Post by: CigarBanter on May 06, 2020, 12:02:10 AM
Post by: bluecollar on May 06, 2020, 05:38:58 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 06, 2020, 05:44:45 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 06, 2020, 05:45:29 AM
Morning. Still feels like winter. Boilers need checking.Talking here about the chance for snow on Saturday. Snow!
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 06, 2020, 06:13:18 AM
Post by: FloridaDean on May 06, 2020, 06:38:09 AM
windows wide open, 71° heading into the 80's.
Post by: bluecollar on May 06, 2020, 06:46:04 AM
Same here. Mother's day snow. Good morning LTG, Tony, and Dean.Morning. Still feels like winter. Boilers need checking.Talking here about the chance for snow on Saturday. Snow!
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 06, 2020, 07:09:29 AM
good morning Dave, Tony, and Rick. just finished water therapy, sausage and eggs, and now La Palina Classic with coffee.Good morning, Dean.
windows wide open, 71° heading into the 80's.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 06, 2020, 07:10:29 AM
Oh yeah mother's day. I better get on that. And then I have a couple of birthdays immediately following.Same here. Mother's day snow. Good morning LTG, Tony, and Dean.Morning. Still feels like winter. Boilers need checking.Talking here about the chance for snow on Saturday. Snow!
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 06, 2020, 07:26:45 AM
I wouldn't worry, you have plenty of time. ;)Oh yeah mother's day. I better get on that. And then I have a couple of birthdays immediately following.Same here. Mother's day snow. Good morning LTG, Tony, and Dean.Morning. Still feels like winter. Boilers need checking.Talking here about the chance for snow on Saturday. Snow!
Post by: Threebean on May 06, 2020, 07:55:42 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 06, 2020, 08:17:01 AM
Good morning Dave, Rick, Tony, and Dean. All greens again on the way in this morning, in case you were wondering.Same here, in case YOU were wondering. Morning, Mark.
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 08:50:53 AM
Locusts next, then frogs.Morning. Still feels like winter. Boilers need checking.Talking here about the chance for snow on Saturday. Snow!
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 08:51:38 AM
Good morning Dave, Rick, Tony, and Dean. All greens again on the way in this morning, in case you were wondering.Livin' the life Mr. Bean!
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 06, 2020, 08:55:33 AM
Well, we've already got murder hornets now, so I think we've got the locusts and frogs covered.Locusts next, then frogs.Morning. Still feels like winter. Boilers need checking.Talking here about the chance for snow on Saturday. Snow!
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 08:57:18 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 08:59:44 AM
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 6, 1915, Babe Ruth hit his first major-league home run as a player for the Boston Red Sox.
On this date:
In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.
In 1882, President Chester Alan Arthur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which barred Chinese immigrants from the U.S. for 10 years (Arthur had opposed an earlier version with a 20-year ban).
In 1910, Britain’s Edwardian era ended with the death of King Edward VII; he was succeeded by George V.
In 1935, the Works Progress Administration began operating under an executive order signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
In 1937, the hydrogen-filled German airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey; 35 of the 97 people on board were killed along with a crewman on the ground.
In 1941, Josef Stalin assumed the Soviet premiership, replacing Vyacheslav (VEE’-cheh-slav) M. Molotov. Comedian Bob Hope did his first USO show before an audience of servicemen as he broadcast his radio program from March Field in Riverside, California.
In 1942, during World War II, some 15,000 American and Filipino troops on Corregidor island surrendered to Japanese forces.
In 1954, medical student Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile during a track meet in Oxford, England, in 3:59.4.
In 1960, Britain’s Princess Margaret married Antony Armstrong-Jones, a commoner, at Westminster Abbey. (They divorced in 1978.)
In 1994, former Arkansas state worker Paula Jones filed suit against President Bill Clinton, alleging he’d sexually harassed her in 1991. (Jones reached a settlement with Clinton in November 1998.) Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and French President Francois Mitterrand (frahn-SWAH’ mee-teh-RAHN’) formally opened the Channel Tunnel between their countries.
