Big Buck’s and Billy Goat’s Gruff

Note the following in regards to a notable person recently added to Wikipedia’s Deaths in 2026 site: 

Big Buck's, 23, French Thoroughbred racehorse.

A twin heads upp is the fact that this notable death, is a race horse named after a male goat, note the etymology: 

"male deer," c. 1300, earlier "male goat;" from Old English bucca "male goat,"

AND, the fact that goat had just cropped up on investigating the three little pigs “not by the hair of my chinny chin chin”, which as it turns out, some historians believe it originated from a story about a goat, who does happen to have hair on the chinny chin chin!!  

Note from Big Buck’s wiki page, and also info on his reign we:

• Big Buck's (16 April 2003 – 8 August 2026, announced)
• trained in Britain by Paul Frank Nicholls (born 17 April 1962)

Okay, there’s my son-in-laws birthday again, note from my previous post: 

• Richard Hawkins  (c. 1562 – 17 April 1622)

Of the above dates, one hits the mark— Hawkins day of death, April 17th, also being my son-in-laws birthday.

As well, Big Buck’s Birthday also factors in, generating an “__, April 16, 17(x2),__” pattern cluster.   

I googled to see who AI would bring up on my question “most famous goatee”, and this was brought upp: 

Perhaps the most famous goatee in history belongs to the patriotic icon Uncle Sam.

THAT makes perfect sense!!  Note from the Uncle Sam wiki page:  

J. M. Flagg's 1917 poster.  Flagg used a modified version of his own face for Uncle Sam, and veteran Walter Botts provided the pose

I did locate the obituary of Walter Botts: 

WHOA!!  The anniversary of his death is TODAY!! An addition to the “Timely” pattern cluster.   Note as well, his surname is an addition to the “Exchange Letter in Name Makes a Word” pattern cluster… and so making “butts”… which is what goats do with their horns!!  His entire name generates a cryptic phrase : “alter water rob butts bots”.  

As for Flagg: James Montgomery Flagg (June 18, 1877 – May 27, 1960)

Note as well the surnames Botts, Flagg and Nicholls, are additions to the recent “Twin Letters in Name” pattern cluster.  

There is one other lead to follow— the Three Billy Goats Gruff, note the following information on the first 3 notable persons mentioned on the "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" wiki page: Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe and  George Webbe Dasent. 

• Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (15 January 1812 – 5 January 1885)
• Jørgen Engebretsen Moe (22 April 1813–27 March 1882)  
•  Sir George Webbe Dasent (May 22, 1817– June 11, 1896)

Peter’s birthday stands out, given that both my son and expartner (of 27 years) were both born on this day… 22 years apart.  A definite twin heads upp.  We also have an “__, April 22, May 22, __/ 22nd Day, Month Sequence” pattern cluster.  

 I also learned that “gruff” means “tuft of hair”,… that jives with “goatee”!!  

Note the following concerning two authors of the story: 

Galdone, Paul The Three Billy Goats Gruff. HMH Books for Young Readers

S., Svend Otto  The Three Billy Goats Gruff. D. C. Heath

• Paul Galdone (June 2, 1907 – November 7, 1986) 
• Svend Otto Sørensen (June 2, 1916 — 25 May 1996)

Their birthdays generate a “June 2(x2)” pattern cluster…, a prompt to located the intended third.  Using the formula as per usual, we arrive at 4:  

• 1999 – Franklin “Junior” Braithwaite (4 April 1949 – 2 June 1999)  singer 
• 2000 – Svyatoslav Fyodorov (8 August 1927 – 2 June 2000) politician… 
• 2000  – John Schlee ( June 2, 1939 – June 2, 2000) golfer
• 2000  – Gerald James Whitrow (9 June 1912 – 2 June 2000) mathematician…

