Happy! - Oct 27 (T.R.)

Subject: Happy! - Oct 27 (T.R.)
From: Abby Sale
Date: 27 Oct 05 - 09:00 AM


Happy Birthday!

26th pres. Ted Roosevelt

born 10/27/1858
(d. Jan 6, 1919)

          Roosevelt in the White House,
          Drinkin' out of a silver cup
          McKinley in the graveyard,
          He'll never wake up
          He's gone a long time.
  
                  "White House Blues," Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers, 
                  recorded 1926, Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. B, Side 2, Tr 6.

We admire TR. He created practical conservation & environmentalism in the US. He wanted to be sure to preserve places where you could shoot animals for trophies. Stick that in your PC.

Copyright © 2005, Abby Sale - all rights reserved Pearl
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Subject: RE: Happy! - Oct 27 (T.R.)
From: GUEST,Joe_F
Date: 27 Oct 05 - 10:26 PM

Also: "Today's the day the Teddy bears have their picnic."

The president is the eponym of teddy bears. He actually gave permission for them to be named after him.

--- Joe Fineman    [e-mail]

||: It isn't the cough that carries you off -- it's the coffin they carry you off in. :||

Subject: RE: Happy! - Oct 27 (T.R.)
From: Abby Sale
Date: 28 Oct 05 - 02:21 PM

Must demur:

It isn't the coughin' that carries you off -- it's the coffin they carries you off in.

Subject: RE: Happy! - Oct 27 (T.R.)
From: GUEST,Joe_F
Date: 29 Oct 05 - 01:04 PM

Abby: Gain two assonances, lose one rhyme -- I'd say it's about even.

--- Joe Fineman    [e-mail]

||: Virtues are tough bushes that grow in the crack between malice and cowardice. :||