n00b questions about ipods and linux (fedora 6 and 7)

[Craig White]

On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 13:49 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> Craig White wrote:
> > On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 00:40 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
> >> On Sunday 13 January 2008, Craig White wrote:
> >>> On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 00:19 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
> >>>> On Saturday 12 January 2008, Craig White wrote:
> >>>>>>> That's sort of like Starbucks using treated effluent to brew a Caramel
> >>>>>>> Macchiato.
> >>>>>> By golly, he does have a sense of humor!
> >>>>> ----
> >>>>> ssshhhh - don't let on
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Craig
> >>>> What are you doing then, a Stonewall Jackson imitation?  You forget, I'm
> >>>> smack dab in the middle of his old stomping grounds, with a statue of him
> >>>> on the courthouse lawn.
> >>> ----
> >>> OK - quick and without looking at any pictures...how many of the horses
> >>> legs from the statue are on the ground?
> >> 3 I believe.
> > ----
> > wikipedia.org shows all 4
> > 
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson
> > 
> > but I bet you'll look the next time you drive by the statue
> 
> Do you think there may be more than one statue?
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of course...and the one pictured is in Manassas which I gather is not
the one that Gene is referring to.

There is a custom that you aren't aware of, that the statue of a
soldier, the number of feet/legs on the ground tells how he died but
it's a fuzzy rule at best...

http://www.snopes.com/military/statue.asp

Little trivia that your corner of the blue marble might have missed

Craig