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Quotes from Francis M. Faber Jr.

A steam locomotive engineer is referred as a 'hogger'; Does this reference have to do with his 'lapping-up' many miles over the silver rails?
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
A You Wish; . . . . . . . . .Often, I wish that I were YOU: THAT I might better know; HOW TO LOVE YOU TRUE:
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Approximately how many 'inkspots' can a police blotter soak-up before it is retired or replaced?
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Are there any Fair Trade Laws applicable in the exchange of 'An Eye for an Eye' and a 'Tooth for a Tooth'?
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Ath a MAN Writeth, So He Speaketh!
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Attention! Pundits!", Please offer the actual dimensions when you proclaim the; LONG AND SHORT OF IT.
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Did the famous shipbuilder, Donald Mackay specify as 'right' or'left' when describing the 'yardarms' on the masts of his globe-girdling China Clipper sailing ships?
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Do the thousands of 'cross-bucks' at railroad crossings across our nation memorialize any exchange of 'dollars'?
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Does a 'beefsteak' derive it's terminology name from the habit of complaining too often?
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Does a red 'Radio Wagon' require an FCC license?
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Does the 'palm' of your hand ever share any cocoanuts?
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Does there exist a clinic where a watchface can be taken for a 'lift'?
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Famous shipbuilders such as Donald Mackay referred to a certain part of his ships as having a 'forepeak'. Has anyone discovered any of his contemporaries as seeking to exceed his prowess by incorporating five, six or more 'peaks' in their ship design?
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Hans Fabermann insisted that 'mining', his only business, was not to be misinterpreted as being a cranial enterprize:
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Has any historian sought to question why the wagonmaster of America's westward-bound pioneers 'circled' the wagons instead of 'squaring' or 'triangulating' them for a better defense strategy in fighting-off Indian raids on the plains:
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Has anyone ever weighed a 'lighthouse' on a scale", Is a 'lighthouse' lighter than 'greenhouse' or a 'smokehouse'?
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Hayward Beach asserted that Alexander the Great designed and named an instrument to preen the fur and whiskers of his 'camp-felines', the 'catacomb':
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Hayward Christian Beach was heard to inquire; "How many knuckles appear on a 'knucklehead'?
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
he G & A Forum promotes gratitude and appreciation ad infinitum!
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Mankind is soon out of the 'DARK AGES'.
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Many old timers spoke of 'winding-up' a Model 'T' Ford to get it started: In the same time period, watchmakers had perfected time-pieces which required 'winding-up' only once in every eight days:
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
Many tell me that when; ALONE, they discover 'good company'.
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
My friend Josephus dons heavy wool sox prior to 'bootin-up' with his PC!
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.
My friend Josephus dons heavy wool sox prior to 'booting-up' up' his PC!
~ Francis M. Faber Jr.