ext_33763 (
verlaine.livejournal.com
) wrote
in
undyingking
2007-06-15 06:13 pm (UTC)
no subject
I too knew the "Port Out, Starboard Home" story, and understood it to be mythical.
How about the origins of "OK"? I'm getting vague memories of it apocryphally standing for a US politician called "Old Kinderhook", or something.
(
32 comments
)
Post a comment in response:
From:
Anonymous
This account has disabled anonymous posting.
OpenID
Identity URL:
Log in?
Dreamwidth account
Account name
Password
Log in?
If you don't have an account you can
create one now
.
Subject
HTML doesn't work in the subject.
Formatting type
Casual HTML
Markdown
Raw HTML
Rich Text Editor
Message
[
Home
|
Post Entry
|
Log in
|
Search
|
Browse Options
|
Site Map
]
no subject
How about the origins of "OK"? I'm getting vague memories of it apocryphally standing for a US politician called "Old Kinderhook", or something.