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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (84614)	12/15/2011 4:36:52 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218030

>>goose-stepping gives me the creeps.<< It looks better with white go-go boots... :o) youtube.com

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (84614)	1/10/2012 4:31:33 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 218030

>>I wonder whether I'm the head, or the (Cheshire) cat's body, with TJ having sentenced me to non-existence, or maybe just a grin floating around in ghostly form. He can detect my presence by the variation in GLD and gold price as my gravitational financial force moves around it<< Ironic that he put you on ignore just when you bought a Tonka Truck full of gold... :o)

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (84614)	10/13/2019 5:18:36 PM
From: Snowshoe	1 Recommendation Recommended By Maurice Winn Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 218030

re "Something about goose-stepping gives me the creeps." China had its big National Day celebration in Beijing on October 1st. It was quite a show, with lots of pomp and ceremony, massive display of military weapons, and serried ranks of goose-stepping soldiers. Here's a summary, with the goose stepping featured at 7:40 ... Highlights: China celebrates 70th anniversary with biggest ever military parade This got me wondering about the origin of the goose step. I've known for a while that the Prussians introduced it back in the 18th century, and that German military advisors spread it to Russia, and that the Soviets spread it to China. But where the heck did the Prussians get it? Digging a little deeper, I noticed that it was introduced to Prussia by Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau. I then thought to myself: hmmm... Leopold? Hey, that sounds like a Belgian name! So I did some poking around in the Low Countries, and discovered that goose-stepping parades are a beloved tradition there. Here are two examples from Belgium and the Netherlands... Imperial Geese Army Marching into Ghent, Belgium Efteling 2015 ganzenparade