Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-25 Thread John Sessoms
Google little ice age - it WAS cooler back in 1857. Most schools only teach the chorus. From: Paul Sorenson t must have been cooler in Wisconsin in the late 1940's, too, 'cause I remember this as a song that was sung in school from just before Thanksgiving until Christmas. Another was

Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
It must have been cooler in Wisconsin in the late 1940's, too, 'cause I remember this as a song that was sung in school from just before Thanksgiving until Christmas. Another was Over the River and Through the Woods.. We *did* sing that verse along with others using The Little Golden Book of

Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-22 Thread David J Brooks
On 5/22/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In 1857 the Earth was still officially in the Little Ice Age, it was a lot cooler. And it was still flat then to. Dave graywolf wrote: I just came across a site on the web that says that Jingle Bells was originally written as a

Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-22 Thread Jim King
graywolf wrote on Mon, 21 May 2007 19:35:57 -0700 I just came across a site on the web that says that Jingle Bells was originally written as a Thanksgiving Day song. Must have been cooler back in 1857. Strangely I do not remember this verse from school, A day or two ago I thought

Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-22 Thread P. J. Alling
The fact that educated people thought the world was flat, at .least since the time of Ptolemy, is an historical fallacy.. (Damn that was a good one for the Myths thread). David J Brooks wrote: On 5/22/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In 1857 the Earth was still officially in

Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
That's probably why I can remember walking to school through snow up to my knees...of course, I was a little shorter then. -p P. J. Alling wrote: The period 1940 to 1970 was also a cooling period. Paul Sorenson wrote: It must have been cooler in Wisconsin in the late 1940's, too, 'cause I

Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-22 Thread P. J. Alling
The period 1940 to 1970 was also a cooling period. Paul Sorenson wrote: It must have been cooler in Wisconsin in the late 1940's, too, 'cause I remember this as a song that was sung in school from just before Thanksgiving until Christmas. Another was Over the River and Through the Woods..

Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-22 Thread graywolf
Bu, buttt I got that straight off the OFFICIAL jingle bells sight. GRIN Q: What is the difference between the Internet, and the network news? A: Some times the news accidentally gets it correct. Jim King wrote: graywolf wrote on Mon, 21 May 2007 19:35:57 -0700 I just came across a site

Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-22 Thread Norm Baugher
Yeah, but were you barefoot? Norm Paul Sorenson wrote: That's probably why I can remember walking to school through snow up to my knees...of course, I was a little shorter then. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-22 Thread graywolf
Absolutely, I too can remember that. One does tend to forget one was 2-1/2 feet tall back then though. Still 7-8 inches of snow is not so common as it was. I attribute that to you guys using all that hair spray. Also using all that Freeze, you ran you air conditioners so high it was causing a

Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-22 Thread graywolf
And, sailors knew damn well it wasn't they could see the curved horizon. P. J. Alling wrote: The fact that educated people thought the world was flat, at .least since the time of Ptolemy, is an historical fallacy.. (Damn that was a good one for the Myths thread). David J Brooks wrote:

Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-22 Thread graywolf
No, it had not been officially flat since sometime in the 1500's. David J Brooks wrote: On 5/22/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In 1857 the Earth was still officially in the Little Ice Age, it was a lot cooler. And it was still flat then to. Dave graywolf wrote: I just came

Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-22 Thread graywolf
Sleigh rides at Thanksgiving in Savannah GA cooler? Officially? Or Officiously? GRIN! P. J. Alling wrote: In 1857 the Earth was still officially in the Little Ice Age, it was a lot cooler. graywolf wrote: I just came across a site on the web that says that Jingle Bells was originally

Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-22 Thread pnstenquist
I looked into the flat earth business, when I was searching for myths the other day. Seems that most educated people knew the earth was a sphere far before the fifteenth century. Washington Irving is responsible for the misinformation. When he dramatized Columbus' voyage and discovery, he

Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-22 Thread Tom C
And it's amazing that our education system perpetuates that myth. At least it did in the '60's. Tom C. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Another strange OT Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 17:25:06 + I

Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
Yes, with short pants, no coat and uphill both ways. -p Norm Baugher wrote: Yeah, but were you barefoot? Norm Paul Sorenson wrote: That's probably why I can remember walking to school through snow up to my knees...of course, I was a little shorter then. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Another strange OT

2007-05-21 Thread graywolf
I just came across a site on the web that says that Jingle Bells was originally written as a Thanksgiving Day song. Must have been cooler back in 1857. Strangely I do not remember this verse from school, A day or two ago I thought I'd take a ride And soon Miss Fanny Bright Was seated by my

Re: Another strange OT

2007-05-21 Thread P. J. Alling
In 1857 the Earth was still officially in the Little Ice Age, it was a lot cooler. graywolf wrote: I just came across a site on the web that says that Jingle Bells was originally written as a Thanksgiving Day song. Must have been cooler back in 1857. Strangely I do not remember this verse