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applegrove

(118,696 posts) Fri Dec 7, 2012, 12:00 AM Dec 2012

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Just saw Lincoln. What a great flic. Takes you back to a time when

storytelling was king. Reminds me of my grandmother who grew up pre-radio and loved the oral tradition.

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Just saw Lincoln. What a great flic. Takes you back to a time when (Original Post) applegrove Dec 2012 OP

I loved the story about Ethan Allen, the Duke of Marlborough, Aristus Dec 2012 #1

That was a good one. I saw it coming though. applegrove Dec 2012 #2

Yeah, but the fun is in seeing Abraham Lincoln, the saintly darling of junior high Aristus Dec 2012 #3

Daniel Day Lewis played him with a twinkle in his eye. I wasn't applegrove Dec 2012 #4

Aristus

(66,388 posts)

1. I loved the story about Ethan Allen, the Duke of Marlborough,

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 12:02 AM

Dec 2012

and the water closet...

applegrove

(118,696 posts)

2. That was a good one. I saw it coming though.

Reply to Aristus (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 12:05 AM

Dec 2012

Aristus

(66,388 posts)

3. Yeah, but the fun is in seeing Abraham Lincoln, the saintly darling of junior high

Reply to applegrove (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 12:16 AM

Dec 2012

history classes, gleefully utter the word 'shit'.

applegrove

(118,696 posts)

4. Daniel Day Lewis played him with a twinkle in his eye. I wasn't

Reply to Aristus (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 12:29 AM

Dec 2012

expecting the movie to be so funny, but it was. Not much in politics has changed though.

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