Two Questions
Two Questions
Here are my two questions:
1. Which are/is your favorite Jim Corbett and/or Kenneth Anderson book(s)/story(ies)?
2. Why do you love these books so much?
1. Which are/is your favorite Jim Corbett and/or Kenneth Anderson book(s)/story(ies)?
2. Why do you love these books so much?
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Ahh... is this the one of which you speak?
He doesn't sound like the writerly type.
"Gentleman" Jim Corbett
(James John Corbett)
Corbett was one of the greatest heavyweights of all-time; He has been called the "Father of Modern Boxing" because of his innovations in fighting style.
He was clever, agile, and "jack-rabbit" quick; He utilized fast jabs and hooks, and possessed excellent footwork along with slippery head and body movement
Nat Fleischer ranked Corbett as the #5 All-Time Heavyweight and Charley Rose ranked him as the #9 All-Time Heavyweight; He was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990
BORN : September 1 1866; San Francisco, California
DIED : February 18 1933; Bayside, Queens, New York
HEIGHT : 6-1 1/2 WEIGHT : 173-190 lbs
RACE : White; Irish-American MANAGER : William A. Brady
He doesn't sound like the writerly type.
"Gentleman" Jim Corbett
(James John Corbett)
Corbett was one of the greatest heavyweights of all-time; He has been called the "Father of Modern Boxing" because of his innovations in fighting style.
He was clever, agile, and "jack-rabbit" quick; He utilized fast jabs and hooks, and possessed excellent footwork along with slippery head and body movement
Nat Fleischer ranked Corbett as the #5 All-Time Heavyweight and Charley Rose ranked him as the #9 All-Time Heavyweight; He was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990
BORN : September 1 1866; San Francisco, California
DIED : February 18 1933; Bayside, Queens, New York
HEIGHT : 6-1 1/2 WEIGHT : 173-190 lbs
RACE : White; Irish-American MANAGER : William A. Brady
No. Actually Corbett was born James Edward Corbett, but was universally known as "Jim," the name he wrote his books under. The internet is an amazing place, but I haven't been able to find out much about Anderson beyond what's in his books. No biographies of him at all, whereas there are at least 2 of Corbett.
Apropos of nothing at all, I'm listening to Marion Verbruggen playing Telemann's A Minor Suite while I goof around here. Just beautiful.
Apropos of nothing at all, I'm listening to Marion Verbruggen playing Telemann's A Minor Suite while I goof around here. Just beautiful.
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i love it! bloomie, i think you have to start by complimenting his (i.e., the Vogon's) poetry.Bloomfield wrote:I have two questions, too:
1. Does it really, cosmically speaking, matter if I get up and go to work today?
2. What is the best way to get a drink out of a Vogon?
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One of the best lightbulb jokes I've heard:Bloomfield wrote:i was quoting my fav lightbulb joke:
Q: How many Harvard girls does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: First of all, its Radcliff, not Harvard. Second of all, it's women not girls. Third of all, it's not funny.
Q: How many boring people does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: One.
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