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ISSUE NO. 19 // MORE THINGS THAT SOUND DIRTY… BUT AREN’T
Unless you’re brand-new here, I’m sure you’ve noticed my juvenile sense of humor. Several months ago, I shared my collection of Things that Sound Dirty But Aren’t. I called out Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky’s book The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution as having the most entries in my collection.
Chervinsky’ book still contains the most foreign intercourse I’ve encountered to-date. But in terms of domestic intercourse?
Now Heirs of the Founders: Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants, by H. W. Brands, is the one to beat.
Let’s get to it.
PS If you blush easily, are a child, and/or are already mumbling “well, I never” under your very disappointed breath, feel free to skip this post.
A cock-boat is a small boat used to get people or things from the big boat to the shore and vice versa. So there you go.
It was his racehorse, Thruxton. Not just some rando racehorse. And the other guy also insulted Jackson’s wife. Who among us hasn’t gotten into a duel defending our racehorse and spouse?
I don’t even know WTF Calhoun is talking about. He didn’t even care that much about Peggy Eaton and knew it was dangerous taking a stand against his boss, President Jackson. But, strategically speaking, happy wife happy life.
FUN FACT: Did you know that John Calhoun’s father-in-law was named… John Calhoun? Yeah, that’s right. Not weird at all, Floride. Not weird at all.
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