In 2004, President George W. Bush apologized for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers, calling it “a stain on our country’s honor”; he rejected calls for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation.
In 2013, kidnap-rape victims Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, who went missing separately about a decade earlier while in their teens or early 20s, were rescued from a house just south of downtown Cleveland. (Their captor, Ariel Castro, hanged himself in prison in September 2013 at the beginning of a life sentence plus 1,000 years.)
Post by: Threebean on May 06, 2020, 09:00:44 AM
Those bugs hired themselves a good PR firm to come up with that name. They'll soon be cashing in with merchandise and TV/movie rights.Well, we've already got murder hornets now, so I think we've got the locusts and frogs covered.Locusts next, then frogs.Morning. Still feels like winter. Boilers need checking.Talking here about the chance for snow on Saturday. Snow!
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 09:00:49 AM
Five years ago: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu completed formation of a new governing coalition. The NFL released a 243-report on “Deflategate” that stopped short of calling Patriots quarterback Tom Brady a cheater, but did call some of his claims “implausible” and left little doubt that he’d had a role in having footballs deflated before New England’s AFC title game against Indianapolis and probably in previous games. Former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright, 92, died in Fort Worth, Texas.
One year ago: Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, reported to federal prison northwest of New York City to start a three-year sentence for crimes including tax evasion and campaign finance violations related to hush-money payments made to protect Trump. (A Justice Department official said that because of the coronavirus pandemic, Cohen would serve the remainder of his sentence at home, following a 14-day quarantine period.) Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin notified the Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee that the administration would not turn over the president’s tax returns to the House, saying the request “lacks a legitimate legislative purpose.” The co-owner of Maximum Security, disqualified from first place in the Kentucky Derby, said the horse would not run in the Preakness, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown; the announcement came hours before the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission denied an appeal of the disqualification. In a Rose Garden ceremony, President Donald Trump awarded golfer Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. CBS News announced that Norah O’Donnell would become anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News” and that Gayle King would get two new morning show co-hosts. Britain’s Prince Harry and wife Megan Markle became parents as Markle gave birth to a boy who would be named Archie.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 06, 2020, 09:01:42 AM
In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 06, 2020, 09:03:04 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/6ByG7Xq.gif?noredirect)Those bugs hired themselves a good PR firm to come up with that name. They'll soon be cashing in with merchandise and TV/movie rights.Well, we've already got murder hornets now, so I think we've got the locusts and frogs covered.Locusts next, then frogs.Morning. Still feels like winter. Boilers need checking.Talking here about the chance for snow on Saturday. Snow!
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 09:14:19 AM
Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays is 89.
Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., is 86.
Rock singer Bob Seger is 75.
Singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore is 75.
Gospel singer-comedian Lulu Roman is 74.
Actor Alan Dale is 73.
Actor Ben Masters is 73.
Actor Richard Cox is 72.
Actor Gregg Henry is 68.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is 67.
TV personality Tom Bergeron is 65.
Actress Roma Downey is 60.
Rock singer John Flansburgh (They Might Be Giants) is 60.
Actress Julianne Phillips is 60.
Actor-director George Clooney is 59.
Actor Clay O’Brien is 59.
singer-musician Tony Scalzo (Fastball) is 56.
Actress Leslie Hope is 55.
Actress Geneva Carr (TV: “Bull”) is 54.
Rock musician Mark Bryan (Hootie and the Blowfish) is 53.
Rock musician Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters) is 49.
Actress Stacey Oristano is 41.
Model/TV personality Tiffany Coyne is 38.
Actress Adrianne Palicki is 37.
Actress Gabourey Sidibe (GA’-bah-ray SIH’-duh-bay) is 37.
Actress-comedian Sasheer Zamata is 34.
Rapper Meek Mill is 33.
Houston Astros infielder Jose Altuve is 30.
Actress-singer Naomi Scott is 27.
