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Thomas Jefferson on Banking

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Mickey Richaud said:
coldplugs said:
My favorite Jefferson quote:

"But our machines have now been running for 70. or 80. years, and we must expect that, worn as they are, here a pivot, there a wheel, now a pinion, next a spring, will be giving way: and however we may tinker them up for awhile, all will at length surcease motion."(1)

He said this in a letter to John Adams regarding problems he was having with his Model A Ford.


(1)Cappon, Lester J. ed. The Adams-Jefferson Letters. Chapel Hill NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1959.
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Ummmmm.....
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I'll see your "Ummmmm" and raise you a "huh?"
 
Musta been an early prototype. :smirk:
 
OK, 'fess up: How many of you Googled or Wiki-ed TJ so see when he lived? :smirk:
 
Mickey Richaud said:
OK, 'fess up: How many of you Googled or Wiki-ed TJ so see when he lived? :smirk:
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I did, and was interested to learn that Abigail Adams co-drove an Austin Healey 3000 with Pat Moss in the 1961 Rome-Liege-Rome. Who knew?
 
Wow! And I thought it was the Mille Miglia!
 
And apparently George Washington drove a Dodge Charger. It said so on TV.
 
DNK said:
Oh man, I was like ,totally,believin you!
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Had ya' goin', eh? :cheers:

Actually I recently read a book ("The Billionaires Vinegar") that described a hoax based on a made-up story about Jefferson importing some wine from France. A bunch of bottles were "found" with his initials etched on them and were sold at auction for big bucks. (Oddly, over the next few years even <span style="font-style: italic">more</span> bottles were found - just enough to satisfy the demands of well heeled collectors who wanted to buy them.)
 
coldplugs said:
DNK said:
Oh man, I was like ,totally,believin you!
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Had ya' goin', eh? :cheers:

Actually I recently read a book ("The Billionaires Vinegar") that described a hoax based on a made-up story about Jefferson importing some wine from France. A bunch of bottles were "found" with his initials etched on them and were sold at auction for big bucks. (Oddly, over the next few years even <span style="font-style: italic">more</span> bottles were found - just enough to satisfy the demands of well heeled collectors who wanted to buy them.)
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That's almost more elegant than Bernie's scam!
 
You mean those two cases in the cellar are worthless??!!!
 
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Prezactly! :thumbsup:
 
martx-5 said:
This is why I drink beer... :thirsty:
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In that case, I've got a bottle of fine ale brewed by famed Revolutionary War patriot Sam Adams that I'll sell for $150,000 cash. You can tell it's authentic -- it has his picture right on it!
 
MadRiver said:
martx-5 said:
This is why I drink beer... :thirsty:
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In that case, I've got a bottle of fine ale brewed by famed Revolutionary War patriot Sam Adams that I'll sell for $150,000 cash. You can tell it's authentic -- it has his picture right on it!
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:confuse: You mean those are collectable! Darn, I had six of 'em but didn't know, and so I drank them.
Sheesh, day late and a dollar short...... :cryin:
 
All is not lost, you can get some money for the bottles at a recycling center. Here in CA, it is a ½¢ per pound. Can't even buy a gumball for that now a days.
 
MadRiver said:
martx-5 said:
This is why I drink beer... :thirsty:
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In that case, I've got a bottle of fine ale brewed by famed Revolutionary War patriot Sam Adams that I'll sell for $150,000 cash. You can tell it's authentic -- it has his picture right on it!
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You can't fool me with that...I know better. Any beer that's been sitting for over 200 years is spoiled... :cheers:
 
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