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Re: strange reference questions



Speaking of shoes and reference questions.  Every once in a while my
significant otherish type person likes to call me while I am on the
reference desk and disguise his voice and ask weird questions.  I do always
know its him by the way.  One day he called saying he was from the American
Podiatry Association and they wanted to know what kind of shoes Jesus wore
and could we please provide a photograph.

Lucinda Glenn
GTU Archives
Berkeley, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: Dostie, Arthur [mailto:Arthur.Dostie@STATE.ME.US]
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:11 PM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: Re: strange reference questions


When Ted Turner's movie "Gettysburg" came out several years ago, it caused
yet the latest commontion about Joshua Chamberlain and the 20th Maine
regiment.  In the film, Kevin Conway plays "Buster" Kilran, Chamberlain's
aide-de-camp.  Buster was a fictitious character; I believe Chamberlain's
aide was named Elihu somebody.  Anyway, we received many calls regarding
Buster's reality and requests as to where he was buried.

Anyway, after this had gone on long enough, I was in the right impish mood
one day to respond to the question "Was Buster real?" as follows:  "Yes,
Buster was real.  In fact, he did not die in the battle of Gettysburg as the
movie shows but went on to a fascinating career.  As you may know, the
battle was caused by Confederate soldiers looking for shoes, which they
lacked.  Buster never forgot this, and after the war, he returned north,
took the name of "Brown" and with the help of his dog, Tige, he created
Buster Brown shoes, which we remember even today."

The caller got off the phone before I could explain I was joking.  I was
believed!  Maybe I should run for office.

Art ("care to buy a bridge?") Dostie

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