Irreverent musings and malarkey from a disillusioned dilettante
Today's episode has it all, assuming "all" is tons of gay sex and Franklin Roosevelt and the Navy. Do I have your attention? I know Disillusioned Dilettante is listening closely because of one of those specifics (spoiler - he's a big FDR fan!). In 1919, a senior member of the US Navy was hanging out... Continue Reading →
I am going to BLOW your mind today. Absolutely blow your tits off. Even more so than that that one time you learned Lego is the largest tire producer in the world. Did you not know that? I BLEW YOUR MIND TWO TIMES. This is the story of a wild scientific experiment, intergalactic abduction, human... Continue Reading →
Are you familiar with the concept of "nuisance wildlife management"? It involves the removal of problematic or invasive species from areas where they are not wanted. Before you get all huffy and invoke the wraith of PETA, the idea is to protect humans from the transfer of diseases permitted by wild animals or protecting crops... Continue Reading →
I usually drum my fingers on my chin while looking astute trying to think of an engaging introduction to these like Bugs Bunny scheming to outwit Elmer Fudd. I usually try to work in something topical or relevant to engage our TENS of readers, but not this week. DESTROYING ANGEL OF MORMONDOM. Look at the... Continue Reading →
Did you know the United States **may** have played a heavy-handed role in forcing foreign governments to buckle to their whim, and in some cases causing coup d'etats? I believe we know go with the more forward "regime changes" if I may be so crass. I know I was shocked to hear of such geopolitical... Continue Reading →
History is littered with an array of battles and wars that seem impossibly stupid - the Pig War between the United States and the United Kingdom, the Australian Emu War, the War of Jenkin's Ear between Britain and Spain, the Fourth Crusade where Christian crusaders sacked their own cities, the Battle of New Orleans between... Continue Reading →
Do you ever get pangs of regret? After many posts here, I sure do, be it embarrassing anecdotes that could have gone without being shared or the gratuitous typos or grammatical errors. Just come to embrace the fact I will never do anything to fix the latter and will ignorantly continue to subject myself to... Continue Reading →
Aleister Crowley is another one of these historical figures who's brief biography always lists an array of bullshit before getting to the thing everyone knows them for. Mr Crowley was identified as a mountaineer, a poet, a theologian, a spy, a traitor to the British people, a sex addict, a drug experimenter, a magician and,... Continue Reading →
Here's a video on YouTube titled How the Kim Dynasty Took Over North Korea. It's six minutes long and from the History Channel so it's actually informative and legitimate. Separately, for your viewing pleasure: Made in China.
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 →
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