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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2474479, member: 19463&quot;]The extra d was in honor of Dr. Mudd who treated the broken leg of John Wilkes Booth as he ran from shooting Lincoln and was sent to jail for treating an injured man who showed up at his door.&nbsp; It is where we get the phrase &quot;Your name is Mudd.&quot;&nbsp; I used to live within ten miles of his house.&nbsp; There is still discussion as to whether he knew who Booth was or what he had done.&nbsp; Dr. Mudd was fortunate he was not hanged with the surviving conspirators.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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