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James Otis Jr. was born 300 years ago today (vanity)
2/5/25
Posted on 02/05/2025 7:13:34 PM PST by Borges
American Lawyer, political activist, colonial legislator, and early supporter of patriotic causes in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Coined the phrase "No taxation without representation".
TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; jamesotisjr; massachusetts; theframers; therevolution; vanity
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posted on
02/05/2025 7:13:34 PM PST
by
Borges
To: Borges
How uplifting!...................
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posted on
02/05/2025 7:17:13 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Borges
To little attention. I was privileged last fall to stop at his grave in Boston to
Honor him
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posted on
02/05/2025 7:17:28 PM PST
by
j.havenfarm
(24 years on Free Republic, 12/10/24! More than 10,500 replies and still not shutting up!)
To: Borges
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posted on
02/05/2025 7:19:22 PM PST
by
EvilCapitalist
(Pets are no substitute for children)
To: Borges
If I remember correctly, he died after being struck by lightning.
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posted on
02/05/2025 7:20:07 PM PST
by
EvilCapitalist
(Pets are no substitute for children)
To: Borges
His family has had some ups and downs.
To: Red Badger
His descended Elisha Otis just escalated things.
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posted on
02/05/2025 7:24:33 PM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: Borges
Different guy, probably...
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posted on
02/05/2025 7:25:32 PM PST
by
fidelis
(š Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
To: fidelis
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posted on
02/05/2025 7:26:45 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Larry Lucido
š........................
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posted on
02/05/2025 7:33:41 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Borges
Iām planning to start working on dictating an audiobookā¦ which was described to me as Otisā major written work. Its called āThe rights of the British colonies asserted and provedā
I figure itāll probably take me a few monthsā¦ Iām really looking forward to it.
I just finished dictating an audiobook on John Hancock, and I did an earlier one on Joseph Warren.
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posted on
02/05/2025 7:36:32 PM PST
by
rlmorel
("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
To: fidelis
My husband and I always check to see if the elevator is an Otis elevator.
We met at work and used to kiss in the elevator all the time.
It was an Otis elevator
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posted on
02/05/2025 7:37:01 PM PST
by
missthethunder
(Since the 1980 Rona Barrett interview.)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
02/05/2025 7:37:08 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Larry Lucido
That should be, “elevated things!”
Jus’ sayin’
Cheers,
Bat
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posted on
02/05/2025 7:46:41 PM PST
by
BatGuano
To: BatGuano; Red Badger
An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience.
Mitch Hedberg
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posted on
02/05/2025 7:55:13 PM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: Larry Lucido
Escalator broken.
Please use stairs...................
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posted on
02/05/2025 8:11:44 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Borges
James Otis Jr. was born 300 years ago today (vanity) The individual most responsible for creating the Independence movement for the United States.
Samuel Adams described him as the spark that lit the fire.
He said he wanted to leave this world on a clap of thunder like one of the prophets.
He was killed by a lighting strike.
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posted on
02/05/2025 8:19:50 PM PST
by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
To: Borges
He played fullback for the Ohio State Buckeye’s National Championship Team in 1968.
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posted on
02/06/2025 8:27:07 AM PST
by
paddles
("The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates." Tacitus)
This topic was posted , thanks Borges.
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posted on
02/09/2025 7:06:36 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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