The two in the middle stand out, for obvious reasons, butt choosing one, I’d go with Fyodorov, … because Big Buck’s died on his birthday, AND, August 8th is also the birthday of my ex-husband. Braithwaite’s birthday also serves as a “gap pointer” (direction in which to place the intended gap)for the now “April 4, …, __, 16, 17(x2)/Date Sequence” pattern cluster.  So bridging the April 15 gap using the formula we arrive at: 

1999 – Harvey Postlethwaite, English engineer (born 1944)
2000 – Edward Gorey, American poet and illustrator (born 1925)

We have an interesting cluster occurring with the surnames Braithwaite and Postlethwaite— a  “Names Ending in Waite” pattern cluster .  Note from their wiki pages: 

• Harvey Ernest Postlethwaite (4 March 1944 – 15 April 1999)
• Edward St. John Gorey (February 22, 1925 – April 15, 2000)

February 22nd is the birthday of my grandson, note when he turned 8, the date was 2/22/22.  I don’t like the cryptic phrase in Edward Gorey’s name:  “eddy ward gory”. AND, the cluster expands  “February 22,__, April 22, May 22, / 22nd Day, Month Sequence” pattern cluster.  Applying the formula we arrive at three: 

• 1999 – Max Beloff, Baron Beloff(2 July 1913 – 22 March 1999)  historian 
• 1999 – David Gordon Strickland (October 14, 1969 – March 22, 1999) actor 
• 2000 – Carlo Parola (20 September 1921 – 22 March 2000) footballer, manager 

Choosing one that stands out, I’ll go with Carlo, given his signature kick… or is that “buck”:

WOW!! … AND, it definitely reminds me of the letterhead I designed: 

It’s a play on my surname “Ocean” for one…, as in the “Ocean” that has “kick” (as in “tsunami”), and the image to the right is Nova Scotia, showing it mostly under water, with just a small portion (Cape Breton Highlands) that are above water.  I based it on research in regards to what would happen if all glacial ice on earth melted.  There is another reason for the “Ocean Kick”— it’s a tongue in cheek sarcasm— the lies promoted by my expartner, Cathy, and her two friends Barb and Christine, who claimed I had kicked her in the chest.  The Judge bought the lie, and hung me out to dry (pun intended).  Okay, as upset as I am with all of THAT, it’s as the inner twin world intended (at least for the time being)— they simply did what they did, as per their inner twin’s influence towards the inner twin world’s strategy to come out and communicate to us.  I shouldn’t complain, others have lost their lives in the part they have played. 

As for the third name ending in waite, I checked out: 

• Ann Thwaite (born 4 October 1932) born 1932) biographer
• Anthony Thwaite ((23 June 1930 – 22 April 2021)poet and writer
• Bruce Thwaite (2 December 1923 – 21 September 1991) paralympic competitor
• Mark Thwaite (born 15 June 1965) guitarist
• Michael Errol Thwaite (born 2 May 1983) soccer player

Many ways to go, butt, I’ll begin with the “March 4, April 4, __, … October 4/4th Day” pattern cluster.  Using the formula we arrive at: 

2000 – Hendrik Brugt Gerhard Casimir (15 July 1909 – 4 May 2000) physicist

Note the following regarding his  notable student: 

Carolyne Marina Van (December 27, 1929 – July 15, 2016)

She passed away on Casimir’s birthday.   And we also now have a: 

• “January 15,…, __, June 15, July 15(x2)/ 15th Day, Month Sequence” pattern cluster.

There’s also the “May 2, June 2, July 2, __, …, December 2/2nd Day, Month Sequence” pattern cluster. Using the formula we arrive at: 

• 1999 – Willie Weaks Morris (November 29, 1934 – August 2, 1999)  American writer 
• 1222 – Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (27 October 1156 – 2 August 1222)
• 1999 – The Gaisal train disaster claims 285 lives in Assam, India

What strikes me the most, is the place name “Assam”, note from my recent August 6th post, Ready Stead Tea Go!! (Part I): 

My research led me to: Assam tea, (do note the cryptic  “ass am” in Assam…, a twin heads upp!!