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From: Ahem A Rivets Shot
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 06:59

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On Mon, 02 Jul 2018 17:05:14 -0400
Radey Shouman <sho...@comcast.net> wrote:

> I'm not at all sure about the motor race, but believe that "Gordon
> Bennett" as an expletive was inspired by this character:
> 
>   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gordon_Bennett_Jr.

	Thank you, the same person as associated with the motor race it
seems (at least the fireplace story is in common).

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