Sunday, May 1, 2005

[1764 - Benjamin Henry Latrobe, American architect, born in Yorkshire, England]

[1898 - Battle of Manila Bay, Admiral Dewey defeats Spanish in Philippines]

[1918 - Jack Paar, TV host of Tonight Show, born in Canton, Ohio]

[1923 - Joseph Heller, writer, born in Brooklyn, New York]

[1931 - Empire State Building in NYC opened to public by President Herbert Hoover]

[2003 - President Bush photo op on USS Abraham Lincoln]
(Please See Below)

Mission Accomplished
(With Apologies to Dorothy Parker)

Upon my honor, he shocked like Madonna,
When he landed on the Abraham Lincoln.
A flight suit wore Bush to cover his tush.
Honest Abe's eyes are still blinking.

The sign told a lie as he fell from the sky
To tell the press that combat was over.
The troops who since died are so satisfied
To hear this as they push up the clover.

William's Whimsical Words:

He must have accomplished the mission, else why would we have renewed his contract?

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