Actor Noah Galvin is 26.
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 09:14:58 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 09:17:05 AM
Indeed. Some folks have already commented that I have "that blue and gray house"In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 09:35:50 AM
Got some nice roses at 7-11...Oh yeah mother's day. I better get on that. And then I have a couple of birthdays immediately following.Same here. Mother's day snow. Good morning LTG, Tony, and Dean.Morning. Still feels like winter. Boilers need checking.Talking here about the chance for snow on Saturday. Snow!
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 06, 2020, 09:36:53 AM
Damn Yankee.Indeed. Some folks have already commented that I have "that blue and gray house"In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Post by: Threebean on May 06, 2020, 09:48:38 AM
You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Post by: FloridaDean on May 06, 2020, 10:00:39 AM
being Mr Mom I thought it's was your day.Oh yeah mother's day. I better get on that. And then I have a couple of birthdays immediately following.Same here. Mother's day snow. Good morning LTG, Tony, and Dean.Morning. Still feels like winter. Boilers need checking.Talking here about the chance for snow on Saturday. Snow!
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 06, 2020, 10:01:08 AM
At least you guys recognize half of it properly, my bad. And I did just recently see War Between the States, hadn't heard that one before. I think it was in To Kill A Mockingbird.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 06, 2020, 10:01:38 AM
I think he's going to buy himself roses and chocolates. Maybe give himself breakfast in bed.being Mr Mom I thought it's was your day.Oh yeah mother's day. I better get on that. And then I have a couple of birthdays immediately following.Same here. Mother's day snow. Good morning LTG, Tony, and Dean.Morning. Still feels like winter. Boilers need checking.Talking here about the chance for snow on Saturday. Snow!
Post by: FloridaDean on May 06, 2020, 10:04:54 AM
down here the war hasn't ended yet. depending on who you ask the south won, but with all the northerners moving here it looks like a loss to me.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Post by: FloridaDean on May 06, 2020, 10:07:03 AM
https://wannabeent.com/no-more-getting-out-of-bed-for-late-night-drinks-the-beer-pillow-is-here/
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 06, 2020, 10:08:09 AM
The irony of that last part is delightful.down here the war hasn't ended yet. depending on who you ask the south won, but with all the northerners moving here it looks like a loss to me.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Post by: Threebean on May 06, 2020, 10:11:36 AM
I was in Richmond years ago with a client who is from Switzerland. He could not understand all the statues to confederate heroes down Monument Avenue. "But they lost, right? They put up monuments to the losers? " It was late, and we'd been drinking, so it was funny as hell at the time.down here the war hasn't ended yet. depending on who you ask the south won, but with all the northerners moving here it looks like a loss to me.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Post by: razgueado on May 06, 2020, 10:23:27 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 06, 2020, 11:10:10 AM
Nothing but reds here.Good morning Dave, Rick, Tony, and Dean. All greens again on the way in this morning, in case you were wondering.Same here, in case YOU were wondering. Morning, Mark.
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 11:26:01 AM
And finish off with...I think he's going to buy himself roses and chocolates. Maybe give himself breakfast in bed.being Mr Mom I thought it's was your day.Oh yeah mother's day. I better get on that. And then I have a couple of birthdays immediately following.Same here. Mother's day snow. Good morning LTG, Tony, and Dean.Morning. Still feels like winter. Boilers need checking.Talking here about the chance for snow on Saturday. Snow!
