Talk:Fishbait Miller

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Did you know... that Fishbait Miller, the doorkeeper of the U.S. House of Representatives, greeted Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom in 1951 by saying, "Howdy, Ma'am"?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 19:39, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that when Fishbait Miller, the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, met Princess Elizabeth in 1952, he greeted her by saying "Howdy, Ma'am"? Source: [1]
- ALT1:... that Fishbait Miller, the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, was known to sand his fingertips to draw favorable positions for his political party? Source: [2]
- ALT2:... that Fishbait Miller functioned as a "baby-sitter, cigar-lighter, gum-giver and even water boy" while Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives? Source: [3]

Created by Eddie891 (talk). Self-nominated at 02:19, 13 December 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Hi Eddie891, review follows: article created 13 December; article exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline to reliable sources throughout; I didn't pick up any overly close paraphrasing from the sources; hooks are all mentioned in the article, I can verify ALT0 and ALT1, happy to AGF on the paywalled ALT2; just awaiting a QPQ on this one - Dumelow (talk) 06:30, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Dumelow, thanks for the review. I've QPQ'd Template:Did you know nominations/Trench nephritis. Thanks, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 16:37, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Eddie891, all good - Dumelow (talk) 16:39, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Date of visit[edit]

@Eddie891: our article on Elizabeth II says she visited Washington D.C. in October 1951. By February 1952 she was queen. I think the Washington Post has the year wrong. Could you verify this date with another source? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 19:44, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Good catch, Yoninah. Most of the sources I found omit a date or say 1952, but I found and cited a Newspapers.com article published in 1951 about the incident, so obviously it had to have happened by then. I've corrected it in the article-- can you correct the hook, or am I allowed to? Cheers, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 22:11, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Eddie891: I'll do it. Thanks for the great ref! Yoninah (talk) 22:14, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]