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a little funny history
Old Rip, Miracle Horned Toad, Eastland, Texas
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Posted 7 y ago
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We lost a great toad today. May he rest in peace, and be remembered forever.
Good day my friend SGT Jim Arnold and thank you for making us aware about legendary Old Rip. It is a good thing PETA did not exist in 1897 :-)
in a galaxy far away, an animated toad was decapitated it seems :-)
RIP Toad
We lost a great toad today. May he rest in peace, and be remembered forever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INaC05YQteM
"In 1897 a horned toad was placed in the cornerstone of the courthouse in Eastland, Texas, as it was being sealed. People remembered the event, but no one thought much of it until February 18, 1928, when the courthouse was demolished to make way for a new model. Three thousand people were on hand to watch the opening of the old cornerstone. Inside lay the horned toad -- flat and covered with dust -- and ALIVE! After 31 years!
The toad was christened "Old Rip" and became a national sensation. He toured the U.S. He met President Coolidge. Local gas stations gave away complimentary toads to customers.
Eleven months after his resurrection, Old Rip croaked. His body was embalmed and placed in a tiny, velvet-lined open casket in the lobby of the new courthouse.'
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC Bill Koski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown Maj Marty Hogan MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SPC Margaret Higgins MSgt Jason McClish AN Christopher Crayne SPC Tom DeSmet SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT (Join to see) SSG David Andrews
in a galaxy far away, an animated toad was decapitated it seems :-)
RIP Toad
We lost a great toad today. May he rest in peace, and be remembered forever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INaC05YQteM
"In 1897 a horned toad was placed in the cornerstone of the courthouse in Eastland, Texas, as it was being sealed. People remembered the event, but no one thought much of it until February 18, 1928, when the courthouse was demolished to make way for a new model. Three thousand people were on hand to watch the opening of the old cornerstone. Inside lay the horned toad -- flat and covered with dust -- and ALIVE! After 31 years!
The toad was christened "Old Rip" and became a national sensation. He toured the U.S. He met President Coolidge. Local gas stations gave away complimentary toads to customers.
Eleven months after his resurrection, Old Rip croaked. His body was embalmed and placed in a tiny, velvet-lined open casket in the lobby of the new courthouse.'
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC Bill Koski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown Maj Marty Hogan MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SPC Margaret Higgins MSgt Jason McClish AN Christopher Crayne SPC Tom DeSmet SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT (Join to see) SSG David Andrews
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SGT Jim Arnold
yep they were great to play with as a kid just stick them on a big red ant bed and let em eat
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SFC Jordan Gaudard SSgt Christopher Brose SFC (Join to see) LTC Greg Henning LTC (Join to see) LT Brad McInnisSFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL MAJ Raymond HaynesSPC Mike Lake SGT (Join to see) SGT (Join to see)Cpl Scott McCarroll SGT (Join to see) MSgt Stephen CouncilCPT (Join to see)Capt Christian D. Orr SGT Gregory LawritsonSSG Andrew Colket CW5 John M. PO3 Galon Miller
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