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 11:30:39 AM
But when you factor in that most of them were erected in the 1940s to 60s, other explanations make sense.I was in Richmond years ago with a client who is from Switzerland. He could not understand all the statues to confederate heroes down Monument Avenue. "But they lost, right? They put up monuments to the losers? " It was late, and we'd been drinking, so it was funny as hell at the time.down here the war hasn't ended yet. depending on who you ask the south won, but with all the northerners moving here it looks like a loss to me.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Post by: Threebean on May 06, 2020, 12:06:56 PM
Not true.But when you factor in that most of them were erected in the 1940s to 60s, other explanations make sense.I was in Richmond years ago with a client who is from Switzerland. He could not understand all the statues to confederate heroes down Monument Avenue. "But they lost, right? They put up monuments to the losers? " It was late, and we'd been drinking, so it was funny as hell at the time.down here the war hasn't ended yet. depending on who you ask the south won, but with all the northerners moving here it looks like a loss to me.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Robert E. Lee Monument – equestrian sculpture by Antonin Mercié; unveiled May 29, 1890
J.E.B. Stuart – equestrian sculpture by Frederick Moynihan; unveiled May 30, 1907
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America – sculpted by Edward Valentine; unveiled June 3, 1907
Stonewall Jackson – equestrian sculpture by Frederick William Sievers; unveiled October 11, 1919
Matthew Fontaine Maury, oceanographer – sculpted by Frederick William Sievers; unveiled November 11, 1929
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 06, 2020, 12:08:06 PM
That's most of them? Guess there's a lot less than everyone says.Not true.But when you factor in that most of them were erected in the 1940s to 60s, other explanations make sense.I was in Richmond years ago with a client who is from Switzerland. He could not understand all the statues to confederate heroes down Monument Avenue. "But they lost, right? They put up monuments to the losers? " It was late, and we'd been drinking, so it was funny as hell at the time.down here the war hasn't ended yet. depending on who you ask the south won, but with all the northerners moving here it looks like a loss to me.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Robert E. Lee Monument – equestrian sculpture by Antonin Mercié; unveiled May 29, 1890
J.E.B. Stuart – equestrian sculpture by Frederick Moynihan; unveiled May 30, 1907
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America – sculpted by Edward Valentine; unveiled June 3, 1907
Stonewall Jackson – equestrian sculpture by Frederick William Sievers; unveiled October 11, 1919
Matthew Fontaine Maury, oceanographer – sculpted by Frederick William Sievers; unveiled November 11, 1929
Post by: Threebean on May 06, 2020, 12:11:56 PM
I left one off the list as it's unrelated. Arthur Ashe was born in Richmond.That's most of them? Guess there's a lot less than everyone says.Not true.But when you factor in that most of them were erected in the 1940s to 60s, other explanations make sense.I was in Richmond years ago with a client who is from Switzerland. He could not understand all the statues to confederate heroes down Monument Avenue. "But they lost, right? They put up monuments to the losers? " It was late, and we'd been drinking, so it was funny as hell at the time.down here the war hasn't ended yet. depending on who you ask the south won, but with all the northerners moving here it looks like a loss to me.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Robert E. Lee Monument – equestrian sculpture by Antonin Mercié; unveiled May 29, 1890
J.E.B. Stuart – equestrian sculpture by Frederick Moynihan; unveiled May 30, 1907
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America – sculpted by Edward Valentine; unveiled June 3, 1907
Stonewall Jackson – equestrian sculpture by Frederick William Sievers; unveiled October 11, 1919
Matthew Fontaine Maury, oceanographer – sculpted by Frederick William Sievers; unveiled November 11, 1929
Arthur Ashe, tennis player – sculpted by Paul DiPasquale; unveiled July 10, 1996
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 12:35:54 PM
The South has ceded Florida except for the panhandle.down here the war hasn't ended yet. depending on who you ask the south won, but with all the northerners moving here it looks like a loss to me.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 06, 2020, 12:40:09 PM
Only when it's convenient.being Mr Mom I thought it's was your day.Oh yeah mother's day. I better get on that. And then I have a couple of birthdays immediately following.Same here. Mother's day snow. Good morning LTG, Tony, and Dean.Morning. Still feels like winter. Boilers need checking.Talking here about the chance for snow on Saturday. Snow!
