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Ben Franklin's Letters Go on Display
AP via Washington Post ^ | December 13, 2005 | CARL HARTMAN

Posted on 12/14/2005 4:13:04 AM PST by Pharmboy

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Franklin was truly an amazing man and a great American patriot. His Tory son was Governor of NJ, and they never spoke once the war began.
1 posted on 12/14/2005 4:13:04 AM PST by Pharmboy
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To: indcons; Chani; thefactor; blam; aculeus; ELS; Doctor Raoul; mainepatsfan; timpad; ...
The first time for my RevWar/Colonial History/George Washington ping list. Please FreepMail me to get on or off this list.

You Obdt. Svt.
P______boy

2 posted on 12/14/2005 4:15:20 AM PST by Pharmboy (The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.)
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To: Pharmboy

gracias muchas


3 posted on 12/14/2005 4:40:09 AM PST by wtc911 (see my profile for how to contribute to a pentagon heroes fund)
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To: Pharmboy

What a wonderful exhibit! I'll look forward to seeing it...Thanks for the post, and could you please add me to your ping list?:-)) Thanks!


4 posted on 12/14/2005 4:44:13 AM PST by Molly Pitcher (We are Americans...the sons and daughters of liberty...*.from FReeper the Real fifi*))
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To: Pharmboy

Franklin is my #1 hero in US History. A genius who, unlike most geniuses, was practical, wise, and understood human relations better than almost anyone.

The list of his accomplishments is staggering. And he ALWAYS had a terrific sense of humor .


5 posted on 12/14/2005 4:54:20 AM PST by pissant
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Perhaps Franklin thought better of that letter because he never sent it.

If he'd had e-mail, it would have been too late!

6 posted on 12/14/2005 5:01:06 AM PST by Tax-chick ("You don't HAVE to be a fat pervert to speak out about eating too much and lack of morals." ~ LG)
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Old Ben my favorite founding father and one of our greatest Americans.How blessed were we to have minds like his in our nation's infancy.
7 posted on 12/14/2005 5:05:40 AM PST by luvbach1 (Near the belly of the beast in San Diego)
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If he'd had e-mail, it would have been too late!

Nah...thats what the draft folder is for.

8 posted on 12/14/2005 5:07:50 AM PST by smith288 (Peace at all cost makes for tyranny free of charge...)
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If he'd had e-mail, it would have been too late!

There is new software that allows one to retrieve an email after sending. Don't know the details, but I guess it may zap it enroute or snatch it out of the recipient's in-box if it's not yet been read.

9 posted on 12/14/2005 5:11:26 AM PST by luvbach1 (Near the belly of the beast in San Diego)
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To: Tax-chick

Good point...my rule of thumb is always sleep on any email that has even a tad of negativity. That rule has saved me some embarrassment.


10 posted on 12/14/2005 5:21:09 AM PST by Pharmboy (The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.)
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Molly: I will be honored to have you on my list.

Best,
PB

11 posted on 12/14/2005 5:22:24 AM PST by Pharmboy (The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.)
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To: luvbach1

We had that on the internal system at my employer in the early 90's. If the message hadn't been read, the content would be removed, but the recipient would have a notice that said, "Message recalled by sender" or something like that.


12 posted on 12/14/2005 5:40:27 AM PST by Tax-chick ("You don't HAVE to be a fat pervert to speak out about eating too much and lack of morals." ~ LG)
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To: Pharmboy; smith288

Very smart!


13 posted on 12/14/2005 5:40:58 AM PST by Tax-chick ("You don't HAVE to be a fat pervert to speak out about eating too much and lack of morals." ~ LG)
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You are the latest addition to the list. Welcome (Huzzahs! in the background).


15 posted on 12/14/2005 6:05:53 AM PST by Pharmboy (The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.)
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If he'd had e-mail, it would have been too late!

Do you mean the undo function does not work on e-mail? Dang! No wonder I haven't been hearing from anyone.

17 posted on 12/14/2005 6:32:23 AM PST by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
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LOL!


18 posted on 12/14/2005 6:35:22 AM PST by Tax-chick ("You don't HAVE to be a fat pervert to speak out about eating too much and lack of morals." ~ LG)
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To: pissant

I enjoy reading the biographies of important Americans,when I got to Franklin, I picked up Walter Isaacson's- BF An American Life.It is really dry and a slow read. Could you recommend a better book?


19 posted on 12/14/2005 7:22:13 AM PST by scott says (MSM=Morons Spouting Misinformation)
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Ben Franklin is a personal hero. Wise, sage, brilliant of mind, and with a randy set of loins.

He's who I aspire to be.

20 posted on 12/14/2005 7:23:00 AM PST by Lazamataz (Liberals screwed again: HOLIDAY derives from the words Holy Day. NOW what will they do?)
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