Walt wrote:
Ed Conrad wrote:
a bunch of crap, mercifully snipped

All I can say is "God Bless Vespucciland"

//Walt

What Vespucciland?, Amerika as in Richard Americk
Had a whole continent named after him, America!
He was wholly Welsh , surname Ap Meurig. In 1491 He was working as the
senior customs official in Bristol and regularly sent supplies to ships
in the fishing grounds off Newfoundland. In 1497 he authorised John
Cabot to search for the new land.

"Jack Linthicum" wrote in message
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| Walt wrote:
| Ed Conrad wrote:
| a bunch of crap, mercifully snipped
|
| All I can say is "God Bless Vespucciland"
|
| //Walt
|
| What Vespucciland?, Amerika as in Richard Americk
| Had a whole continent named after him, America!
| He was wholly Welsh , surname Ap Meurig. In 1491 He was working as the
| senior customs official in Bristol and regularly sent supplies to ships
| in the fishing grounds off Newfoundland. In 1497 he authorised John
| Cabot to search for the new land.

And Cabot found the new found land and called it NewFoundLand,
shortly after he kicked out that damned Norwegian Dane from Ireland,
Eric the Ginger, right?
http://www.clubworkout.com/bonvoyage...on/erikthered/

Androcles

Jack Linthicum wrote:
Walt wrote:

All I can say is "God Bless Vespucciland"

What Vespucciland?, Amerika as in Richard Americk
Had a whole continent named after him, America!
He was wholly Welsh , surname Ap Meurig. In 1491 He was working as the
senior customs official in Bristol and regularly sent supplies to ships
in the fishing grounds off Newfoundland. In 1497 he authorised John
Cabot to search for the new land.

Oh right. I remember him.

He was the second cousin to Donald Zurley, famous crafter of lanterns in
the late 18 century, immortalized by Francis Scott Key in the Star
Spangled Banner.

//Walt
//
//Oh Say can you see, by the Don Zurley light?

"Walt" wrote in message
...
| Jack Linthicum wrote:
| Walt wrote:
|
| All I can say is "God Bless Vespucciland"
|
| What Vespucciland?, Amerika as in Richard Americk
| Had a whole continent named after him, America!
| He was wholly Welsh , surname Ap Meurig. In 1491 He was working as the
| senior customs official in Bristol and regularly sent supplies to ships
| in the fishing grounds off Newfoundland. In 1497 he authorised John
| Cabot to search for the new land.
|
| Oh right. I remember him.
|
| He was the second cousin to Donald Zurley, famous crafter of lanterns in
| the late 18 century, immortalized by Francis Scott Key in the Star
| Spangled Banner.
|
| //Walt
| //
| //Oh Say can you see, by the Don Zurley light?

Hey! Good one.
The Rocket's red glare,
was bursting hot coals in the track from sea to shining sea.
http://www.androcles01.pwp.blueyonde...ket/Rocket.htm