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 12:43:47 PM
OK, four out of how many? (I would not include Maury even though he was a confederate navy officer) Statue is not a military statue. I did say most... ::)Not true.But when you factor in that most of them were erected in the 1940s to 60s, other explanations make sense.I was in Richmond years ago with a client who is from Switzerland. He could not understand all the statues to confederate heroes down Monument Avenue. "But they lost, right? They put up monuments to the losers? " It was late, and we'd been drinking, so it was funny as hell at the time.down here the war hasn't ended yet. depending on who you ask the south won, but with all the northerners moving here it looks like a loss to me.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Robert E. Lee Monument – equestrian sculpture by Antonin Mercié; unveiled May 29, 1890
J.E.B. Stuart – equestrian sculpture by Frederick Moynihan; unveiled May 30, 1907
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America – sculpted by Edward Valentine; unveiled June 3, 1907
Stonewall Jackson – equestrian sculpture by Frederick William Sievers; unveiled October 11, 1919
Matthew Fontaine Maury, oceanographer – sculpted by Frederick William Sievers; unveiled November 11, 1929
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 12:46:46 PM
Nice statue, but that was protested at the time...I left one off the list as it's unrelated. Arthur Ashe was born in Richmond.That's most of them? Guess there's a lot less than everyone says.Not true.But when you factor in that most of them were erected in the 1940s to 60s, other explanations make sense.I was in Richmond years ago with a client who is from Switzerland. He could not understand all the statues to confederate heroes down Monument Avenue. "But they lost, right? They put up monuments to the losers? " It was late, and we'd been drinking, so it was funny as hell at the time.down here the war hasn't ended yet. depending on who you ask the south won, but with all the northerners moving here it looks like a loss to me.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Robert E. Lee Monument – equestrian sculpture by Antonin Mercié; unveiled May 29, 1890
J.E.B. Stuart – equestrian sculpture by Frederick Moynihan; unveiled May 30, 1907
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America – sculpted by Edward Valentine; unveiled June 3, 1907
Stonewall Jackson – equestrian sculpture by Frederick William Sievers; unveiled October 11, 1919
Matthew Fontaine Maury, oceanographer – sculpted by Frederick William Sievers; unveiled November 11, 1929
Arthur Ashe, tennis player – sculpted by Paul DiPasquale; unveiled July 10, 1996
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-16-mn-35789-story.html
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 12:52:36 PM
Had my time span a bit off, should have said 20's to 40's.But when you factor in that most of them were erected in the 1940s to 60s, other explanations make sense.I was in Richmond years ago with a client who is from Switzerland. He could not understand all the statues to confederate heroes down Monument Avenue. "But they lost, right? They put up monuments to the losers? " It was late, and we'd been drinking, so it was funny as hell at the time.down here the war hasn't ended yet. depending on who you ask the south won, but with all the northerners moving here it looks like a loss to me.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Post by: Threebean on May 06, 2020, 12:54:03 PM
Except for Ashe, that's it. Six total. Admit it, you're a fake news purveyor. ::)OK, four out of how many? (I would not include Maury even though he was a confederate navy officer) Statue is not a military statue. I did say most... ::)Not true.But when you factor in that most of them were erected in the 1940s to 60s, other explanations make sense.I was in Richmond years ago with a client who is from Switzerland. He could not understand all the statues to confederate heroes down Monument Avenue. "But they lost, right? They put up monuments to the losers? " It was late, and we'd been drinking, so it was funny as hell at the time.down here the war hasn't ended yet. depending on who you ask the south won, but with all the northerners moving here it looks like a loss to me.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Robert E. Lee Monument – equestrian sculpture by Antonin Mercié; unveiled May 29, 1890
J.E.B. Stuart – equestrian sculpture by Frederick Moynihan; unveiled May 30, 1907
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America – sculpted by Edward Valentine; unveiled June 3, 1907
Stonewall Jackson – equestrian sculpture by Frederick William Sievers; unveiled October 11, 1919
Matthew Fontaine Maury, oceanographer – sculpted by Frederick William Sievers; unveiled November 11, 1929
Post by: Threebean on May 06, 2020, 12:55:21 PM
