Monday, October 13, 2008

Columbus Day........



Columbus sailed the ocean blue,

In Fourteen Hundred-Ninety Two

For many days he was at sea,

Discovering land for you and me.

Ya Ho, Ya Ho, Ya Ho my lads Ya Ho....,

I remember singing this song in Miss Thomas's second grade class..

Personally, I have a problem celebrating the life of a Murdering, Kidnapping, Imperialistic, Thieving, Religious Zealot, but thats just me.......

They did name a town in Ohio after him though!!

Have a Great Day.....G

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10 comments:

  1. barmanOctober 13, 2008 at 10:45:00 AM EDT

    My Dad and Lime were born on that day. Other than that...

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  2. limeOctober 13, 2008 at 12:07:00 PM EDT

    yeah, what barman said. celebrate his dad, me, oh..and hugh jackman too.....mmmmmmm

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  3. SOctober 13, 2008 at 12:34:00 PM EDT

    I am proud to tell you that we do not celebrate Columbus day in my county. We have indigenous peoples day instead. Arent we cool?

    I got a big problem with that Columbus twerp.

    Come see my Mona button, Gman!

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  4. MonaOctober 13, 2008 at 2:33:00 PM EDT

    Columbus was all those things????
    Geeesh!

    But i am glad he discovered land for you who I discovered! :D

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  5. SerenaOctober 13, 2008 at 6:13:00 PM EDT

    By more modern standards, wouldn't Columbus have been hanged as a pirate? Second grade songs -- is there ANYthing you don't remember?:)

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  6. GABOctober 13, 2008 at 10:39:00 PM EDT

    Yeah Im not crazy about someone who was so bad even if he did discover America for us. ah well.

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  7. EveningOctober 14, 2008 at 12:45:00 AM EDT

    Waving at you G-Man.
    xo

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  8. KJOctober 14, 2008 at 6:32:00 AM EDT

    I remember that song.

    Aw....flashback

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  9. buffalodickOctober 14, 2008 at 9:19:00 AM EDT

    He was looking for a trade route by sailing west instead of east. How could a guy so wrong end up so famous?

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  10. G-ManOctober 14, 2008 at 10:56:00 AM EDT

    Barman
    Trini
    SusieMona
    Sherryxo
    Gale
    Reeny
    KJ
    Dickie
    Thanks for visiting this 'Historical' post!!

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