Quote:Finally, a statement made by you with which I absolutely agree.

Well, David, I guess it's true that even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then.

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Rob

(05-17-2024 12:07 PM)Rob Wick Wrote:  

Quote:Finally, a statement made by you with which I absolutely agree.

Well, David, I guess it's true that even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then.

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Rob

Who are you comparing to a "blind hog"? You, me, or both?

Not to be nit-picky (why start now)
I believe the correct expression is "even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while"

https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Squirrel-Fi...th=1&psc=1

Quote:Who are you comparing to a "blind hog"? You, me, or both?

Part of being a genius is maintaining some mystery in life.

Quote:I believe the correct expression is "even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while"

Depends on where you're from.

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/eve...w+and+then

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Rob

No googling please.

In what speech did Abraham Lincoln say this?

It was not the mere matter of the separation of the Colonies from the motherland; but that sentiment in the Declaration of Independence which gave liberty, not alone to the people of this country, but, I hope, to the world, for all future time. It was that which gave promise that in due time the weight would be lifted from the shoulders of all men. This is the sentiment embodied in that Declaration of Independence. Now, my friends, can this country be saved upon that basis? If it can, I will consider myself one of the happiest men in the world if I can help to save it. If it can't be saved upon that principle, it will be truly awful. But, if this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle---I was about to say I would rather be assassinated on this spot than to surrender it.

Is this the speech that Lincoln gave in Philadelphia on Independence Day in 1861?

Excellent, Roger. Indeed it is! Except it was not given on July 4th; it was given during Lincoln's 1861 inaugural journey to Washington.

https://www.nps.gov/liho/learn/historycu...e-hall.htm

Good job, Roger!

No googling please.

The Lincoln funeral coach burned and was destroyed by a raging grass fire in 1911. In what state did this happen?

Kansas?

That is a very logical guess, Joe, but it's not Kansas.

Minnesota?

Yes, Scott! Good memory!

The prairie fire swept through 10 blocks of Columbia Heights, an Anoka County village which adjoined the northeast city limits of Minneapolis.




Thank you to Richard Lewis whose father, Carl Lewis, took this picture after the fire in 1911.

(08-01-2024 08:38 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Yes, Scott! Good memory!

The prairie fire swept through 10 blocks of Columbia Heights, an Anoka County village which adjoined the northeast city limits of Minneapolis.




Thank you to Richard Lewis whose father, Carl Lewis, took this picture after the fire in 1911.

That's a great photo. I have seen a photo of the burned out car before, but I don't think it was this one.

If I remember right, the guy who owned the car at the time was going to restore it but died before he could get it done. Do we know if any of the pieces of the car that survived the fire still exist?

Some of the original furnishings from Lincoln's funeral car are in the Union Pacific Collection at the Western Heritage Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. I do not have any specifics beyond that. I do not know if any pieces after the fire are still in existence.

Here is another image:

No googling please.

Abraham Lincoln slept here one night during his life. Where is this?