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Old 12-11-2007, 03:16 PM
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Saw an old John Ford movie last night about Samuel Mudd, the Doctor who was inprisoned for aiding J.Wilkes Booth.

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Pretty neat stuff.
I've visited the Samuel Mudd House. Very fascinating stuff. Quite a legacy too. I remember my mother telling me: "If you do [that], your name is going to be mud!"
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