Fact #1: Born Felix Aristotle Lipschitz in Vienna, Austria the Justice did not come to be known as Felix Frankfurter until the mid 1940's after a wager with FDR saw him eat 19 frankfurters directly from a pail alongside a tub of sauerkraut without the use of his hands.
Fact #2: When he helped to found the ACLU in the late 1920's he suggested it be called HOMU or "Hands Off My Uterus"
Fact #3: In a tribute to the only other Supreme Court Justice with fast food for a last name Warren E. Burger sang an impromptu "I Loves You, Porgy" at Frankfurter's funeral.
Fact #4: Frankfurter suffered a stroke in 1962 which went undiagnosed for three long months during which time all of his opinions read simply: Over the tongue/ Under the nose/ Look out Stomach/ There it goes. Order in the court! Shrimp Looey here.
Fact #5: After undertaking an extensive study of crime reporting in Cleveland, Frankfurter concluded enthusiastically that for every inch of crime reporting there is on the average 1.01 inches of horoscope.
Fact #2: When he helped to found the ACLU in the late 1920's he suggested it be called HOMU or "Hands Off My Uterus"
Fact #3: In a tribute to the only other Supreme Court Justice with fast food for a last name Warren E. Burger sang an impromptu "I Loves You, Porgy" at Frankfurter's funeral.
Fact #4: Frankfurter suffered a stroke in 1962 which went undiagnosed for three long months during which time all of his opinions read simply: Over the tongue/ Under the nose/ Look out Stomach/ There it goes. Order in the court! Shrimp Looey here.
Fact #5: After undertaking an extensive study of crime reporting in Cleveland, Frankfurter concluded enthusiastically that for every inch of crime reporting there is on the average 1.01 inches of horoscope.
Fact #7: A skilled equestrian Frankfurter insisted that real gentlemen only ride side saddle.
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