post was last modified: 08-17-2014, 08:29 PM by J. Beckert.)
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For my prize, next time I see you, we will do The German Happy Dance! Yah?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrXuxW18YSM
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08-17-2014, 08:47 PM, (This post was last modified: 08-17-2014, 11:40 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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Yah!!!
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08-18-2014, 05:10 AM,
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(08-17-2014, 07:23 PM)J. Beckert Wrote: For my prize, next time I see you, we will do The German Happy Dance! Yah?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrXuxW18YSM

OMG, don't dislocate your hips, Joe. This looks dangerous for a guy your age.
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08-18-2014, 09:36 AM,
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(08-18-2014, 05:10 AM)RJNorton Wrote:
(08-17-2014, 07:23 PM)J. Beckert Wrote: For my prize, next time I see you, we will do The German Happy Dance! Yah?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrXuxW18YSM

OMG, don't dislocate your hips, Joe. This looks dangerous for a guy your age.

That German Happy Dance looks awfully similar to the American Jitterbug of the 1940s and 50s...
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08-18-2014, 10:54 AM,
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(08-18-2014, 05:10 AM)RJNorton Wrote: OMG, don't dislocate your hips, Joe. This looks dangerous for a guy your age.

I know, Roger. Something would definitely break. Painfully too, no doubt. Maybe we'll just do the Mildly Amused German Dance, Eva.
"There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg"
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09-05-2014, 05:42 AM,
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What is this man's name?

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