Who is this person? - Printable Version

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RE: Who is this person? - Eva Elisabeth - 08-17-2014 06:11 AM

Good idea, Roger, but, sorry, it's not Ninian Edwards!

RE: Who is this person? - Eva Elisabeth - 08-17-2014 09:04 AM

Hint #1: You might be more familiar with his property than with his likeness.

Hint #2: He was a wholesale grocer.

RE: Who is this person? - J. Beckert - 08-17-2014 10:50 AM

Rollie Diller's father?

RE: Who is this person? - Eva Elisabeth - 08-17-2014 11:47 AM

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").

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 08-17-2014 12:07 PM

Wild guess - Nicholas Austin Quesenberry? (Mrs. Quesenberry's deceased husband)

RE: Who is this person? - Eva Elisabeth - 08-17-2014 12:40 PM

Another excellent guess, Roger! Well, hint #2 refers to something that had happened some time before the assassination.

RE: Who is this person? - Eva Elisabeth - 08-17-2014 03:04 PM

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$).

RE: Who is this person? - J. Beckert - 08-17-2014 03:57 PM

Wilmer McLean. What did I win?

RE: Who is this person? - Eva Elisabeth - 08-17-2014 06:01 PM

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.

RE: Who is this person? - J. Beckert - 08-17-2014 07:23 PM

For my prize, next time I see you, we will do The German Happy Dance! Yah?

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

RE: Who is this person? - Eva Elisabeth - 08-17-2014 08:47 PM

Yah!!!

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 08-18-2014 05:10 AM

(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.

RE: Who is this person? - L Verge - 08-18-2014 09:36 AM

(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...

RE: Who is this person? - J. Beckert - 08-18-2014 10:54 AM

(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.

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 09-05-2014 05:42 AM

What is this man's name?