March 15th, 2015: Big Feathers

xoxoxoBruce · 03-15-2015, 04:46 PM

Sorry for the picture quality but this is a semi-bootleg photo of a sculpture which won't be dedicated for a few more months.
It consists of nine huge stainless steel Eagle Feathers. [Groucho with cigar] I'd hate for somebody to give me that bird.[/Groucho]

Let's back up and explain the backstory.
It started 1847, only 16 years after signing the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, by which President Andrew Jackson agreed to rescue the Choctaw from the snake and mosquito infested swamps of Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. Probably as a reward for being one of Andy's faithful allies in the War of 1812, he magnanimously gave them the fruitful prairies of Oklahoma. The Choctaw were so happy the cried the whole way to their new paradise.
You may of heard of the journey... The Trail of Tears?

Anyway, those ungrateful, treacherous Choctaw gathered in Scullyville, Oklahoma, and collected $170 (probably stolen from good Christian children on there way to Sunday School), which would be almost $5000 today. They then forwarded it through agents in the USA, to a foreign rabble preparing to swarm our shores by the millions.
You may have heard of them... the dreaded Irish.

OK, calm down bluecuracao, put away the sword, Griff.

Obviously I've been having fun with some bits of history which are very serious, and have left permanent cultural scars, however...
IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A FURY,
BE YOUR OWN JUDGE AND YOUR OWN JURY.
PASS THAT PEACE PIPE AND BURY THAT HATCHET
LIKE THE CHOCTAWS, CHICKASAWS,
CHATTAHOOCHEES, CHIPPEWAS DO.
See, you can fleece us at the casino, but we'll smack your butt in popular culture, so let's all lighten up and make fun of the Australians.

NAG, ironically a Canadian, reminds Americans of the generosity of the Choctaw, who weren't exactly living large themselves, when they heard of the Irish potato famine. However the Irish have not forgotten, as this sculpture under construction in Bailic Park, Midleton, Co Cork, Ireland, proves.

links
Irish central on the sculpture.
Irish central on the Choctaw gift.

03-15-2015, 04:46 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	March 15th, 2015: Big Feathers Sorry for the picture quality but this is a semi-bootleg photo of a sculpture which won't be dedicated for a few more months. It consists of nine huge stainless steel Eagle Feathers. [Groucho with cigar] I'd hate for somebody to give me that bird.[/Groucho] Let's back up and explain the backstory. It started 1847, only 16 years after signing the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, by which President Andrew Jackson agreed to rescue the Choctaw from the snake and mosquito infested swamps of Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. Probably as a reward for being one of Andy's faithful allies in the War of 1812, he magnanimously gave them the fruitful prairies of Oklahoma. The Choctaw were so happy the cried the whole way to their new paradise. You may of heard of the journey... The Trail of Tears? Anyway, those ungrateful, treacherous Choctaw gathered in Scullyville, Oklahoma, and collected $170 (probably stolen from good Christian children on there way to Sunday School), which would be almost $5000 today. They then forwarded it through agents in the USA, to a foreign rabble preparing to swarm our shores by the millions. You may have heard of them... the dreaded Irish. OK, calm down bluecuracao, put away the sword, Griff. Obviously I've been having fun with some bits of history which are very serious, and have left permanent cultural scars, however... IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A FURY, BE YOUR OWN JUDGE AND YOUR OWN JURY. PASS THAT PEACE PIPE AND BURY THAT HATCHET LIKE THE CHOCTAWS, CHICKASAWS, CHATTAHOOCHEES, CHIPPEWAS DO. See, you can fleece us at the casino, but we'll smack your butt in popular culture, so let's all lighten up and make fun of the Australians. NAG, ironically a Canadian, reminds Americans of the generosity of the Choctaw, who weren't exactly living large themselves, when they heard of the Irish potato famine. However the Irish have not forgotten, as this sculpture under construction in Bailic Park, Midleton, Co Cork, Ireland, proves. links Irish central on the sculpture. Irish central on the Choctaw gift. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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