tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post5025199361650129629..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Today In History: Potpourri.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57699230088429957162008-09-12T20:40:00.000-04:002008-09-12T20:40:00.000-04:00Jafo: Yes, both fleets of gunboats - with emphasis...Jafo: Yes, both fleets of gunboats - with emphasis on <I>boats</I> - were built on the shores of Lake Erie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22847432019579761092008-09-12T10:11:00.000-04:002008-09-12T10:11:00.000-04:00I'm a bit confused how the Brits got a fleet INTO ...I'm a bit confused how the Brits got a fleet INTO Lake Eerie in the first place...<BR/><BR/>I assume they either had to build or commandeer what what already there. I can't imagine them portaging a large vessel, and can't imagine the tributaries and rivers that fed from the Lake to the sea (presumably) would have enough depth to pass a man-o-war's draft.<BR/><BR/>This said, I'm decidedly NOT an expert on things naval of that era. <BR/><BR/>Anyone??JAFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16156862389929535444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6471593940192803512008-09-11T11:27:00.000-04:002008-09-11T11:27:00.000-04:00Regarding the Battle of St. George's Caye -- One ...Regarding the Battle of St. George's Caye -- One notes that the question of British colonists/woodcutters in Belize was addressed in 1796 by a Spanish official, <I>el Visitador</I> <B>Juan O'Sullivan</B>. Then, in the 1798 conflict, the Spanish fleet was commanded by the Governor of Yucatán, <B>Don Arturo O'Neill Tirone</B>. Ah, the Irish - - turn your back on ‘em for a generation or two, and their Wild Geese are breedin’ with your enemies . . . .<BR/><BR/>Despite this Gaelic leadership of the Spanish forces, the British, with zero combatants slain, vanquished them handily. <BR/>JPGJPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224444263429720535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54048705725388233822008-09-10T15:40:00.000-04:002008-09-10T15:40:00.000-04:00The Straight Dope's article is comedic gold, parti...The Straight Dope's <A HREF="http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/991/is-it-possible-for-a-chicken-to-live-with-its-head-cut-off" REL="nofollow">article</A> is comedic gold, particularly the Kant reference.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010868377109696846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43706768498762324632008-09-10T13:37:00.000-04:002008-09-10T13:37:00.000-04:00If brain-stem-intact members of PETA march on Frui...If brain-stem-intact members of PETA march on Fruita, CO, during the third weekend of May 2009, we'll know the Fifth Column monitors Tam's blogs.Somerledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027195332132735795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73648913330801084422008-09-10T11:45:00.000-04:002008-09-10T11:45:00.000-04:00Oh no, LOTS of naval battles on the lakes, in the ...Oh no, LOTS of naval battles on the lakes, in the Revolution and 1812-14.<BR/><BR/>At 4500 1947 dollars a month, I'd have had a veterinarian with Mike at all times.<BR/><BR/>Maybe he had Mike insured?<BR/><BR/>My family chicken beheading story:<BR/><BR/>Back when Cleveland was President and Victoria Queen, my great aunt Augusta was a little girl. Her father's city house in Wilmington, was like the other big places there- the front was display, out back there was a yard surrounded by a high board fence. In the yard were the wash house, privy for the staff, and those sorts of things.<BR/><BR/>And the chickens.<BR/><BR/>Aunt Augusta's older brother made the mistake of naming them, and one was yclept for his baby sister.<BR/><BR/>The day came, and Jerusalem the cook went out back to do the deed. Unfortunately Brother- yes, that's what they called him- saw, and out he went to obstruct dinner. <BR/><BR/>"No, Jerusalem! Don't kill Augusta! Please don't kill Augusta! Put down that axe! No, No!"<BR/><BR/>"Mas' Brother, Augusta's time is come! You get back in that house and be quiet, or I'll take this hatchet to you when I've finished with her!"<BR/><BR/>Unknown to either of them, some one was passing near the back fence, heard the exchange, and ran off to summon a policeman. <BR/><BR/>Jerusalem completed the task, and hung the bird to drain. Then she went back toward the pump...<BR/><BR/>The policeman ran back, burst in the gate, and saw a large Black woman approaching him with bloody hands and hatchet...<BR/><BR/>Fortunately it was 1895 and not 1995, so everyone had time to explain!staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-32869628011031106542008-09-10T09:50:00.000-04:002008-09-10T09:50:00.000-04:00Heheh...he wouldn't let his chicken choke.Heheh...he wouldn't let his chicken choke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-51044650418551193082008-09-10T09:49:00.000-04:002008-09-10T09:49:00.000-04:00The Battle of Lake Erie...Am I right in rememberin...The Battle of Lake Erie...<BR/><BR/>Am I right in remembering that it is the only Naval battle that ever occurred on the Great Lakes?karrdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205160745963596856noreply@blogger.com