Every British guy in the War of 1812 has a name like John Smith, James Taylor, or William Brown; and…

clove-pinks : clove-pinks : Every British guy in the War of 1812 has a name like John Smith, James Taylor, or William Brown; and every American guy is named like Eleazor Peabody, Dempsey Dimwiddle, or (checks notes) Tench Coxe (tags via @captainswank )