Still off, the last one was 1929. Sheesh.Had my time span a bit off, should have said 20's to 40's.But when you factor in that most of them were erected in the 1940s to 60s, other explanations make sense.I was in Richmond years ago with a client who is from Switzerland. He could not understand all the statues to confederate heroes down Monument Avenue. "But they lost, right? They put up monuments to the losers? " It was late, and we'd been drinking, so it was funny as hell at the time.down here the war hasn't ended yet. depending on who you ask the south won, but with all the northerners moving here it looks like a loss to me.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Post by: Threebean on May 06, 2020, 12:56:25 PM
Here is more context than you'll get from your usual sources.Nice statue, but that was protested at the time...I left one off the list as it's unrelated. Arthur Ashe was born in Richmond.That's most of them? Guess there's a lot less than everyone says.Not true.But when you factor in that most of them were erected in the 1940s to 60s, other explanations make sense.I was in Richmond years ago with a client who is from Switzerland. He could not understand all the statues to confederate heroes down Monument Avenue. "But they lost, right? They put up monuments to the losers? " It was late, and we'd been drinking, so it was funny as hell at the time.down here the war hasn't ended yet. depending on who you ask the south won, but with all the northerners moving here it looks like a loss to me.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Robert E. Lee Monument – equestrian sculpture by Antonin Mercié; unveiled May 29, 1890
J.E.B. Stuart – equestrian sculpture by Frederick Moynihan; unveiled May 30, 1907
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America – sculpted by Edward Valentine; unveiled June 3, 1907
Stonewall Jackson – equestrian sculpture by Frederick William Sievers; unveiled October 11, 1919
Matthew Fontaine Maury, oceanographer – sculpted by Frederick William Sievers; unveiled November 11, 1929
Arthur Ashe, tennis player – sculpted by Paul DiPasquale; unveiled July 10, 1996
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-16-mn-35789-story.html
The decision to place the statue of Arthur Ashe by Paul DiPasquale on Monument Avenue was controversial.[24] Detractors pointed to a lack of correlation between the Richmond native tennis star and Confederate leaders. Some residents thought the monument should be placed at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center instead. The monument became a focal point of racial tensions in the city around the times of its commission and its unveiling. Many of the city's majority African American residents cited Ashe's distinguished place in the modern history of the city as a reason for inclusion, while some residents and other parties rejected it as inappropriate for Monument Avenue, which until 1996 contained only statues of men with a relationship to the Confederate States of America.
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 01:02:34 PM
I was giving you those four (not Maury however).Still off, the last one was 1929. Sheesh.Had my time span a bit off, should have said 20's to 40's.But when you factor in that most of them were erected in the 1940s to 60s, other explanations make sense.I was in Richmond years ago with a client who is from Switzerland. He could not understand all the statues to confederate heroes down Monument Avenue. "But they lost, right? They put up monuments to the losers? " It was late, and we'd been drinking, so it was funny as hell at the time.down here the war hasn't ended yet. depending on who you ask the south won, but with all the northerners moving here it looks like a loss to me.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 01:09:17 PM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 06, 2020, 01:14:51 PM
I'm fairly certain he was referring to all the Confederate loser statues erected in the south, not just the ones on that particular street.Still off, the last one was 1929. Sheesh.Had my time span a bit off, should have said 20's to 40's.But when you factor in that most of them were erected in the 1940s to 60s, other explanations make sense.I was in Richmond years ago with a client who is from Switzerland. He could not understand all the statues to confederate heroes down Monument Avenue. "But they lost, right? They put up monuments to the losers? " It was late, and we'd been drinking, so it was funny as hell at the time.down here the war hasn't ended yet. depending on who you ask the south won, but with all the northerners moving here it looks like a loss to me.You mean War of Northern Aggression. Also acceptable: War Between the States and War of Secession. Yankees, sheesh!In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with a Confederate victory over Union forces.You're in the south now. If you don't start calling it the Battle of Northern Aggression, you're gonna get some angry looks.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 06, 2020, 01:15:36 PM
Then again, maybe I shouldn't be talking as the main building on Clemson campus, used as a symbol of the University is Tillman Hall. Named in 1946 after Ben "Pitchfork" Tillman. (Interesting background for sure)Without knowing anything about him, I'm guessing he was a humanitarian.
