Poor William's Almanack, July 9, 2017, Badges of Office

Ben Franklin's bifocals Sunday, July 9, 2017

Inventor Elias Howe

The Howe sewing machine

Inventor Elias Howe

[1819 - Elias Howe, Jr., lock-stitch sewing machine inventor, born in Spencer, Massachusetts]

Wimbledon - early competition Wimbledon - the first trophy to be awarded
[1877 - The First lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon is played]

Composer Ottorino Respighi

Composer Ottorino Respighi

[1879 - Ottorino Respighi, composer, born in Bologna, Italy]

[1901 - Dame Barbara Cartland, romance novelist, born in Edgbaston, Birmingham]

Country Singer Eddie Dean

Actor Eddie Dean

[1907 - Eddie Dean, actor, singer, songwriter, born in Posey, Texas]

[1927 - Susan Cabot (Harriet Shapiro), actress, born in Boston]

Actor Vince Edwards

Actor Vince Edwards

Director Vince Edwards

[1928 - Vince Edwards (Vincent Edward Zoino III), actor, director, born in Brooklyn]

[1929 - (Barton) Lee Hazlewood, songwriter, singer, born in Mannford, Oklahoma]

Badges of Office

A king marching with his scepter The Noble Leader has his Scepter.
The Maid has her Feather Duster. A maid dusting
Neither should get to keep the job,
If real results they cannot muster.

Presidential seal spinning

Uncle Sam with bulging dollar sign eyes

William's Whimsical Words:

So, why should we put up with the losers in either category?

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