tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post680867870708652562..comments2023-11-10T16:19:46.880-05:00Comments on Blogslot: Spot the AllusionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-69849734643756137292007-11-03T16:32:00.000-04:002007-11-03T16:32:00.000-04:00OK, so John Cullum presumably *played* Edward Rutl...OK, so John Cullum presumably *played* Edward Rutledge... I guess this is a style question: cite the actor or cite the character? I would have assumed the latter, unless a specific production is being referenced.Aranfellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133751350348493962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-40123659753150387562007-11-03T16:23:00.000-04:002007-11-03T16:23:00.000-04:00Right, except the South Carolina delegate in "1776...Right, except the South Carolina delegate in "1776" is Edward Rutledge, who sings "Molasses to Rum".Aranfellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133751350348493962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-68602889138804133862007-10-05T14:51:00.000-04:002007-10-05T14:51:00.000-04:00The North Carolina congressman says something like...The North Carolina congressman says something like "North Carolina yields to South Carolina." Them after S.C. (John Cullum) votes, N.C. votes the same as S.C.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254864390901981613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-32708632100295057252007-09-28T13:03:00.000-04:002007-09-28T13:03:00.000-04:00I thought it was "North Carolina abstains, courteo...I thought it was "North Carolina abstains, courteously."ncatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14083564837601234120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-67152034900061637162007-09-27T10:44:00.000-04:002007-09-27T10:44:00.000-04:00Yep, Paul and Meaplet have it. That elementary-sch...Yep, Paul and Meaplet have it. That elementary-school screening of "1776" has stayed with me.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512881095588291721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-37745628894603701972007-09-27T09:21:00.000-04:002007-09-27T09:21:00.000-04:00"New York abstains, courteously." From 1776, right..."New York abstains, courteously." From 1776, right?meaplethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552106542400273190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-35019634362801366752007-09-27T08:29:00.000-04:002007-09-27T08:29:00.000-04:00Nope. Must be too early to think.Nope. Must be too early to think.Phillip Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360921983770224038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-58352988262227400052007-09-27T07:09:00.000-04:002007-09-27T07:09:00.000-04:00And they just quoted your headline on the Today sh...And they just quoted your headline on the Today show! Sadly, they didn't play "guess the allusion."Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284315423546535476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-30438378658640319502007-09-27T06:05:00.000-04:002007-09-27T06:05:00.000-04:00I doubt this is what you were shooting for, but I ...I doubt this is what you were shooting for, but I can't get the musical "1776" out of my head. Those who have seen the show, or the movie, know that the New York delegation to the Continental Congress never voted on an issue -- at least until the very end, the vote on independence, when it really counted. Until that point they always abstained ... courteously.<BR/><BR/>How's that for reaching for an allusion?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284315423546535476noreply@blogger.com