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Franklin bifocals Thursday, December 11, 2008

Romantic Composer Hector Berlioz
[1803 - Hector Berlioz, composer, born in La Côte-Saint-André, France]

Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon
[1863 - Annie Jump Cannon, astronomer, born in Dover, Delaware]

NYC Mayor Fiorello 'Little Flower' LaGuardia
[1882 - Fiorello LaGuardia, NYC mayor, born in the Bronx]

Actor Gilbert Roland
[1905 - Gilbert Roland (Luis Antonio Damaso de Alonso), actor, born in Chihuahua, Mexico]

Producer, Director Carlo Ponti Carlo Ponti with wife Sophia Loren
[1912 - Carlo Ponti, producer, director, born in Magenta, Italy]

Blues Singer Big Mama Thornton
[1926 - Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton, blues singer, born in Montgomery, Alabama]


Patriot vs. Zealot

Question:

  What is the difference between a patriot and a zealot?

Answer:

  A zealot believes that his country is never wrong. A patriot thinks that his country should always be right.


William's Whimsical Words:

The empirical measure of this difference is approximately 20 IQ points.

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