Posted on 11/15/2022 8:54:33 AM PST by raccoonradio
The next tiktok challenge...
Tell me you got that!!!
CJ McCall wrote it in the song Wolf Creek Pass. Took that top row of chickens off slicker n scum off a Louisiana swamp.
”Work like you don’t need the money. Dance on a truck like no one is watching. And look out for those low bridges.” – Mark Twain (paraphrased).
Not if he already procreated.
But enough about such personal measurements...
He hit that overpass at a hundred and ten,
Like gas through a funnel and eggs through a hen...
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Global warming just went down a tad.
That’s a great cartoon of Taft as brakeman on the train! The moment was 1909, marking the progressive surge among the Republican TR left. Taft’s term was full of ironies.
Thanks for passing on that bit of history! I only posted that picture because it was the only illustration I could find of the "telltails" (or "telltales") warning which kept the brakemen from smacking into a tunnel or bridge. The poor kid dancing on top of the truck didn't have that to protect him.
You inspired me to brush up on my Taft history! Thanks.
I was wondering how you knew of that image! The average reader of 1909 would be most familiar with “telltails” — not so many today. It’s a rather clever cartoon.
I might suggest this book, meanwhile :)
https://www.amazon.com/William-Howard-Motoring-Presidency-1909-1913/dp/0786429526/
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