Legendary Luck: Timothy Dexter
Published 2024-01-10
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All Comments (21)
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Reminds me of the saying; "There are gentlemen of character and gentlemen who are characters." This gentleman certainly sounds like the latter.
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"This informer of deer realized, that for the first time, there were a lot of bucks in malden"
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2 thoughts: 1) “Deer” used to mean any animal used for hunting so it could’ve been in this older sense that the position of “Informer of Deer” might’ve been meant. Perhaps it was, as you said, a game warden but with a broader remit than simply deer, elk, etc. 2) Dexter’s spellings were probably phonetic because of his lack of education so they give us an interesting insight into the pronunciation of words at that time.
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Timothy Dexter...the only man to "Out-Gump" Forrest Gump
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I got my grandma a reprint of A Pickle The Knowing Ones last Christmas as a little prank. She opened the book, all confused, but when I explained the history behind it, she thought it was funny.
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It's rare day when I already know the subject of a THG video. What a character. Dexter's exploits never fail to amuse.
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Truly a self made man, as no one else would claim responsibility.
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This reminds me of one of my grandpa's sayings when somebody had good luck . He would say they could fall back in poop and come out smelling like a rose
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While not a cat lover myself I salute the whole idea of normalizing pets in all scenes and situations.❤
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Timothy Dexter was basically a walking case of RNGesus gone right
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No matter who produces, if a Timothy Dexter video appears. Im here for it. One my most favorite endearing buffons. Great video
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I was born in Newburyport. I've heard tell that if Lord T/D read something he did not like about Napoleon, he would cut off the statue's head. Only to change his mind and have another made. The page of punctuation marks was hilarious! Thanks!
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And he gets covered by BOTH the history guy AND Sam O’Nella? This guys been dead for centuries and he still keeps winning!
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I’m proud to have a copy of his book A Pickle for the Knowing One. I haven’t finished reading it yet, because as you said, there is no punctuation, and the spelling is so difficult, there are some words I have to research to figure out.
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Love hearing about someone from the place I was born and lived for the first half of my life. In Newburyport he is still remembered. Thank you for making this video. Love your channel. 🙂
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In every single episode of THG I always learn something new.
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It's a pity that Timothy Dexter and Emporer Norton I weren't able to meet. They would have made quite a team.
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Good ole' T. Dexter. A well brined pickle indeed.
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The samonella video on Timothy Dexter is one of my favorites. We miss u Sam.
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We Americans should remember, never let the facts ruin a good story.
