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TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Every so often you might receive a gift that leaves you
wondering what the giver was thinking! It seems the presidents
of the U.S. are not immune to receiving unusual gifts either.
Here are a few examples of unique items given to former
presidents...
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "The manner of giving is worth more than the gift."
HINT: (1606-1684), French tragedian who was one of the three
great seventeenth-century French dramatists.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
George W. Bush received 300 pounds of raw lamb meat from
the president of Argentina in 2003. The lamb was accepted
by the Office of the President on behalf of the nation, and
passed along to the General Services Administration. Most
non-perishable gifts of state end up in presidential
libraries or the National Archives.
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The president of Azerbaijan hired renowned carpet portrait
artist Kamil Aliyev to design a gift for Bill Clinton in
1997. Aliyev's design featured the First Couple inside a
heart-shaped medallion, the first double portrait he ever
attempted. After Aliyev designed the carpet and dyed the
yarn, 12 young women were hired to help complete the
portrait in 10 weeks.
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In 1990, the president of Indonesia presented a Komodo
dragon to President Bush. Bush donated the dragon, named
Naga, to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Guess he
didn't have room for such a pet in the White House.
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VIDEO CLIP
Bob Hope - Golfing With The Presidents
It's Bob Hope on the golf course with Presidents, Clinton,
Bush and Ford. After watching this clip, if any of them are
ever on a golf course with you, BE CAREFUL, it sounds like
they've taken out a spectator or two.
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=267
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A Pakistani man by the name of S. Nabi Ahmed Rizvi presented
President Nixon with a magnifying glass inside a plush blue
velvet box, along with two snapshots of himself and two
grains of rice. One grain of rice featured a portrait of
Nixon as president; the other featured a portrait of a young
Nixon in the Navy.
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What better way to show your president you admire him than
by carving his likeness into a peach pit? R.J. McErlean?s
memorable ode to JFK features a portrait of Kennedy and the
inscription ?President John F. Kennedy of the United States.?
An eagle on a shield is carved on the left side of the pit,
above a depiction of St. Christopher.
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Rutherford B. Hayes was once given a lemon carved to look
like a pig, a gift that might have been meant as a jab at
Hayes' wife Lucy. The first lady was nicknamed "Lemonade
Lucy" because she banned alcoholic beverages at state
functions. The unique gift later ended up in an exhibit at
the Herbert Hoover presidential library titled, ?Weird and
Wonderful: Gifts Fit For a President.?
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
Tis true I have both face and hands
And move before your eyes
Yet when I go, my body stands
And when I stand, I lie
What am I?
Submit your answer by visiting: http://www.thedailytease.com
Answer will be posted in Friday's Trivia Today. Good Luck!
If your name appears in Friday's newsletter,
email me your complete name and address and I will ship
your prize.
Be sure to put "Winner" in the subject line.
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QUOTE: "The manner of giving is worth more than the gift."
ANSWER: Pierre Corneille.
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