X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with ESMTP id 955366 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:31:48 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.102; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k0R2V2XT024462 for ; Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:31:04 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001a01c622e9$bc873620$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Heroes Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:31:10 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C622BF.D3568B00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C622BF.D3568B00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Boy, is nothing sacred any more. Now, I think the only way I would be = convinced (one way or the other ) is to go do the research myself {:>).=20 Too bad the "media" types seems to feel they need to "embellish" the = lives of those which need none. I found the Mr. Rogers' story plausible = because when I first started college back in 1958, I had a History = teacher, that almost seem a double for Mr. Rogers, tall, slim built, and = quite temperament and manner - and he did have a tattoo on his forearm = which he mostly kept hidden. The story was that he had been a ranger in WWII - a story that gain = considerable credence the day I saw him physically picked up a rowdy = college football student in the classroom and bodily throw him out the = classroom door. He then returned to his desk, ran his fingers through = his slightly mussed hair and continued to read to us from the Egyptian = "Book of the Dead" prayer book. It was one mild mannered history = teacher I would never consider messing with. So the Mr. Rodgers story = was believable to me. Great fellow for the kids in any case. Ed A . ----- Original Message -----=20 From: M Roberts=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 9:06 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Heroes Being from a military family and generally knowing the type, this all = sounded a little strange to me. Lee Marvin I could believe, even the = Captain, but not Mr. Rogers (not to disparage him, it just didn't fit). = So here is what I found. Don't believe anything you read and only half of what you see ;-) http://www.snopes.com/military/marvin.asp Monty ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C622BF.D3568B00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Boy, is nothing sacred any more. Now, I = think the=20 only way I would be convinced (one way or the other ) is to go do = the=20 research myself {:>). 
 
  Too bad the "media" types seems to feel = they need=20 to "embellish" the lives of those which need none.  I found the Mr. = Rogers'=20 story plausible because when I first started college back in 1958, I had = a=20 History teacher, that almost seem a double for Mr. Rogers, tall, slim = built, and=20 quite temperament and manner - and he did have a tattoo on his = forearm=20 which he mostly kept hidden.
 
The story was that he had been a ranger in WWII = - a story=20 that gain considerable credence the  day I saw him  physically =  picked up a rowdy college football student in the classroom  = and=20 bodily throw him out the classroom door.  He then returned to his = desk, ran=20 his fingers through his slightly mussed hair and continued to read to us = from=20 the Egyptian "Book of the Dead" prayer book.  It was one mild = mannered=20 history teacher I would never consider messing with.  So the Mr. = Rodgers=20 story was believable to me.  Great fellow for the kids in any=20 case.
 
 
Ed A
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From:=20 M=20 Roberts
Sent: Thursday, January 26, = 2006 9:06=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] = Heroes

Being from a military family and = generally=20 knowing the type, this all sounded a little strange to me. Lee Marvin = I could=20 believe, even the Captain, but not Mr. Rogers (not to disparage him, = it just=20 didn't fit). So here is what I found.
 
Don't believe anything you read and = only half of=20 what you see ;-)
 
http://www.snopes.com/= military/marvin.asp
 
Monty
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