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Dinner in a restaurant costs less than it did in 1453

Posted by Mugwump on May 14, 2026, 7:24 am

He's doing such a great job keeping prices down, right?

Did you see Creature From The Black Lagoon?

Posted by GOG on May 15, 2026, 8:14 am, in reply to "Dinner in a restaurant costs less than it did in 1453"

A black and white monster movie I think from the 1950’s. Scared me to death.

So you believe that maybe you would like to come to my restaurant on the dark side of the moon

Posted by Lucky on May 14, 2026, 11:12 am, in reply to "Dinner in a restaurant costs less than it did in 1453"

Doesn't the term "Mugwump" usually mean one who is neutral?

Posted by Benton Krumpled on May 14, 2026, 9:04 am, in reply to "Dinner in a restaurant costs less than it did in 1453"

Are you twisting the term to fit your mold?

For the terminally ignorant

Posted by Mugwump on May 16, 2026, 7:20 am, in reply to "Doesn't the term "Mugwump" usually mean one who is neutral?"

or Tennessee turds:

The Mugwumps were Republican political activists in the United States who were intensely opposed to political corruption. They famously switched parties from the Republican Party by supporting the Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in the 1884 United States presidential election. They switched because they rejected the long history of corruption associated with the Republican candidate James G. Blaine. Despite never formally organizing, the Mugwumps claimed that their influence was the reason that Grover Cleveland won a close election in New York, which in turn gave him enough electoral college votes to win the presidency. The jocular word "mugwump," noted as early as 1832 and applied to these activists derisively, is from Algonquian mugquomp, "important person, kingpin" (from mugumquomp, "war leader"),[1] implying that Mugwumps were sanctimonious or "holier-than-thou"[2] in refusing to be beholden to partisanship.

So you're a Time Traveler from the late 19th century?

Posted by Benton Krumpled on May 17, 2026, 2:23 pm, in reply to "For the terminally ignorant"

😮

Columbus sailed the ocean blue in the year of our Lord, 1492.

Posted by GOG on May 18, 2026, 1:10 pm, in reply to "So you're a Time Traveler from the late 19th century?"

On the shores of Gitchy-goomy, by the shining big sea waters...

Posted by Benton Krumpled on May 18, 2026, 5:10 pm, in reply to "Columbus sailed the ocean blue in the year of our Lord, 1492."

...stood the wig-wam of Nokomis, Daughter of the Moon, Nokomis. Dark behind it rose the forest, Rose the black and gloomy pine-trees, Rose the firs with cones upon them; Bright before it beat the water, Beat the clear and sunny water, ...

A short passage by an Uncle of mine...Required reading in our house.

Song Of Hiawatha. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Posted by GOG on May 18, 2026, 5:40 pm, in reply to "On the shores of Gitchy-goomy, by the shining big sea waters..."

An illustrious uncle. Good genes.

Many good genes...3 Pilgrim families, 8 Presidents, famous inventors...

Posted by Benton Krumpled on May 19, 2026, 12:37 pm, in reply to "Song Of Hiawatha. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow."

...but also a few Black Sheep.
Like a Granduncle killed in a Trainyard while being chased by police and hit by a train.

One of my Canadian ancestors was one of the lead engineers to construct the Canadian Transcontinental Railway.

Then there's Samuel Morse, Eli Whitney and Walt Disney...

I spent many years researching my genealogy and was the reason I first got a computer back in 1987. I went back 24 generations, but started hitting too many Brick Walls, so I figured I'd gone far enough, so I moved on to another hobby, of which I have several.

Hobbies keep this old mind ticking along...

That’s great! I’ve done mine.

Posted by GOG on May 19, 2026, 3:33 pm, in reply to "Many good genes...3 Pilgrim families, 8 Presidents, famous inventors..."

Mostly early pioneer folks. Settled in Jamestown. Fought the Brits, the Civil War. Farmers and tradesmen. There is a Dean Family Cemetery in Shenandoah National Park (Dean Mountain). My mother’s family from the late 1700s. Still active. I’m related to John Dean of Watergate. And it’s said related actor James Dean. My last name is an ancient Pict surname. The wall I hit was a medieval stone tower and some Scottish warlord. But that was a trail that meandered by way of both male and female backeddies.

Ah yes, the election of 1884

Posted by BornToFarm on May 16, 2026, 9:15 am, in reply to "For the terminally ignorant"

Mr Dinsmore, my high school American History teacher knew how to make history interesting by giving us the dirt on all the presidents. I do remember this election.

Blaine was the Republican candidate, known for corruption. The Dems rallying cry was:

"Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine, The Continental Liar from the State of Maine"

Cleveland was no prize either, as he fathered a child out of wedlock. The Reps slogan was:

"Ma, Ma, Where's my Pa, Gone to the White House, Haw, Haw, Haw"

I knew the last one, but must confess I had to look up the last one. Knew it had something to do with Blaine and Maine.

Hahaha. That says how free we are. The First Amendment.

Posted by GOG on May 19, 2026, 3:35 pm, in reply to "Ah yes, the election of 1884"

I thought is was someone with a woe is me attitude..

Posted by BornToFarm on May 15, 2026, 9:06 am, in reply to "Doesn't the term "Mugwump" usually mean one who is neutral?"

or perhaps a Joe Btfsplk type.

Mugwump is the name of a mythological creature

Posted by GOG on May 14, 2026, 5:53 pm, in reply to "Doesn't the term "Mugwump" usually mean one who is neutral?"

Scary looking thing.

That must be why I've never seen one.

Posted by Benton Krumpled on May 14, 2026, 6:03 pm, in reply to "Mugwump is the name of a mythological creature"

😉

Uh… the above post about which seemingly I transgressed upon a DNR

Posted by GOG on May 15, 2026, 6:16 pm, in reply to "That must be why I've never seen one."

is for you and none other. These accidents occur from time to time. Can I play the age card?

What is a DNR?

Posted by Benton Krumpled on May 15, 2026, 7:21 pm, in reply to "Uh… the above post about which seemingly I transgressed upon a DNR"

And what was transgressed upon?

Do Not Respond.

Posted by GOG on May 16, 2026, 7:42 am, in reply to "What is a DNR?"

Should someone annoy you on the board, you can text the host (Ken) and ask that the offender not be allowed to respond DIRECTLY to your posts. Some of us are more sensitive to slights than others. And the First Amendment imo is sacrosanct.

How was my post transgressing on anybody?

Posted by Benton Krumpled on May 17, 2026, 2:05 pm, in reply to "Do Not Respond."

You have me confused...

I’m so sorry. My posts seem to upset some types of personalities.

Posted by GOG on May 18, 2026, 12:14 pm, in reply to "How was my post transgressing on anybody?"

My response to their post might not fit their mental cosmology (Is there a physical cosmology?). Anger!! That’s a part of the four stages of grieving. Unfortunately, some individuals never move on to accepting my perceptions as valid and of FREE SPEECH. I say get over it. But alas I get DNR’d and am denied the ability to engage in dialogue. It’s sad.

A "DNR" on a discussion forum is illogical...

Posted by Benton Krumpled on May 19, 2026, 12:24 pm, in reply to "I’m so sorry. My posts seem to upset some types of personalities."

If someone doesn't want to discuss, why do they visit a discussion forum? Sounds counter intuitive.

Re: Doesn't the term "Mugwump" usually mean one who is neutral?

Posted by Mugwump on May 14, 2026, 3:54 pm, in reply to "Doesn't the term "Mugwump" usually mean one who is neutral?"

Are you pretending not to be a Tennessee twit?

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