"Chas Hurst" wrote in message
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> "Lee" wrote in message
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> > On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 20:56:02 -0500, "Chas Hurst"
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> > >Abe Lincoln did, remember Gettysburgh?
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> > No, I'm not that old. (G)
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> > Actually, the Gettyburg occasion wasn't a soldier's funeral, it was a
> > dedication as I recall.
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> I thought you weren't that old.
> It could be construed as both a dedication and a memorial. No matter, the
> Address is as fine a piece of oratory as was ever spoken.

I just tested myself, and discovered that the ancient grey cells still can
summon those words verbatim. Now that is astonishing, for a man who cannot
remember what he had for dinner last night.

I wonder if there isn't something to be said for rote learning, even in this
enlightened age.

ted


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