tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108853281243947863.post5272208050139345626..comments2024-03-27T14:15:47.847+01:00Comments on Ballbusting Boys: Logan's high school diary 5: Wednesdays suck (revisited)Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09680695403921899260noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108853281243947863.post-54139029389505455352020-10-31T10:18:37.251+01:002020-10-31T10:18:37.251+01:00Ha! You are awesome! :-))Ha! You are awesome! :-))Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680695403921899260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108853281243947863.post-91520701839571848482020-10-30T20:41:26.861+01:002020-10-30T20:41:26.861+01:00Well I did go down the rabbit hole on it. Presiden...Well I did go down the rabbit hole on it. President Josiah Bartlet is a direct reference to a real person. When writing West Wing Sorkin changed the spelling while making the president a descendant of the actual Josiah Bartlett, governor of New Hampshire and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. There is almost certainly a school somewhere actually named for Josiah Bartlett.shrews12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/09491608616889919591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108853281243947863.post-1121017873279345582020-10-30T10:03:21.617+01:002020-10-30T10:03:21.617+01:00Thanks for your comment, shrews12001! Of course th...Thanks for your comment, shrews12001! Of course the school is named for President Bartlet - I can't believe I got the spelling wrong ALL THOSE YEARS! LOL! What does that say about my education? I guess that wouldn't have happened had I gone to Bartlet High... :-))<br /><br />(Being the nerd that I am, I went through all the stories mentioning Bartlet High and corrected the spelling... It&Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680695403921899260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108853281243947863.post-45173470975975029292020-10-30T08:34:45.885+01:002020-10-30T08:34:45.885+01:00I just noticed the high school is almost named for...I just noticed the high school is almost named for President Bartlet. Oh that is fantastic. shrews12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/09491608616889919591noreply@blogger.com