We no longer shoot people who bet everything they have on an inside straight,
and succeed in filling it, either.

-jc


Met History wrote:

> "It is not necessary to add that every American citizen stands with his hat
> off at the passing of the flag and when the national anthem is played.  If he
> didn't, some other more loyal citizen would take it off for him."   ---
> Etiquette, 1927 edition