Who said "Even Napoleon had his Watergate" ?
Elwood P Dowd
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Thu May-12-11 08:00 PM
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Who said "Even Napoleon had his Watergate" ? |
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Wish him a happy 86th birthday. One of my heroes from back in the 1950s - 1960s when I was young.
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"Even Napoleon had his Watergate."
"Nobody ever goes to that place anymore, it's always too crowded."
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Thu May-12-11 08:03 PM
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1. Indeed, Sir: "The Future Is Hard To Predict, On Account Of It Ain't happened Yet" |
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Edited on Thu May-12-11 08:04 PM by The Magistrate
"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
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Thu May-12-11 08:22 PM
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2. "Nobody goes there anymore ; it's too crowded." |
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Fri May-13-11 12:16 AM
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11. One the greatest practical examples of a paradox. |
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Thu May-12-11 09:40 PM
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3. Sorry to be so nit-picky, but |
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no one would have said "Even Napoleon had his Watergate" until at least 1972.
But "Even Napoleon had his Waterloo" was a saying.
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Thu May-12-11 10:15 PM
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6. He said it later, and it's his 86th birthday so, I'm guessing |
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Samuel Goldwyn? No wait. He was famous for similar sayings.
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Fri May-13-11 12:18 AM
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12. This involves the "excruciating minutiae" of Major League Baseball. n/t |
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Edited on Fri May-13-11 12:19 AM by trackfan
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Thu May-12-11 10:06 PM
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4. Bill Mazeroski? No, wrong but he did watch Bill's home run go over |
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his head in left field at Forbes in 1960, game 7 bottom of the ninth.
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Thu May-12-11 10:10 PM
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5. That, Ma'am, was One Helluva World Series.... |
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Thu May-12-11 10:20 PM
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7. The only sieries won with a homer in the bottom of the ninth and |
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the losing team had the MVP.
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The Magistrate
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Thu May-12-11 10:25 PM
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8. Losing Side Got Twice As Many Runs, Too, Ma'am |
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Timing, as they say, is everything.
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Thu May-12-11 10:26 PM
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Thu May-12-11 10:29 PM
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10. I guessed, then googled. |
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Fri May-13-11 12:21 AM
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13. Pretty much all of these have been debunked |
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Fun to pretend though I guess.
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Fri May-13-11 12:21 AM
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