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Happy Birthday, Honest Abe

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Fenian_Bastard, Feb 12, 2008.

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  1. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    That's debatable.
     
    dooley_womack1, Feb 12, 2008
    #25
  2. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I thought it was Ulysses S. Grant who pulled all the trim... :D
     
    Mizzougrad96, Feb 12, 2008
    #26
  3. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Letters exist that he wrote to John Cheever
     
    Boom_70, Feb 12, 2008
    #27
  4. mike311gd

    mike311gd Active Member

    I hope they're in a safe place, away from a burning cabin.
     
    mike311gd, Feb 12, 2008
    #28
  5. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Remember Lincoln Logs (the real ones . . . the original wooden ones . . . ?)
     
    Ben_Hecht, Feb 12, 2008
    #29
  6. mike311gd

    mike311gd Active Member

    Fondly.
     
    mike311gd, Feb 12, 2008
    #30
  7. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    These quips are all falling a little short.
     
    The Big Ragu, Feb 12, 2008
    #31
  8. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    I just perused Google images to try and find a John Kerry-style compromising photo of Abe Lincoln.

    My search was futile, but good Lord have some bad artists used Abe as inspiration for some terrible art.

    [​IMG]
     
    Bubbler, Feb 12, 2008
    #32
  9. Captain_Kirk

    Captain_Kirk Well-Known Member

    Nah, Grant would get drunk and pass out, and then Sherman would come in and scoop up all the booty with his 'Care to see my Tecumseh?' line.
     
    Captain_Kirk, Feb 12, 2008
    #33
  10. finishthehat

    finishthehat Active Member

    According to this (Scroll down to No. 3), they were actually named after Frank Lloyd Wright, not Abe.

    http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738
     
    finishthehat, Feb 12, 2008
    #34
  11. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member



    Knew they were originated by Wright's son. Easy confusion, with all of the log cabin baggage surrounding A. Lincoln. Our family had a set manufactured in the twenties. My sister still has it.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Feb 12, 2008
    #35
  12. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

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    I'm not high on psychohistory but this is a great turlet read.
     
    Herbert Anchovy, Feb 12, 2008
    #36
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