If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
I learned that from our tour guide on a high school band trip to DC.
ReplyDeleteI think they should create another class; if the horse has 3 hooves in the air then the person died in a fiery explosion while saving the lives of at least 5 other people!
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I think that this system only works with certain parks and such. It is not adhered to at large.
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Andrew Jackson...not killed in battle, yet his horse is up on two legs. "In his last few years Jackson's health deteriorated badly and he died at the Hermitage on June 8, 1845."
Just FYI.
Jackson lept to mind when i first heard this story and posted it. i think you're right, Doc.
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damn...George is up for greatest american and you are misrepresenting MV! LOLOLOL
That is not FROM MOUNT VERNON....
ReplyDeletethat came from a lawyer in South Carolina! LOL
damn...George is up for greatest american and you are misrepresenting MV! LOLOLOL
George is up for greatest American? Washington? In what poll? Where can I cast my vote?
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