Irreverent musings and malarkey from a disillusioned dilettante
You know someone is an interesting historical figure when no one can agree on how to identify them. Abraham Lincoln - President. John Wilkes Booth - guy who shot the President. John Lennon - songwriter. Mark David Chapman - guy who shot Lennon. Let's get off this path. Describing William Walker's legacy is a tricky... Continue Reading →
Remember those pesky neighborhood villains who are constantly stirring the ire of our innocent, heroic, and totally #NOCOLLUSION protagonist? Well, they're back, and in real life form! Ew. #flaccidwoodforunderwood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMMz2VwbhVI This is less something new I learned rather than perhaps my favorite bit of historical esoterica - the Papal Schism! (or the Great Schism) (or the Western Schism) (or the Schism of 1378) (or the Occidental Schism) (but not "Schism" by Tool, despite being a great song). Really, it's probably just because of the... Continue Reading →
I know we're in 'Merica, but I'm always happy to give a firm, open palm salute to Mutter Deutschland. In other country news, you know your country and culture are insignificant when THE DATE FORMAT MAKES THE WIKI OVERVIEW IN GOOGLE SEARCH: Merkel is going to step on their socialist chodes!
Do you ever get the feeling of resentment for your current place of residence? Traffic sucks, or shitty grocery stores, or sub par transport, or that weird homeless guy that is VERY opinionated on "the Zionists"? I find myself whining frequently in my Stepford Wives-ass suburb, but then I will watch a show and think,... Continue Reading →
A recent study mapped the DNA of modern Icelanders and determined the Icelandic men were roughly 80% derivative of Norse/Scandinavian countries, but traits passed down only through females show over half of the population was Celtic. At first look, this a quirk of genealogy, but with a bit of math and good ol' fashioned logic,... Continue Reading →
I've heard tale that Donny-T is the greatest troll who ever lived. I thought that was true...until I saw a comment while perusing the WSJ. World, meet Bill Wald. Bill has nearly 14,000 comments on WSJ articles and his irreverent demeanor makes Mr. Trump look like Mr. Rogers. I ask you to please step over... Continue Reading →
HEY-OOOOOOO!!!! So who among you is into Christianity and religion? Great, watch this wonderful video on YouTube titled George Carlin on Christianity. He nails it. Next, read Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion because it's well worth your time if you're considering pissing away your life on the invisible man in the sky. Next, who among... Continue Reading →
If you are reading this, there's a great chance you don't know shit-all about cricket besides "former British colonies play it" and "it takes forever". Unrelated to the topic at hand, did you know the Indian cricket league, in an attempt to ward off any singular-franchise dynasties, has a full-scale free agency period once every... Continue Reading →
If you hadn't noticed, everyone's favorite Kanye, Kanye West, has been Kanye-ing in the Kanye this Kanye. This post is not about that, because who really cares what Kanye thinks (NOTE - apparently everyone on the planet, including my mother). If you want that, I'm sure the Washington Post (good purchase Bezos!) has a long... Continue Reading →
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