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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Here's the famous anecdote. I replaced the name of the gentleman with Mr. X:
Nancy Astor was a native Virginian who became Britain's first woman member of the House of Commons. In the 1930's she headed a clique in the House of Commons that found something to admire in Hitler's Germany. Mr. X described an Astorite as an appeaser "who feeds the crocodile hoping that it will eat him last." One time shortly thereafter, he found himself at Cliveden, the Astor mansion.
After dinner Lady Astor presided over the pouring of coffee. When Mr. X came by, she glared and said. "X, if I were your wife, I'd put poison in your coffee." "Nancy," he replied, "if I were your husband, I'd drink it."
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Bedrock of the Community
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 This sounds like something Ronald Reagan would have said! Seems to run in historically great leaders. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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Pillar of the Community
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I am proud to share a birthday with this gentleman, another outspoken, blunt and to-the-point Sagittarian.
I also agree with those who say that the large, very common coin that bears his likeness is so ugly it tarnishes the silver in the cabinet next to it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I know it was called an ugly design, but I liked it si much I bought one two years ago. My cat is even named after the man.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It's funny because this coin came in a box of junk someone dropped off for me a few weeks back.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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"It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Matthew . . I knew the answer at the beginning. Will you show us the coin after you divulge the answer? Really enjoy your thought provoking topics.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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"never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm a Marlboro man myself.  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
9104 Posts |
I don't see no see-gar.
One of the commonest crowns in the world.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Quote:
"never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"
That quote was from him concerning the Battle of Britain,. the continuous bombing of Berlin by the RAF, the man also said: ``Let us brace ourselves that if the British Empire and it's Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, this was their finest hour`` It gives me chills every time I read that quote. |
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I had never seen the actual coin but I knew the man immediately. Yes, I believe that design is true to the man.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think I have it.  This ones for "The Birds" |
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United States
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I have a quote above my desk at work :
"Never give in,
never give in,
never, never, never, never-
in nothing, great or small,
large or petty-
never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense."
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Pillar of the Community
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Here is the pic from which I extracted the puzzle. jeffrose, thank you for the kind words. And when I saw the replies from nohope587, 10xloupe and dave700x, three members whose memories were stirred by my post, I was gratified beyond my expectations. You see, folks, coins are more than money. They are worth more than what can be found in a price list. THEY ARE FUN! As for the winners: Everyone who participated is a WINNER! 1st runner up: my sister Rosemary who guessed DON RICKLES And the winner is ... BLUEZONE! Of course, it is ALFRED HITCHCOCK!  |
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Posted 01/30/2012 4:36 pm
