In the Bleachers by Ben Zaehringer for July 26, 2012
July 25, 2012
July 27, 2012
Transcript:
What is an isosceles triangle? In what year did Teddy Roosevelt ride up San Juan Hill? Who invented dental floss?.... It's probably a concussion. He's unable to answer ever one question correctly.
As an officer, Roosevelt was mounted, but they were attacking a fort on Kettle Hill, not San Juan. The latter was taken by a black infantry unit (24th I think) and by the time the Rough Riders got there, the infantry’s band had their instruments send up, tuned, and were playing The Bear Went Over the Mountain – the Rough Rider’s regimental march.