Did You Know ….
My son said the elbow is wrong - so I guess he is among that 75% who try.
Snopes said that the feet of the horse on a statue is not real either.
Oh well when our reality is dashed, we can all become liberals.
On the Petriot Shop - they have a sticker
‘If it weren’t for double standards, liberals wouldn’t have any.’
I call Bullshit on the Monopoly money. NFW! The fat bastards in Washington are printing money like it grows on trees.
Comrades,
Actually, the mattress part is wrong as well. The mattresses were not tied to the bed with ropes. The bed frames used ropes running in both directions in lieu of slats. Horsehair or down mattresses were then placed upon the ropes. Also, many floks simply used bed ticks, which were large canvas (duck) bags, similar to a pillow case, but with a flap on the open end that could be folded over and buttoned or laced closed. The tick was filled with straw, buttoned up, and then tossed onto the bed.
The proper term for that sort of bed is a rope-tension bed. Many, many folks used these for centuries. Most also had the frames made with mortise and tennon joints, so that the whole could be easily disassembled and moved when neededs be.
Sorry..... it’s one of the things I actually DO have experience with
Respects,
Posted by Gwedd
03/01/2007 at 11:40 PM
This is one of the reasons I love this blog!
May it keep on detecting moonbats forever!Posted by unixxstar
03/02/2007 at 01:39 AM
Ever been to New Orleans? Right there in front of the St Louis Cathederal is proof of the BS factor of this post.
Posted by Bullshark
03/02/2007 at 01:51 PM
Oh bugger all, BullShark. There always has to be an exception to every damn rule and there always has to be some wanker who will go out and dig it up just to be a pain in the ass.
I lived in N’Awlins for five years (actually my apartment was in Metairie but who’s quibbling).
You, of course, with your astute vision are referring to the famous statue of Andy Jackson on horseback and the horse’s front legs are both off the ground portraying Jackson in a herioc battle pose and since we all know Ol’ Hickory died in bed after bein’ President years after the Battle Of N’Awlins this must mean the quote about statues and horses above is BS.
No, it just means some people (usually French assholes, whether they’re in France or New Orleans) refuse to obey the rules and enjoy thumbing their noses at the rest of us - so they put that bogus statue out there so they can snicker behind their greasy, cheese-stained hands at their own little private joke on Les Americains.
C’Mon, guys! You don’t get it! Chief, yes that statue is as you describe but once again you have the French muddying the water. St. Louis was originally a French fort and after the Americans bought all this land out here, the Frogs went underground and hid. Over the years they managed to pull off their little jokes on us like this statue here. This just proves you can’t trust anything that the French had anything to do with. Especially if it has to do with war heroes - of which they possess practically none.
So there!
Now that’s what I was fishing for with this post. I am fascinated with these “History Trivia” facts myself and get a kick out of digging up things like this. Thanks for that list, Chief!
I found out about the scratch marks on the inside tops of coffins bringing about the custom of a “wake” many years ago. I am intensely claustrophobic and when I read about that I couldn’t sleep for weeks. It still gives me the shivers.
Now, do any of you guys know where the terms “port” and “starboard” came from that naval type persons call left and right? Hint: vikings.
you missed one the term cop is no derogotory as some might think to comes for England and stands for constable on patol.
Clamper
Posted by clamper jack
03/03/2007 at 02:36 PM
