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I came across these legends and found them interesting. Thought I would share them with my open minds.
According to legend, a blue ribbon came to denote excellence after a gala that England's King Edward III threw back in the 14th century. One lady at the court ball lost her blue garter on the dance floor, and the king found it, then shockingly put it on his own leg, supposedly announcing "Honi soit qui mal y pense" (shame on him who thinks evil of it). What is certain is that Edward III did establish the Order of the Garter as the most honored order of knighthood, and to this day its members don a ribbon of blue silk on their lapels, just as winners of contests across the globe do.
â?¢ The tradition of yellow ribbons supporting troops started during the first Gulf War. It derives from the Iran hostage crisis, when Penelope Laingen of Maryland, wife of one of the hostages, suggested that Americans tie yellow ribbons to welcome the hostages "rather than throw dog food at Iranians." That concept came from the 1972 ditty "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" - popularized by Tony Orlando and Dawn - which discusses the welcoming of a returning prisoner, and which itself may have originated from either a 1950's legend, the 1949 film She Wore a Yellow Ribbon or the 1917 ditty "Round Her Neck She Wears a Yeller Ribbon."
The phrase "silver bullet" - used to represent an impossibly simple solution to a complicated problem - comes from the old idea that only a silver bullet could kill certain villains. This probably arose out of European folklore, and spread to America in the 1941 werewolf film The Wolf Man. Coors Light later adopted the phrase for their advertising campaigns. The Lone Ranger also used silver bullets, and frequently left one as a keepsake of his visit as he took off without pausing for thanks.
â?¢ Not only did the Lone Ranger use silver bullets and have a horse named "Silver," his friend Tonto was played by a man named Jay Silverheels in the famous TV show that ran from 1949 to 1957. A member of the Mohawk tribe, the Canadian actor was a star lacrosse player and boxer before he shot to stardom as Tonto.
The phrase "keep your powder dry" - in essence, to stay prepared - comes from the fact that gunpowder did not go off unless it was dry, and a soldier caught without dry powder was not a prepared soldier.
According to legend, a blue ribbon came to denote excellence after a gala that England's King Edward III threw back in the 14th century. One lady at the court ball lost her blue garter on the dance floor, and the king found it, then shockingly put it on his own leg, supposedly announcing "Honi soit qui mal y pense" (shame on him who thinks evil of it). What is certain is that Edward III did establish the Order of the Garter as the most honored order of knighthood, and to this day its members don a ribbon of blue silk on their lapels, just as winners of contests across the globe do.
â?¢ The tradition of yellow ribbons supporting troops started during the first Gulf War. It derives from the Iran hostage crisis, when Penelope Laingen of Maryland, wife of one of the hostages, suggested that Americans tie yellow ribbons to welcome the hostages "rather than throw dog food at Iranians." That concept came from the 1972 ditty "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" - popularized by Tony Orlando and Dawn - which discusses the welcoming of a returning prisoner, and which itself may have originated from either a 1950's legend, the 1949 film She Wore a Yellow Ribbon or the 1917 ditty "Round Her Neck She Wears a Yeller Ribbon."
The phrase "silver bullet" - used to represent an impossibly simple solution to a complicated problem - comes from the old idea that only a silver bullet could kill certain villains. This probably arose out of European folklore, and spread to America in the 1941 werewolf film The Wolf Man. Coors Light later adopted the phrase for their advertising campaigns. The Lone Ranger also used silver bullets, and frequently left one as a keepsake of his visit as he took off without pausing for thanks.
â?¢ Not only did the Lone Ranger use silver bullets and have a horse named "Silver," his friend Tonto was played by a man named Jay Silverheels in the famous TV show that ran from 1949 to 1957. A member of the Mohawk tribe, the Canadian actor was a star lacrosse player and boxer before he shot to stardom as Tonto.
The phrase "keep your powder dry" - in essence, to stay prepared - comes from the fact that gunpowder did not go off unless it was dry, and a soldier caught without dry powder was not a prepared soldier.
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Cool,, ** I will use some of this in the War discussion group im in.
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