[bgill]

Too bad they won't/can't do a DNA test on it.

[PGR88]

Maybe we can clone multiple George Washingtons and distribute them among our Federal Government agencies.

[Albion Wilde]

When I was a young person I threw out a bunch of old stuff my mother had hung on to. One thing was a ropey chain made out of some strange material that had gold clasps on each end—a watch fob. My grandfather owned a pocket watch and apparently this ratty old fob had belonged to him. Only later did I realize it was woven from my grandmother's hair.

Here is a picture of a watch fob (not the one I wrote about):

[real saxophonist]

I visited Mount Vernon once, and they actually did have a lock of Washington’s hair on display.