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Presidents and First Ladies Trivia
02-18-2015, 05:23 PM (This post was last modified: 02-18-2015 06:08 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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My choice if I were Joe:
   
...because although Italian, Claudia Cardinale is Tunisian-born, and Tunisian cuisine is excellent!!! (And eye-catching, too.)

(BTW, did you know CC's career began because in 1957, the Italian cinema in Tunis organized a competition to find the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia"? She won, and the prize was a trip to Venice during the Venice Film Festival, where she was spotted by film producers.)
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02-18-2015, 08:47 PM (This post was last modified: 02-18-2015 08:50 PM by L Verge.)
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(02-18-2015 05:23 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  My choice if I were Joe:

...because although Italian, Claudia Cardinale is Tunisian-born, and Tunisian cuisine is excellent!!! (And eye-catching, too.)

(BTW, did you know CC's career began because in 1957, the Italian cinema in Tunis organized a competition to find the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia"? She won, and the prize was a trip to Venice during the Venice Film Festival, where she was spotted by film producers.)

Claudia Cardinale is sure a name from the past! I also thought about Gina Lollabriggeta (and I'm sure that I just butchered her last name).

(02-18-2015 05:07 PM)Wild Bill Wrote:  Well, I do not know about anyone else but Sophia Loren is MY favorite Italian dish--along with Judge Jeanine Pirro, of course

Boy, would I love to watch a conversation between you and Judge Jeanine. Notice I said "conversation" instead of "debate," because I'm sure that the two of you agree on many things (as do I).
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02-19-2015, 11:18 AM
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(02-17-2015 06:05 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  I learned the Garfield quote from reading Tom Bogar's American Presidents Attend the Theatre. I heartily recommend this book by Tom as well.
So do I!
In his book, Tom states that a few presidents had only little to zero interest in theater and hardly ever attended. Only one of these eight presidents took office sometime after Abraham Lincoln's presidency.

Who?
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02-19-2015, 11:49 AM
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Just guessing - Ronald Reagan ?

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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02-19-2015, 12:32 PM
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My guess would be Nixon. Or, FDR (since he did not like to have the general public see him in a wheelchair?
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02-19-2015, 12:37 PM (This post was last modified: 02-19-2015 12:42 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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Good guesses, Gene and Laurie - Nixon and RR were indeed modest theatergoers (RR paradoxically - since he was an actor himself), but another president was less interested in the subject than these gentlemen. (FDR enjoyed attending the theater.)

Hint #1: He wasn't originally from the Sahara of the Bozart but might have gained his disdain there.
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02-19-2015, 01:17 PM
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Wilson?
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02-19-2015, 01:32 PM
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Another good guess, Laurie, but it wasn't Wilson either.
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02-19-2015, 02:19 PM
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Well, let's try President Hayes. Perhaps Lemonade Lucy thought theater a vice also?
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02-19-2015, 03:17 PM (This post was last modified: 02-19-2015 03:45 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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A very smart idea, Laurie, but this gentleman held office in the second half of the 20th century.

Hint #2: He also opposed brassica oleracea var. italica Plenck.
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02-19-2015, 03:55 PM
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My guess is Ford.
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02-19-2015, 04:02 PM
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Good guess, Anita - I'm sorry, it's not Ford either!

Hint #3: He even banned that special brassicacea (see hint #2) from boarding the AF1.
Hint #4: As a president he had something in common with John Quincy Adams.
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02-19-2015, 04:02 PM
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Was it Eisenhower?
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02-19-2015, 04:17 PM
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Very good guess, Roger, as Ike indeed was only a modest theatergoer, but not as modest as the sought-after gentleman.

Hint #5: This president's father was right the opposite - an enthusiastic theatergoer.
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02-19-2015, 04:45 PM
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George W Bush
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