03-15-2009, 01:59 AM
Completely off-topic Trivia of the day ! 
Paul B. wrote:
Paul B. wrote:
Quote:As early as the 9th century the Spanish city of Cordoba was renouned for the bright red tawed skins produced there. The French word for shoe-maker, cordonier is derived from the old French form cordouanier, refering to the cordovan leather.....whence comes the English word 'cordwainer', meaning a shoemaker. A 'cobbler' was originally a mere repairer of shoes, and not admissible to the Cordwainer's Guild ( which may still exist).....
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
