I could have sworn I read somewhere that one of the presidents had a son who died of an infected blister, from playing tennis without socks, in the days before anti-biotics. Am I going nuts, or did this happen?
Calvin Coolidge’s son, Calvin Jr, died of an infected blister in 1924.
I thought it was him! Wiki didn’t mention it in Coolidge’s entry, which I found odd.
I wanna go on, like a blister on the son!
Sorry, I just couldn’t help but think of that when I read the OP.
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I thought it was him! Wiki didn’t mention it in Coolidge’s entry, which I found odd.
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A Wiki entry which didn’t give all the basics? OMG!
Don’t complain about it, *edit * it!
Yeah, I know, it’s Wiki. I just thought then I was going crazy, and maybe I remembered the wrong person.
:o
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I thought it was him! Wiki didn’t mention it in Coolidge’s entry, which I found odd.
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From Wiki:
From Snopes (Coolidge’s sone did not die from poisonous dye in his socks):
… Well, never mind. It won’t let me copy the text. But the link says that Calvin Jr died from blood poisoning after getting a blister on one of his toes as a result of not wearing socks while playing tennis.
In deference to the “no politics in GQ” rule my post is here.
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Yeah, I know, it’s Wiki. I just thought then I was going crazy, and maybe I remembered the wrong person.
:o
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Just don’t assume that “being right” and “going crazy” are mutually exclusive. :dubious:
When I read Johnny L.A.'s posting about not being able to post from Snopes, I just had to head over there:
That’s the story that Snopes tried to suppress.
You can’t hide the truth from the SDMB.