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Don't call me Lawrence!
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JTEM is Magic
Nov 28, 2021, 1:44:10 PM11/28/21
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Mike
Nov 28, 2021, 1:49:37 PM11/28/21
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On Sunday, 28 November 2021 at 10:44:10 UTC-8, JTEM is Magic wrote:
> Google it.
You ask lots !
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> Google it.
You ask lots !
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JTEM is Magic
Nov 28, 2021, 3:13:06 PM11/28/21
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Mike wrote:
> JTEM is Magic wrote:
> > Google it.
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> You ask lots !
It's a line made famous from the Gettysburg film. The Joshua Chamberlain character;
> JTEM is Magic wrote:
> > Google it.
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> You ask lots !
his brother kept calling him "Lawrence" and he, as you might've guessed, kept telling
him, "Don't call me Lawrence!"
So why would anyone call Joshua Chamberlain "Lawrence?"
I dunno. Though many pretentious types go by their middle names, or maybe he
just didn't like Joshua.
MOST LIKELY ANSWER: His dad was named Joshua, so it would have seemed
awkward or at least confusing for his mom & extended family (mostly his mom?)
saying "Joshua" when they could mean either.
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Mike
Nov 28, 2021, 3:23:53 PM11/28/21
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Lawrence Welk that was posted by D before
you. I looked it up but couldn't glean any meaning or
appreciate the connection.
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JTEM is Magic
Nov 28, 2021, 3:27:15 PM11/28/21
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Mike wrote:
> JTEM is Magic wrote:
> > Mike wrote:
> >
> > > JTEM is Magic wrote:
> >
> > > > Google it.
> > >
> > > You ask lots !
> > It's a line made famous from the Gettysburg film. The Joshua Chamberlain character;
> > his brother kept calling him "Lawrence" and he, as you might've guessed, kept telling
> > him, "Don't call me Lawrence!"
> >
> > So why would anyone call Joshua Chamberlain "Lawrence?"
> >
> > I dunno. Though many pretentious types go by their middle names, or maybe he
> > just didn't like Joshua.
> >
> > MOST LIKELY ANSWER: His dad was named Joshua, so it would have seemed
> > awkward or at least confusing for his mom & extended family (mostly his mom?)
> > saying "Joshua" when they could mean either.
> Oh, I thought it was something in relationship to the
> Lawrence Welk that was posted by D before
> you. I looked it up but couldn't glean any meaning or
> appreciate the connection.
It was in relation!
> JTEM is Magic wrote:
> > Mike wrote:
> >
> > > JTEM is Magic wrote:
> >
> > > > Google it.
> > >
> > > You ask lots !
> > It's a line made famous from the Gettysburg film. The Joshua Chamberlain character;
> > his brother kept calling him "Lawrence" and he, as you might've guessed, kept telling
> > him, "Don't call me Lawrence!"
> >
> > So why would anyone call Joshua Chamberlain "Lawrence?"
> >
> > I dunno. Though many pretentious types go by their middle names, or maybe he
> > just didn't like Joshua.
> >
> > MOST LIKELY ANSWER: His dad was named Joshua, so it would have seemed
> > awkward or at least confusing for his mom & extended family (mostly his mom?)
> > saying "Joshua" when they could mean either.
> Oh, I thought it was something in relationship to the
> Lawrence Welk that was posted by D before
> you. I looked it up but couldn't glean any meaning or
> appreciate the connection.
Lawrence Welk... "Don't call me Lawrence"...
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Mike
Nov 28, 2021, 3:49:08 PM11/28/21
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don't get it.
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JTEM is Magic
Nov 28, 2021, 3:55:00 PM11/28/21
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Mike wrote:
> Maybe it's just me being dumb, but I still
> don't get it.
Google: Juxtaposition
> Maybe it's just me being dumb, but I still
> don't get it.
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