Comments on: Horses and Hoaxes http://superfectablog.com/2010/02/horses-and-hoaxes.html Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:54:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Glimmerglass http://superfectablog.com/2010/02/horses-and-hoaxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-1492 Glimmerglass Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:18:46 +0000 http://superfectablog.com/?p=744#comment-1492 When I saw the name of the colt back in December I wondered if he was owned by a family in my native hometown. My long-held user name 'Glimmerglass' is the name for the body of water that Cooperstown NY (perhaps better known for being the Baseball Hall of Fame) is nestled along side. The Cardiff Giant has been on display at the Farmer's Museum in Cooperstown NY since 1948 and I've seen 'him' many a time at that respected sister museum to the Baseball Hall of Fame. To add to the equine connection, both the aforementioned Hall of Fame as well as the Farmer's Museum [including the 'Cardiff Giant'] are owned by the Clark family, led today by Jane Forbes Clark. Her late mother owned and campaigned the great 'Hoist The Flag' among many horses. Do you know how the original owners of this one-time claimer chose the name? You'd think he would've been sired by Giant Causeway but nope. When I saw the name of the colt back in December I wondered if he was owned by a family in my native hometown. My long-held user name ‘Glimmerglass’ is the name for the body of water that Cooperstown NY (perhaps better known for being the Baseball Hall of Fame) is nestled along side.

The Cardiff Giant has been on display at the Farmer’s Museum in Cooperstown NY since 1948 and I’ve seen ‘him’ many a time at that respected sister museum to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

To add to the equine connection, both the aforementioned Hall of Fame as well as the Farmer’s Museum [including the 'Cardiff Giant'] are owned by the Clark family, led today by Jane Forbes Clark. Her late mother owned and campaigned the great ‘Hoist The Flag’ among many horses.

Do you know how the original owners of this one-time claimer chose the name? You’d think he would’ve been sired by Giant Causeway but nope.

]]> By: Holy Prepuce! http://superfectablog.com/2010/02/horses-and-hoaxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-1491 Holy Prepuce! Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:02:14 +0000 http://superfectablog.com/?p=744#comment-1491 So are you saying that white European females had already discovered the gorilla? So are you saying that white European females had already discovered the gorilla?

]]> By: Kevin Stafford http://superfectablog.com/2010/02/horses-and-hoaxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-1484 Kevin Stafford Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:52:10 +0000 http://superfectablog.com/?p=744#comment-1484 I love how you work in the 1860's monster hoax angle. I never would've understood the connection between this. I assumed "Cardiff Giant" was a reference to some battle-axe wielding Norsemen of mythical fighting prowess who caused the Angle and Saxon men to cower in fear at the sounding of his war horn, which would trumpet the arrival of a one-on-one combat tournament - presumably for the hand of some fair maiden. :-) I love how you work in the 1860′s monster hoax angle. I never would’ve understood the connection between this. I assumed “Cardiff Giant” was a reference to some battle-axe wielding Norsemen of mythical fighting prowess who caused the Angle and Saxon men to cower in fear at the sounding of his war horn, which would trumpet the arrival of a one-on-one combat tournament – presumably for the hand of some fair maiden. :-)

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