Potatoes and the Promise of More Potatoes
Funnier than a sharp stink in your eye…
When I think of all the great empires that have ruled vast stretches of the world before disappearing into the vegan compost heap of history, I have to say, “Good riddance!” We tend to glamorize the old civilizations. Historians say, “Babylon” and we bow in reverence. Never mind that the Tower of Babel was never […]
Read More Empires that have Fallen and Good Riddance (Pt 1)Born on May first, 1852 was Martha Jane Canary, otherwise known as “Calamity Jane”. Depending on which historian you ask, she was either a sharpshooter, Army scout, stage coach driver and part time prostitute; or, she was a barmaid, nurse, laundress and a part time prostitute. All historians know for sure is that she supported […]
Read More This Day in History: May 1stThe word “cannibal” comes from the ritually cannibalistic West Indies Carib tribe which Columbus’ men mispronounced as “Canib”. They would’ve eaten Columbus but we all get sick of eating Italian… Plus, the natives were still full from a coffee cake Columbus brought… Most cannibalism wasn’t personal: Aboriginal peoples would often consume their family or enemies […]
Read More A Short History of CannibalismIn 1884, Paul Gottlieb Nipkow created the first television. It only transmitted still pictures and no sound. Experts believe it is the earliest example of what is today called “public television”. ☻ In 1906, Russian inventor Boris Rosing combined Nipkow’s television with a cathode ray tube. To this day, humans are the only animals to […]
Read More I Channel Facts About Television (1979)A lot of people think that daylight savings time was created to keep farmers happy; but, that is a myth because farmers are incapable of happiness. Ѳ Time slows next to heavy objects so, if you marry a guy fat enough, you could live almost forever. Ѳ Julius Caesar called upon Greek astronomer Sosigenes to […]
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Potatoes and the Promise of More Potatoes 