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In the 1935 Marx Brothers movie, A Night at the Opera, con man Otis P. Driftwood (played by Groucho Marx) has this snappy exchange with a member of the ship’s crew: “Do they allow tipping on the boat?” “Yes, sir,” says the crewman. “Have you got two fives?” “Oh, yes, sir,” replies the crewman, obviously delighted. […]
A police officer pulled a driver over to the side of I-75 and asked for his license and registration. “What’s wrong, officer?” the driver replied. “I certainly wasn’t speeding.” “No you weren’t,” said the officer, “But I saw you flashing the one-fingered salute as you swerved around the lady driving in the left lane, and […]
Numbers. Our lives are filled with numbers. Each year we file our income taxes. Now that’s an exercise in numbers to end all numbers games. Pages upon pages of numbers. Attach Schedule A. Attach Schedule B. Attach Schedule D. Fill out the capital gains worksheet. And when it’s finally prepared, we send it off to […]
By now all of last week’s hard-boiled eggs have been transformed into egg salad and consumed. The contents of all those Easter baskets have disappeared, except, of course, those black jelly beans. On this Sunday the spiritual and sugar high of Easter Sunday is wearing off. Hence the colloquial designation of today as “Low Sunday.” […]
A Family Circus comic strip shows the children of the family on Easter morning. One asks, “Who laid all these eggs?” The reply of another child is, “The Easter Bunny.” “Who colored them?” Again the reply, “The Easter Bunny.” The first child asks again, “Who gave us the jelly beans?” The reply, “The Easter Bunny.” […]
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church was established in Tampa in 1871. Its first service was held in the hospital building at Fort Brooke. A wooden church was erected in 1883 on the city block bounded by Marion, Twiggs, Morgan, and Madison.
This history of the Windows of Saint Andrew’s is based upon research by the late Laban G. Lively. Additional information has been added by Nancy Turner. It is reconstructed for presentation on the WWW by Joe Daurril. Photos taken by Chris Cobb.
The organ at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Tampa, Florida, was designed and built by C. B. Fisk, Inc., of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
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