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George Washington racks up late fees at NY library
Associated Press ^
| April 17, 2010
Posted on 04/17/2010 12:01:48 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
NEW YORK (AP) -- If George Washington were alive today, he might face a hefty overdue library fine.
New York City's oldest library says one of its ledgers shows that the president has racked up 220 years' worth of late fees on two books he borrowed, but never returned.
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To: Larry Lucido
Seinfeld Library police ping
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04/17/2010 12:03:41 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Nancy Pelosi did more damage to America on 03/21 than Al Qaeda did on 09/11)
To: Free ThinkerNY
If it were Honest Abe, he would have taken them back. If it were Obama, he would have scribbled out the author’s name and claim to write them himself.
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posted on
04/17/2010 12:04:58 PM PDT
by
gusopol3
To: Perdogg; Larry Lucido
“I’ve seen your type. You and your good time buddies. Flashy, making the scene. Flaunting convention...Mr. President.”
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posted on
04/17/2010 12:05:50 PM PDT
by
ReneeLynn
(Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black. Mmm Mmm Mmm.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
“The entry on Washington simply lists the borrower as “president.”
Meanwhile Obama’s entry in the Illinois State Senate says, “present”.
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posted on
04/17/2010 12:09:12 PM PDT
by
RatsDawg
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
04/17/2010 12:09:12 PM PDT
by
WinOne4TheGipper
(Truthers to the Left of me, Birthers (pretending to be) to the Right of me!)
To: Perdogg
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posted on
04/17/2010 12:14:28 PM PDT
by
Defiant
(April 15, 2011--let it come crashing down. This is the last time I feed the beast.)
To: Free ThinkerNY; BP2
one of the books is “Law of Nations” by Vattel
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posted on
04/17/2010 12:17:13 PM PDT
by
thouworm
To: Free ThinkerNY
Statement: "George Washington racks up late fees at NY library"
Response: What do you expect from a white Virginian who owns black slaves!
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posted on
04/17/2010 12:25:46 PM PDT
by
AEMILIUS PAULUS
(It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Send the bill to the whitehouse.
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posted on
04/17/2010 12:29:01 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
04/17/2010 12:30:56 PM PDT
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(The naked casuistry of the high priests of Warmism would make a Jesuit blush.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
I wonder how many people this has kept employed over the years? If they had outsourced collections to the mob in the 1920’s they would have had the money in 4 hours.
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posted on
04/17/2010 12:37:12 PM PDT
by
vamoose
To: Free ThinkerNY
I wonder what he was reading about.
Another possible source of the clause is a July 25, 1787 letter from John Jay to George Washington, presiding officer of the Convention. Jay wrote:
“Permit me to hint whether it would not be wise and seasonable to provide a strong check to the admission of Foreigners into the administration of our national Government, and to declare expressly that the Command in Chief of the American army shall not be given to nor devolve on, any but a natural born Citizen.”
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posted on
04/17/2010 12:39:12 PM PDT
by
Hypo
To: Defiant
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posted on
04/17/2010 12:44:21 PM PDT
by
lowbridge
(Rep. Dingell: "Its taken a long time.....to control the people.")
To: Hypo
I wonder what he was reading about.
Probably something about how to re-plant a cherry tree. The other one was about home remedies for minimizing dental pain.
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posted on
04/17/2010 12:50:12 PM PDT
by
Canedawg
(I'm not digging this tyranny thing.)
To: Perdogg
So you think this is pretty funny, Laughing Boy?
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posted on
04/17/2010 12:59:45 PM PDT
by
Arthur McGowan
(In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
To: WinOne4TheGipper
If the FF were alive today ...
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posted on
04/17/2010 1:05:31 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
( In the span of one man's lifetime, only the individual has any potential - not the collective.)
To: Perdogg
To Obama.....”I got news for you, joy boy!”
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posted on
04/17/2010 1:23:58 PM PDT
by
PeaRidge
To: Canedawg
Another unknown fact about Washington has to do with that infamous cherry tree...
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posted on
04/17/2010 1:33:22 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
( In the span of one man's lifetime, only the individual has any potential - not the collective.)
To: ReneeLynn; Perdogg; MotleyGirl70; Cagey; earlJam; F15Eagle
Was “Tropic of Capricorn” in publication back then?
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