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Lizzie's lantern
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 6:48 am
by Harry
Another EBay item using Liz to sell something. This one's a "barn lantern" for her cow! I guess the police missed the cow when they searched the barn.
Me thinks the seller is confusing Lizzie with Mrs. O'Leary, whose cow allegedly kicked over a lantern starting the great Chicago fire in 1871.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 62241&rd=1
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 5:18 pm
by Kat
This is this sellers first sale.
Maybe they should be notified of the mistake?
(Someone there had L.B. on the brain, tho)- At least it's not authentic and autographed!
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 6:19 pm
by FairhavenGuy
Didn't Lizzie's cow start one of those big Fall River fires?
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 6:30 pm
by Audrey
FairhavenGuy @ Wed Nov 24, 2004 5:19 pm wrote:Didn't Lizzie's cow start one of those big Fall River fires?
That cow still gives milk.... Where do you think they get those Borden Singles from?
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 7:01 pm
by FairhavenGuy
According to Arnold Brown, she was named after William Borden's illegitimate daughter Elsie.
She has her own site
http://www.elsie.com/HOMEPAGE/borden.html
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 8:01 pm
by Harry
On one of the hatchets or axes found in the cellar there was a white hair attached. At first it was thought it might be from Andrew's head but Prof. Wood thought it might be from a cow!
Maybe Lizzie did have a cow and got in some practice with the hatchet. She would need a lantern in that dark barn.
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 8:52 pm
by Susan
You guys are funny! Thanks for the laugh.
Found this in the archives:
4. "Re: Elsie and Lizzie"
Posted by william on May-12th-02 at 11:00 AM
In response to Message #3.
Susan:
Back in 1939 the Borden Milk Company held a contest to name their latest trademark, a cow. Alexander Woollcott, noted theater critic and wit of that period, submitted the name "Lizzie." For obvious reasons he didn't win. Apparently the company believed "Elsie Borden" was a more appropriate and gentler name for their product than "Lizzie Borden," an alleged murderer.
Bill
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:12 pm
by Audrey
I will admit I buy the Borden singles versus the Kraft ones just because Borden is Lizzie's last name...
And I swear... One word to my mother that I buy processed cheese slices and you'll be sorry!
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 1:33 am
by theebmonique
Hey ! Mrs. L'P !...guess what Audrey did ! She burned a cow in the stove !
Yours truly,
Mademoiselle Russell