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But I’m a Henry V fan….
Interested in the Plantagenets or the Stuarts? Keep checking telephone poles, folks. Share This Post
Bad Joke Friday: THE RETURN!!!
I used to run this weekly (kinda-sorta, you have to be patient with me when it comes to “weekly” features) item in the old days of Byzantium’s Shores, and as The Daughter texted me this one just an hour or so … Continue reading
Baineses need not apply
Apparently if your first, middle, or last name is Lyndon, you get free admission to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library. Generations of people named “Baines” are vexed by this, I imagine! Share This Post
Nine Score and One Year ago….
March 4 was the original date mandated by the US Constitution for the commencement of Presidential terms, which means that March 4 was Inauguration Day. This was later changed with the 20th Amendment, which moved the Presidential term of office’s … Continue reading
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Speaking of made-up “holidays”….
…today is, according to someone, Pie In The Face Day! If you Google it, several dates come up (July 1 is one), but the most common is November 27. I’ve no idea why November 27 is the date for this, unless the … Continue reading
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Oh wait…the MCU already HAS a talking duck….
Seen on Twitter this morning: he escaped pic.twitter.com/HKeL7m83Rc — Rob N Roll (@thegallowboob) November 6, 2021 That duck is on a mission, and no wrought-iron fence is gonna keep him from having his revenge!!! But…revenge against whom, you might ask? … Continue reading
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