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Monthly Archives: November 2019
The Bride!
There’s an old grade-school joke regarding the Bride of Frankenstein (which I guess was supposed to be the monster’s bride). Ready? Why did the Bride freak out when she saw the monster for the first time? Because his nuts were … Continue reading
Frozen II Chucks arrive!
Frozen is one of the weakest animated movies Disney has made in a long time because the story isn’t terribly interesting, original nor worthy of repeat viewings. The music is even worse, “The Let It Go” song is sooooooo shitty … Continue reading
1969: My Lai massacre reported
The world learned a year later about US forces slaughtering My Lai with its logic of in order to save the village, we have to destroy the village. It just piled on all the bad news on how poorly and pointlessly … Continue reading
1919: Einstein begins to be “Einstein” and famous
Around this time the Royal Society of London and the Royal Astronomical Society announced their findings from a solar eclipse which occurred earlier in 1919 and it concurred that this patent clerk’s new concept of General Relativity appeared to be … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Physics, Science & Technology
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Don Cherry fired from Hockey Night in Canada
If you’ve never heard of him, Don is Canada’s beloved but racist uncle that was often a favorite feature to watch on Hockey Night in Canada. Before his final tirade, it was easier to give these parallels to most Americans…Don Cherry … Continue reading
1969: Sesame Street debuts
One of JFK’s more positive legacies was his push for more Public Television stations around the US and LBJ helped make it happen with the development of PBS, America’s first “state” network. The other I would go out on a … Continue reading
Posted in History, TV
Tagged Education, Muppets, Public Television, Seventies, Sixties
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Another faux holiday from the Right/Kapitalists
Holy frickin’ crap along with BULLSHIT! The Trumpkin Dictatorship made the US State Department go on in a remembrance of Communism’s victims? Talk about how ignorant, partisan and un-self-aware such an asinine stance is! Where to begin with the inaccuracies … Continue reading
Three thousand miles for 2019!
Woo hoo! Not bad, not bad! Managed another 1000 miles for the year within three-ish months. I’m glad to be pushing the envelope for an annual accomplishment. My determination has put me past Honolulu and Cork with Amsterdam as the … Continue reading
Cheap shot via Greta
Plus one seems to look human without makeup!
Cork Achieved!
Today was the fifth milestone via in-door bike! It went somewhat faster given this leg being shorter, less illness and the inspiration of divorce. How much shorter? Compared to Honolulu’s 1300-plus miles, Cork was over 800. Next up, the easy 500 … Continue reading
1979: Iranians storm embassy and hold hostages for 444 days
This was quite a blow to America’s collective ego as the Iranians violated international treaties on embassies to do this. However, all nation-states do these things so to call the Iranians barbarians is hypocrisy, especially given how Kermit Roosevelt overthrew … Continue reading
Annual rant against Daylight Savings Time
I love getting the hour back to sleep while it messes with me staying up too late…or wait, is it the other way around. See how awful this leftover crap from I think WWI is? I think I bitched earlier … Continue reading
Surfing! Surfing!! SURFING!!!
A really funny and cool customized minifig I scored from the UK. I had to get it because Benny was one of the best supporting characters in the LEGO movies. Despite how amusing he can be via Charlie Day, I … Continue reading
Welcome November!
Yeah, yeah. Still running late on everything due to all the distractions in my life. Many of which are fun but I do hope to have the opportunity to bring more of this site up to speed as Daylight Savings Time … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Eighties, End-of-the-World, Header Art, Science Fiction
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