tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393866247037231950.post2301194963723215068..comments2024-01-08T15:19:56.785-08:00Comments on Howling at the Moon: A Horses Tail....or Tale.......Wollf Howlsatmoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326431237011861478noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393866247037231950.post-74029189592219732382008-11-20T15:01:00.000-08:002008-11-20T15:01:00.000-08:00the part about the horses' patooties in charge in ...the part about the horses' patooties in charge in Washington is STILL true!<BR/><BR/>Rave on!aAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781609606261382365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393866247037231950.post-157459704807797502008-11-20T13:57:00.000-08:002008-11-20T13:57:00.000-08:00*STANDING O*e~C*STANDING O*<BR/><BR/>e~CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393866247037231950.post-23865773228184158062008-11-20T11:47:00.000-08:002008-11-20T11:47:00.000-08:00And accepted, Gents. Offered as a Parable, not as ...And accepted, Gents. Offered as a Parable, not as hard fact. Nice to see the comments.<BR/>Thanks for stopping by.<BR/>WollfWollf Howlsatmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13326431237011861478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393866247037231950.post-25383294052731162962008-11-20T11:41:00.000-08:002008-11-20T11:41:00.000-08:00Yep ... hoax or e-rumor.http://www.truthorfiction....Yep ... hoax or e-rumor.<BR/><BR/>http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/r/railwidth.htm<BR/><BR/>Ruts on Roman roads are not 14' 8.5" apart.<BR/><BR/>There were several competing rail gauges in the US ... the most common one ( that was eventually mandated by Congress ) was invented by a British mine owner for use inside his own mines, and had nothing to do with standard cart widths.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393866247037231950.post-92032239789018297452008-11-19T17:26:00.000-08:002008-11-19T17:26:00.000-08:00WollfChariots ceased to have military importance i...Wollf<BR/>Chariots <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot" REL="nofollow">ceased to have military importance</A> in the 4th century BC, but chariot races continued to be popular in Constantinople until the 6th century.<BR/>Chariots were restricted to triumphal and ovational processions in Rome after about 100 BC and the Roman roads in northern Italy, Gaul and Britain were not begun until the first century BC. <BR/><BR/>Another urban legend bites the dust courtesy of a nit picking history major. Sorry.ΛΕΟΝΙΔΑΣhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976785560712692275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393866247037231950.post-8203586234337472632008-11-19T15:36:00.000-08:002008-11-19T15:36:00.000-08:00Wollf,Here in the heart of the Rockies, the "Narr...Wollf,<BR/>Here in the heart of the Rockies, the "Narrow Gauge" rail was and, in some applications, is still used. <BR/><BR/>Steep grades are overcome by cog mechanisms and tight radii are overcome by a specialized narrow track. It comes from the mining industries. The first documented use is from 16th Century Hungary...or 15th Century Wales.<BR/><BR/>It depends on whose history you belive.<BR/><BR/>Which is the same damn thing we are now dealing with in Washington!Svenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07427203604663292704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393866247037231950.post-4201867605309394972008-11-19T14:26:00.000-08:002008-11-19T14:26:00.000-08:00Hmmmmm, that's interesting....and sure explains a ...Hmmmmm, that's interesting.<BR/><BR/>...and sure explains a lot! lolWhittlin' Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00213657864281843528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393866247037231950.post-622048492739028482008-11-18T18:52:00.000-08:002008-11-18T18:52:00.000-08:00*grin* lol*grin* lolcry_alonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18280220682383781854noreply@blogger.com