Thursday, June 16, 2005

[1890 - Stan Laurel (Arthur Stanley Jefferson), actor, comedian, born in Ulverston, England]

[1917 - Katharine Graham, publisher: The Washington Post, born in New York City]

[1910 - Leopold Bloom spends the day with James Joyce]

[1933 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Banking Act]

A Riddle

Q. What do polo players and members of Congress have in common?

A. They are participants in rich-men's sports that are seen as increasingly irrelevant by the general public.

William's Whimsical Words:

Isn't it time we fixed this?

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