Post by: Threebean on May 06, 2020, 01:21:02 PM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 06, 2020, 01:27:50 PM
Time for me to get some lunch and two wheeled therapy. Adios, mofos.(https://comb.io/crUSog.gif)
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 06, 2020, 02:24:59 PM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 06, 2020, 02:35:45 PM
Only when it's convenient.being Mr Mom I thought it's was your day.Oh yeah mother's day. I better get on that. And then I have a couple of birthdays immediately following.Same here. Mother's day snow. Good morning LTG, Tony, and Dean.Morning. Still feels like winter. Boilers need checking.Talking here about the chance for snow on Saturday. Snow!
Like when I have to take care of a puking kid, which was the way I spent a great deal of this morning.
Definitely not my favorite part of parenting.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 06, 2020, 02:42:25 PM
Post by: Threebean on May 06, 2020, 03:20:19 PM
Indeed.Then again, maybe I shouldn't be talking as the main building on Clemson campus, used as a symbol of the University is Tillman Hall. Named in 1946 after Ben "Pitchfork" Tillman. (Interesting background for sure)Without knowing anything about him, I'm guessing he was a humanitarian.
One of his legacies was South Carolina's 1895 constitution, which disenfranchised most of the black majority and many poor whites, and ensured white Democratic Party rule for more than six decades into the twentieth century.
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 03:42:21 PM
Well in fact he was credited with some significant achievements...Then again, maybe I shouldn't be talking as the main building on Clemson campus, used as a symbol of the University is Tillman Hall. Named in 1946 after Ben "Pitchfork" Tillman. (Interesting background for sure)Without knowing anything about him, I'm guessing he was a humanitarian.
a governor of South Carolina
a US senator representing South Carolina
instrumental in founding Clemson (College) University as a land grant college.
Established the first federal campaign finance law (banning corporate contributions)
Established a dispensary system during prohibition to get around totally banning alcohol.
Established the first womens college in SC (now Winthrop University)
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 03:43:22 PM
"Tillman constantly baffled his enemies. Every move he made seemed sure to be counterproductive; yet his popularity only grew ... he abused his followers, calling them ignorant, imbecilic, backward, apathetic, and foolish. He assailed his enemies with a tongue so outrageous that many believed only the demise of the code duello kept him alive ... Despite all this, his movement grew and multiplied, thriving best when the issues appeared contrived, contradictory or without foundation.["
Sound familiar?
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 03:44:37 PM
Picky, picky. Somebody had to write the durn thing.Indeed.Then again, maybe I shouldn't be talking as the main building on Clemson campus, used as a symbol of the University is Tillman Hall. Named in 1946 after Ben "Pitchfork" Tillman. (Interesting background for sure)Without knowing anything about him, I'm guessing he was a humanitarian.
One of his legacies was South Carolina's 1895 constitution, which disenfranchised most of the black majority and many poor whites, and ensured white Democratic Party rule for more than six decades into the twentieth century.
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 06, 2020, 03:46:23 PM
I'm sure Nancy P appreciated it.Indeed.Then again, maybe I shouldn't be talking as the main building on Clemson campus, used as a symbol of the University is Tillman Hall. Named in 1946 after Ben "Pitchfork" Tillman. (Interesting background for sure)Without knowing anything about him, I'm guessing he was a humanitarian.
One of his legacies was South Carolina's 1895 constitution, which disenfranchised most of the black majority and many poor whites, and ensured white Democratic Party rule for more than six decades into the twentieth century.
Post by: Threebean on May 06, 2020, 05:13:29 PM
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Post by: Oyam18 on May 07, 2020, 12:41:07 AM
Big time man cave lull.lullin to sleep