LJ Idol - Week 16 - Reinventing the Wheel

[malruniel11]

There's a saying that many people from my generation were introduced to modified as a joke:  If it's not Baroque, don't fix it!  The reality in the hidden wisdom that Cogsworth shared with me has always stuck with me.  If something isn't broken, don't fix it.

Those of us familiar with U.S. History know that in 1920, with the ratification of the

Comments

[roina_arwen]

Heh - I actually have a Boynton sticker in my collection that features a set of gophers wearing white wigs, one at a piano and one holding a violin, with the saying "Gopher Baroque." =)

[malruniel11]

Ok, that's awesome! Now I want one!

[roina_arwen]

Hang on - I'm taking a photo and posting it to Facebook for you! :)

[muchtooarrogant]

H'm, you've just proven what I already knew without a doubt; my knowledge of U.S. history sucks. *smile* A very interesting essay.

Dan

[malruniel11]

Well, as you can see above, just about no one, myself included, knew this before this week! Thank you for reading!

[karmasoup]

Wow. I didn't know that either... I wonder if there is something like this coming down the line if marriage is ever constitutionally defined as between one woman and one man, as if our government should have any business in the matter at all. Thanks for sharing this.