Daily Trivia – December 26
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December 26, 2018 at 6:04 PM #5229
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December 26, 2018 at 6:05 PM #5230
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December 26, 2018 at 6:06 PM #5232
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December 26, 2018 at 6:07 PM #5236
The Tuxedo was introduced as a compromise between formal wear and a smoking jacket. Is there a town called Tuxedo Junction? That could be it.
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December 26, 2018 at 6:09 PM #5238
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December 26, 2018 at 6:09 PM #5239
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December 26, 2018 at 6:12 PM #5245
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December 26, 2018 at 6:12 PM #5244
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December 26, 2018 at 6:13 PM #5246
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December 26, 2018 at 6:16 PM #5251
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December 26, 2018 at 6:13 PM #5247
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December 26, 2018 at 6:17 PM #5253
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December 26, 2018 at 6:31 PM #5259
Rovaniemi, Finland for a week’s stay at the Arctic Treehouse Hotel! The views of the aurora are magnificient from your room! There are number of fun winter things to do there—reindeer racing, night skiing. You can try out some of the local brews too while enjoying hearty dishes served buffet style. Have a great time!
“Hope is the feathered thing that perches in your heart.” ~ Emily Dickinson
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December 26, 2018 at 6:16 PM #5252
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December 26, 2018 at 6:36 PM #5260
This would have been in the spring of 1975, on a drive from Saratoga Springs NY, through New Jersey, and on to Albuquerque. (That’s a strange route!) It was foggy as hell, pea soup, visibility down to a few feet. I had fog lights on my Ford Bronco, and I was creeping along at 20 mph. I wondered why there seemed to be no other cars on the road. I looked in the mirror and saw a string of headlights that went on almost infinitely. They were all following me, relying on my fog lights. If I had driven off the road, I would have taken 200 cars with me. I remember seeing a sign for Tuxedo Park and thinking it was an interesting name.
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December 26, 2018 at 7:05 PM #5269
… where did the name “Tuxedo” come from for the place?
Is that Algonqin? What does it mean in its original language?
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December 26, 2018 at 7:55 PM #5278
The name is derived from a Native American word of the Lenape language, <i>tucsedo</i> or <i>p’tuxseepu</i>, which is said to mean “crooked water” <sup id=”cite_ref-3″ class=”reference”></sup>or “crooked river.”<sup id=”cite_ref-4″ class=”reference”></sup>
Tuxedo Park is a village within the southern part of the town of Tuxedo, near New York Route 17 and the New York State Thruway.
The evening dress for men now popularly known in America as a <i>tuxedo</i>, takes its name from Tuxedo Park. It was brought there by James Brown Potter, who had been introduced to the garment by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII.)<sup id=”cite_ref-5″ class=”reference”></sup>
FYI: James Brown Potter was the son of Brown Brothers partner Howard Potter, thus the name given to honor the Brown brother who hired him, James Brown (1791-1877)
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