- International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which was yesterday (tip o' the barnacle to E. for reminding me!)
- My usual laziness in getting anything posted
Today is Crazy Association Day here on Ameliabee! So we'll start with pirates and end up in a Columbus cemetery. (I was going to link to stuff, but again, lazy.)
Ahoy! A nautical call used to attract attention from another ship, and favorite lingo of modern-day pirate talkers.
Hoy! Hoy! Modified version of Ahoy, proposed Alexander Graham Bell for use as a greeting when using his new telephone device. We collectively settled on "hello" instead. Except my husband and Mr. Burns, who both answer the telephone this way. (the Proper Way as Rob would point out)
Grover Cleveland 22nd and 24th President of the United States, and Ameliabee's favorite president. While in the White House, Cleveland personally answered the White House telephone. One assumes with, "Hoy! Hoy! White House, Grover Cleveland speaking.."
Frances Folsom Cleveland, the woman who married Grover Cleveland in the White House. The Clevelands are the only presidential couple to marry in the White House.
Super Presidential wedding was what one might call the union of Julie Nixon (daughter of then-president Richard Nixon) and David Eisenhower (grandson of Dwight Eisenhower)
Richard Nixon first served in the Executive Branch as Vice President to Eisenhower, although he was not elected upon Eisenhower's retirement from office.
George H.W. Bush is only the second vice-president to have been elected immediately following the term of the president he served. (the other is Martin Van Buren, who served under Andrew Jackson)
Samuel Prescott Bush, grandfather of George H.W. Bush was a noted industrialist and is buried right here in Columbus, OH.
Bush is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery which is one of the loveliest places I've visited in quite a while. You can peep more photos from the trip in my Flickr album.
Ahoy!
2 comments:
Bee, I would like to think that I was the inspiration behind this posting since I sent you the fabulous link. By the way all of this info was provided by my 5 yr old nephew who is going to be a pirate for Halloween.
Saaaaaarrrrssssggaaaaaaaarrrd!
You absolutely were!
Did you see the Young Chuck Norris bit that was on with Saaarssgaaard?
I'll bet you know someone who liked it...:)
And just for old time's sake:
"Chuck Norris once ate a bakery out of business in 7 minutes. He then rid himself of every calorie by thought alone. Not even cake can fuck with Chuck Norris."
You go Chuck, you go.
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