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-Timothy Dexter
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That’s a quote from the book A Pickle for the Knowning Ones or Plain Truths in a Homespun Dress. It’s the inspiration for the topic and a story that I don’t think I can outdo. So run a search on Timothy or the book and see what you can pull up. I promise it’s worth it.
Timothy’s one of the great American eccentrics; he’s my second favorite after Emperor Joshua Norton I of the United States. Emperor Norton is a wonderful figure – he dressed in castoff military uniforms, made his own money which was accepted as legal tender in his hometown of San Francisco, ate free at most restaurants, was tried for insanity and acquitted, and was remembered by thousands when he finally died in the street one day. America doesn’t make them like she used to, no siree.