Posted on 02/26/2017 11:49:24 PM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
...Lincoln, an awesome physical specimen at 6-feet-4, was widely known for his wrestling skills and had only one recorded defeat in a dozen years."
According to Sports Illustrated, that defeat came during the Black Hawk Indian uprising of 1832, when Hank Thompson bested the future President with two straight falls in a regimental championship match. While SI writer David Fleming went on to proclaim him "a proud competitor but a humble sportsman," Lincoln was not averse to the occasional bit of trash talk when the situation necessitated it.
After one particular scrap where he defeated a man with a single toss, Abe turned to the angry mob that had gathered to watch the fight, and challenged the lot of them by loudly declaring "Any of you want to try it, come on and whet your horns!"
As SI reports, no one took him up on the offer.
Lincoln didn't just fight for glory and bragging rights, though. He also used his wrestling skills to defend others. When his stepbrother's river barge was hijacked by a group of thugs, for example, the then-19-year-old saved the day by single-handedly throwing them all overboard.
His most famous and well-documented match was born of similar motivation. When the store in New Salem, Illinois where Lincoln worked as a clerk in the early 1830s was menaced by a local gang, the owner, Denton Offutt knew where to turn. Openly bragging about his employee's mental and physical prowess, he told the members of the Clary's Grove boys that Lincoln took take on any of them. Their leader, Jack Armstrong took the bait and challenged Honest Abe to a wrestling match. ...
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Lincoln used his athletic prowess to fight vampires, you know. I saw it in the documentary “Lincoln the Vampire Slayer”.
Movies never lie, you know!
LOL... love that movie. Check out ZomBeavers when you get a chance. A hoot, and no it is not porn. Actual zombie beavers.
zombeavers was great!!!
are you a B horror fan like me?
I know most try to hide it :)
I scream it proudly!
Just saw “Exists” and it was VERY underrated. Scary as ####. I dont know how someone made a movie on that goofy topic scary, but it was. And i’m the first to give one star when a movie deserves it.
I just found out recently something that made me dislike him a little less, though i still dislike him.
He wasn’t president when the burning of Georgia started.
Is that true? It’s embarrassing as i ALWAYS thought he was around after the war ended.
STILL dislike him and i’m a yankee!
Movie was awesome.
I would give zombeavers 3 1/2 stars. I am a silly flick fan. I hated Pi and kinda loved it. Mostly hated it though. Hot Tub Time Machine got a 4 star rating. Rubber (killer tire) was so ridiculous it gets a full 5 star rating.
Jack Armstrong’s son William Armstrong was charged with murder in 1858. Lincoln defended him pro bono. Armstrong was acquitted in the Almanac Trial later dramatized in the movie ‘Young Mr. Lincoln.’
https://www.isba.org/sites/default/files/teachers/mocktrial/2009%20Lincoln%20Almanac%20Trial.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Mr._Lincoln
bkmk
Sherman’s campaign in Georgia was at the end of 1864. Lincoln was killed in April of 1865.
I’m not a fan of Lincoln.
My brother and I watched it...I thought it was terrible, but...seeing the ad COMPLETELY piqued my interest!
I thought “My God. A movie about Abraham Lincoln fighting zombie! Who ever thought of such a thing? I have to watch it, just for the bizzareness...”
Someone told me there is a whole cottage industry for just this kind of thing, historic figures battling zombies!
“some very interesting facts/stories about Lincoln “
Facts? I thought he was gay?
George Washington was also champion wrestler.
http://nwhof.org/stillwater/resources-library/history/wrestling-in-the-usa/
So was President Donald J Trump! Just watch this: https://youtu.be/jkghtyxZ6rc
And hmmm, Lincoln was quoted as being Honest Abe from Illinois. He was born in Knob Creek, Ky. There’s a great whisky named after that town as well. Just saying.
Sounds good.
Can I get that from Netflix?
I suspect that film will illustrate that the movie-rating alphabet goes beyond the letter “B”. :)
Especially since they mean the kind of beavers that gnaw on trees...
I will give it a look if I can find it.
. wow! And the person that told me it’s supposed to be so well-versed in history. It’s a relative so I can’t call them names. But thank you for letting me know the truth
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