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thought i'd amuse everyone with a tid bit of trivia type information.
it's about the phrase "... or your name is mud." also phrased "i'll do (something), or my name is mud." you know, the phrase meaning a person will have a bad connotation about them or their name as a result of doing or not doing an act or deed. i hope everyone knows what i'm talking about. i realize my description is really, really terrible. really terrible. oh well. anyways, the origin of this phrase does not have anything to do with being dirty, although it has come to mean something along those lines. it really dates back to the times of abraham lincoln, and came about the days after he was shot. as we all know, john wilkes booth shot and killed lincoln as he and his wife were enjoying a play from the balcony of a theatre. (consequently, email me the name of that theatre and maybe i'll give you a sticker or something) we also know that booth proceeded out of the balcony and down the curtain of the stage, falling some ways, breaking his leg as he fell. this was the time that booth shouted his famous phrase "sic semper tyrannis," which also could get you a sticker for the translation.
anyways, after booth fled the scene he sought the help of a doctor. the doctor, not knowing booth had just shot the president, mended the injured booth, and sent him on his way. the phrase comes into play because the doctor's name was dr. mudd. samuel mudd i think, but i could be wrong. so because dr. mudd helped the assassin, people came to say that "your name is mudd (mud) if you did something bad, inconsiderate, unethical, etc.
whatever. i'm done. i think i may delete this whole blarg because of it's length and vague-ness. not to mention stupidity.
peace, mcboober.
thought i'd amuse everyone with a tid bit of trivia type information.
it's about the phrase "... or your name is mud." also phrased "i'll do (something), or my name is mud." you know, the phrase meaning a person will have a bad connotation about them or their name as a result of doing or not doing an act or deed. i hope everyone knows what i'm talking about. i realize my description is really, really terrible. really terrible. oh well. anyways, the origin of this phrase does not have anything to do with being dirty, although it has come to mean something along those lines. it really dates back to the times of abraham lincoln, and came about the days after he was shot. as we all know, john wilkes booth shot and killed lincoln as he and his wife were enjoying a play from the balcony of a theatre. (consequently, email me the name of that theatre and maybe i'll give you a sticker or something) we also know that booth proceeded out of the balcony and down the curtain of the stage, falling some ways, breaking his leg as he fell. this was the time that booth shouted his famous phrase "sic semper tyrannis," which also could get you a sticker for the translation.
anyways, after booth fled the scene he sought the help of a doctor. the doctor, not knowing booth had just shot the president, mended the injured booth, and sent him on his way. the phrase comes into play because the doctor's name was dr. mudd. samuel mudd i think, but i could be wrong. so because dr. mudd helped the assassin, people came to say that "your name is mudd (mud) if you did something bad, inconsiderate, unethical, etc.
whatever. i'm done. i think i may delete this whole blarg because of it's length and vague-ness. not to mention stupidity.
peace, mcboober.
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