Best Facebook Find of the Day
Diane Ellis ·
November 8, 2011 at 1:59am
Now according to that font of truth that is Wikipedia, the caption on the image may be but a legend. Nevertheless, it's always good to find fellow admirers of Silent Cal.
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Mar '11
Re: Best Facebook Find of the Day
Cal is a favorite of mine.
“I have noticed that nothing I have never said ever did me any harm.”
(I try to keep that one in mind just before I post anything.)
This one is pretty important right now: “Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.”
Aug '10
Re: Best Facebook Find of the Day
1 word Gottaloveit. !
Nov '10
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An exceptional quote which has stirred me to more research into this fellow.
Jun '10
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Another Cal story--perhaps apocryphal. Cal returns from church and is asked what the subject of the sermon was.
Response: "Sin."
Question: "What did the minister say about it."
Response: "He was against it."
Oct '10
Re: Best Facebook Find of the Day
Diane & tabula rasa, those are in David Pietruza's book.
"Grace Coolidge was convinced that her husband employed his sense of humor largely for her own amusement. “I know that is true,” she once recalled, “of one characteristic comment which I heard him make, and it was uttered in so low a tone I almost missed it. “Across the street from us lived a Smith College professor who had been a missionary in Palestine for nine years before he came to Smith. He had many interesting stories to tell of his experiences there. My mother was always a wonderful listener. One Sunday afternoon we were all sitting on the front porch when the professor came across the street to pay us a neighborly call. Finding an eager listener in Mother, he was soon launched upon one of his favorite topics. After a while, Mr. Coolidge quietly withdrew into the house. The neighbor talked on until twilight. “After supper, when the family was seated around the evening lamp, Mother had much to say of Professor Grant and his talk about Palestine. From behind his paper I heard my husband mumble, ‘He’s used to talking to the heathen.’”
Feb '11
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Don't know how true it is, but here's a funny story I heard during my history-major days:
Coolidge regularly irritated the press by giving a stock "no comment" answer to practically every question put to him. As one press conference was winding down - in which nearly every question received the standard "no comment" reply, the reporters were clearly showing their frustration. When the last question came, Coolidge offered yet another "no comment", then gave them all a conspiratorial look and beckoned them nearer. Thinking they were about to get a scoop, they eagerly gathered around him, at which point he added "and don't quote me on that".
Oct '10
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No one is going to mention the chicken farm story? You folks are too refined.
Mar '11
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Ah, the Coolidge Effect. I almost forgot about that.
Jun '10
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bereket kelile:
"Grace Coolidge was convinced that her husband employed his sense of humor largely for her own amusement. “I know that is true,” she once recalled, “of one characteristic comment which I heard him make, and it was uttered in so low a tone I almost missed it. “Across the street from us lived a Smith College professor who had been a missionary in Palestine for nine years before he came to Smith. He had many interesting stories to tell of his experiences there. My mother was always a wonderful listener. One Sunday afternoon we were all sitting on the front porch when the professor came across the street to pay us a neighborly call. Finding an eager listener in Mother, he was soon launched upon one of his favorite topics. After a while, Mr. Coolidge quietly withdrew into the house. The neighbor talked on until twilight. “After supper, when the family was seated around the evening lamp, Mother had much to say of Professor Grant and his talk about Palestine. From behind his paper I heard my husband mumble, ‘He’s used to talking to the heathen.’”
Awesome; but isn't it a PC violation to say "heathen."
Edited on November 8, 2011 at 5:41pm