Happy Independence Day

Thomen · 07-02-09, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

It would not be an Platapus historical thread without a Platapus "who really cares" trivia question.

Of the 56 signers of the declaration, most of them were Lawyers and Merchants. Only one was a gifted musician. Although he was an amateur, he played the Harpsicord along side professional musicians in concerts in the 1760's.

Name dat dude!

Francis Hopkinson?

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Hopkinson was a reputed amateur musician. He began to play the harpsichord at age seventeen and, during the 1750s, hand-copied arias, songs, and instrumental pieces by many European composers. By the 1760s he was good enough on the harpsichord to play with professional musicians in concerts.

Kapitan_Phillips · 07-02-09, 07:40 PM

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DA-

Platapus · 07-02-09, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomen

Francis Hopkinson?

Excellent!

Next useless trivial question:

Of the 56 signers of the Declaration, only two of them were bachelors.

Name dem dudes!

Letum · 07-02-09, 08:52 PM

Signatories, not signers.

Caesar Rodney and Joseph Hewes.

Google makes trivia much less fun.

Platapus · 07-02-09, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Letum

Caesar Rodney and Joseph Hewes.

Google makes trivia much less fun.

Excellent.

And I agree. Trivia was so much more interesting back when you had to read books.

Torplexed · 07-02-09, 09:44 PM

Happy Fourth of July. See y'all at the fireworks stand.

Lagger123987 · 07-03-09, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Happy Fourth of July. See y'all at the fireworks stand.

Dammit! I'm keeping this picture! Happy 4th of July!

Platapus · 07-03-09, 07:33 AM

So am I the only one who has the fantasy of driving past a fireworks stand and pulling out a bow and flaming arrow?

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Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DA- __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

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Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Signatories, not signers. Caesar Rodney and Joseph Hewes. Google makes trivia much less fun. __________________

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,396 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	So am I the only one who has the fantasy of driving past a fireworks stand and pulling out a bow and flaming arrow? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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07-02-09, 09:44 PM	#6
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Happy Fourth of July. See y'all at the fireworks stand.