"After three days men grow weary of a wench, a guest and weather rainy "- Ben Franklin
This fish was dinner the night of the catch While hobnobbing ( what a great word) in London and Paris, Ben Franklin was asked by a young lady : “Are you married ?” “ Yes”, Franklin is said to have replied, “But I am not a fanatic about it.” Ben would have loved being The Bachelor ( forgiving his marital status as a disqualifier) as he had quite a reputation back in the day for his extra curricular activities.In fact there was a verse circulating around him : "Franklin tho” plagued with fumbling age Needs nothing to excite him But is too ready to engage When younger arms invite him" Ben - he should have a rose Seems the idea of crowning Washington as father of our country may have been hasty given Franklin’s credential in that arena. For a moment, let's imagine Ben is our bachelor and he chats up the young contestants. As he gets to know them he would have occasi...