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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Who was the father of our country, Sidney? #177409 06/15/2008 5:05 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1 Marcos stranger Marcos stranger Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1 In the NYT today, William Safire writes:  Quote: Let me recall this gag, a literary chestnut but apropos: What is the question to which “Washington Irving” is the answer? The question: “Who was the father of our country, Sidney? I don't get it. Help, please! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Who was the father of our country, Sidney? Marcos 06/15/2008 5:05 PM Re: Who was the father of our country, Sidney? of troy 06/15/2008 6:45 PM Re: Who was the father of our country, Sidney? tsuwm 06/15/2008 7:44 PM Re: Who was the father of our country, Sidney? The Pook 06/16/2008 2:48 AM Re: Who was the father of our country, Sidney? Faldage 06/16/2008 10:15 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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