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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - L Verge - 06-12-2019 02:25 PM
(06-12-2019 01:43 PM)Rogerm Wrote: Didn't Lincoln refer to the daily flow of office-seekers and other people who accosted him at the White House as his "public bath," or something like that; which meant his exposure to public opinion.
Wow, Rogerm, congratulations on knowing that!
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 06-12-2019 02:30 PM
Roger, I second Laurie! Good job!
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Anita - 06-12-2019 06:09 PM
Good job Rogerm. Our posts crossed in cyberspace. You win an 1860s spa treatment at Ojo Caliente springs, New Mexico. Seriously this place has a fascinating history. Here's a sample.
"Then in 1868, Antonio Joseph, New Mexico territory’s first representative to Congress, built the first bath house. Ojo began to provide overnight lodging, a post office and a general store, where historical ledgers prove Carson purchased supplies."
https://the-journal.com/articles/23927
It's still operational today. Enjoy!
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - LincolnMan - 01-17-2020 10:39 AM
New question:
What classic movie has a scene involving an alien and a little boy looking at the Lincoln statue at the Lincoln Memorial?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Mylye2222 - 01-17-2020 10:59 AM
(01-17-2020 10:39 AM)LincolnMan Wrote: New question:
What classic movie has a scene involving an alien and a little boy looking at the Lincoln statue at the Lincoln Memorial?
I'd say "Mr Smith Goes to Washington",by Frank Capra.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 01-17-2020 11:02 AM
No idea - the one that was about E.T?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Mylye2222 - 01-17-2020 11:02 AM
(06-11-2019 09:26 PM)Anita Wrote: Eva, not a swim in the Potomac or a bidet.
Hint: This is a bath Lincoln took in the White House but not in the bathroom.
He took public opinion baths. That's how he called playfully the seekers, petionners and citizens who visited him during office hours.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Gene C - 01-17-2020 02:32 PM
The Day the Earth Stood Still.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - LincolnMan - 01-17-2020 03:06 PM
Gene: You are the winner, sir. The classic movie: The Day The Earth Stood Still. The movie is relevant even for today!
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - LincolnMan - 01-24-2020 08:26 AM
What actor in what movie said of Lincoln: "Great president, lousy lawyer."?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 01-24-2020 09:24 AM
Sounds like something Bruce Dern might say?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - LincolnMan - 01-24-2020 10:33 AM
Good guess Roger but Bruce Dern did not say it.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Steve - 01-25-2020 04:33 AM
I think I remember Walter Matthau saying the line in one of his films with Jack Lemmon, but I can't think of which one.
It was a b/w film.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - AussieMick - 01-25-2020 06:28 AM
WC Fields?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - LincolnMan - 01-25-2020 07:49 AM
Steve: You are correct! It was the great Walter Matthau. And, yes, Jack Lemmon was also in the film. The name of the film?