And while I was there I learned Ben Franklin had 47 illegitimate children. This country's going to hell in a hand cart I say!
The kid driving the carriage said he was going to college at Temple, and he said so, its not like some rumor I got off the Internet.
"The kid driving the carriage said he was going to college at Temple, and he said so" Oh, when you put it like that. Seriously, I cant find anything that supports that claim. "The kid driving the carriage" does not meet the sort of rigor I was hoping for.
I can see “the kid driving the carriage” sitting at a bar with his buddies that evening saying “ I’m so freaking sick of driving these tourists around so I started telling them a bunch of BS and they bought it as the truth. Get this, I told them Ben Franklin fathered 47 illegitimate kids and they nodded, and looked at one another and said “I didn’t know that!” What a bunch of maroons. LOL. Tomorrow I’m going to tell them that Ben Franklin had the first patent on the microwave oven.”
I think being one of the earliest of slum lords at a time when the "Trojan" Company was still a gleam in some entrepreneurs eye, the Ben Franklin easy payment plan makes it a real possibility.
I have my train ticket, it proves I was in Philly! And do really believe Ben would have written about his on indiscretions even if face book would have allowed for it.
I'm not doubting that. The claim about Franklin is what I'm questioning. I think its bogus and will continue to until such time as something of substance is presented. Dont know and dont care. My comments are about the dubious claim you presented here. I think its B.S.
Now you have me questioning some of the other bits of wisdom that the fine young man bestowed upon us, some thing about a bell?
I was a bit unimpressed with the ten dollar per slice pizza, but quite amazed at the speed and agility of the rather large table tending woman that seemed to appear out of no where when I mistakenly slid two tables to gather so the four of us could better enjoy or dinning experience. Note to self, never move the tables!
I'm in North western PA, and we ate at the food court to the left of the liberty bell if you are standing in the yard facing the continental congress building. Maybe buying pizza from a woman wearing a burnoose was not such a good idea? Rancid's got me wondering if it was if fact Ben Franklin the said " beer is gods way of saying he loved us and wants us to be happy" if not, I'm never wearing that tee shirt my wife bought me!
Ben Franklin actually said: "Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine, a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy." The original quote was apparently modified and shortened. By the way, God is far more interested in our holiness than our happiness. "But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy." I Peter 1:15-16
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/quotable/singlehtml.htm http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Benjamin_Franklin I was unable to find any quotes about fathering 47 kids out of wedlock. I’m not suggesting one does not exist but have always operated under the guidance of possibility vs probability and think that while its entirely possible Ben could father 47 kids, at the same time its is not very probable.
Man you should have gone to Pats or Genos...or reading food terminal. You missed out on the best part of philly...other then the women . God I miss philly!!!!
I did hear Ben had syphilis! Got that from the show The Office...cant say if its true or not, but I did hear it...with both of my ears!
