And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
a la wik: The phrase "pig and whistle" is of English origin, dating back to Shakespeare's time, but its meaning is uncertain.[11] One source claims that the restaurant name originates from two Old English words, piggin, a lead mug, and wassail, a wine associated with the Yuletide season.[8]
One of my favorite places to eat way back in the day!
ReplyDeleteThe Pig n' Whistle was, briefly, a bar in Bloomington. Always wondered where they got the name.
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DeleteThe phrase "pig and whistle" is of English origin, dating back to Shakespeare's time, but its meaning is uncertain.[11] One source claims that the restaurant name originates from two Old English words, piggin, a lead mug, and wassail, a wine associated with the Yuletide season.[8]
That sign is a keeper. They don't make them like that anymore. Skilled sign makers are all history.
ReplyDeleteI'd always heard that Pig 'n' Whistle was used in UK to denote what we here would call a dive bar
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