Monday, August 25, 2008

[1819 - Allan Pinkerton, founder of detective agency, born in Glasgow, Scotland]

[1836 - (Francis) Bret Harte, author, born in Albany, New York]

[1900 - Sir Hans Adolf Krebs, Nobel Prize-winning biochemist, born in Hildesheim, Germany]

[1906 - William J. Brennan, Jr. US Supreme Court Associate Justice, born in Newark, New Jersey]

[1909 - Ruby (Ethel Hilda) Keeler, dancer, actress, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia]

[1909 - Michael Rennie, actor, born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England]

 
[1913 - Walt Kelly, cartoonist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[1916 - National Park Service is created]

[1918 - Leonard Bernstein, conductor, composer, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts]

[1927 - Althea Gibson, tennis champion, born in Silver, South Carolina]

The Camel

The Camel can be Dromedary, or is Bactrian.
The number of humps is the key criterion.
Those who confuse camels with tiny bacteria,
Probably think The Four Seasons is a cafeteria.

William's Whimsical Words:

Two things that The Four Seasons Restaurant and a cafeteria share: food and class lines.

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