Friday, April 21, 2006

[753 B.C. - Traditional date for founding of Rome by Romulus and Remus]

[1816 - Charlotte Bronte born in Thornton, Yorkshire, England]

[1838 - John Muir, naturalist, Sierra Club founder, born in Dunbar, Scotland]

[1918 - Manfred von Richthofen,"The Red Baron," killed in action by Allied fire]

[1946 - John Maynard Keynes, economist, dies]

Popeye, The Sailor Man

A clever fellow encountered once,
Had a card that marked him no dunce.
On it was a picture of an ugly sailor.
With forearms that would daunt a tailor.
He urged us eat spinach with our ham.
The message said, "I yam what I yam!"

William's Whimsical Words:

Perhaps we should call Romulus and Remus the Foundling Fathers.

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