Friday, May 3, 2013

Gone With The Wind ...

American Treasure Tour Trivia Blog
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On this Date in History:  1937
Margaret Mitchell's Gone With The Wind was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.  

How many copies of Gone With The Wind were sold in the first six months?
a. 100,000
b. 500,000
c. one million
*answer at bottom of post

Today's Cliche:  Three Sheets to the Wind

For an interesting read on how this expression came to be:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/three-sheets-to-the-wind.html

Song for the Day:  Windy by the Associations

Today in 1951 Christopher Cross was born whose #1 hit was 
SAILING:

Today's Quote:
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/williamart110212.html#y3pukkSwioAh4Ql6.99 

Have a great Friday!

*c. one million

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