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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

I'll Never Learn

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When will I ever learn to keep my mouth shut? Regardless of the supposed Freedom of Speech, which we all know isn't true, people, like me, should learn when to talk and when to shut up. I'm still learning this skill. Oh yes. It's a skill. Take the bigamy comment below. What the hell was I thinking? Sheesh!!!

In The News:
$1M gold tub stolen from hotel in Japan Seriously. Why would you put in a tub worth one million dollars?

German mistakes subway for underground car park

Police: Man stole 1,500 pairs of shoes Someone's gay. Speaking of gay...

Gay pub wins right to ban straights

Boy's balloon finds pen-pal: the Queen. That's it. I'm gonna let loose a bunch of baloons with note attached.

An argument over birthday balloons escalated into a fight that ended with one person in the hospital and two others facing criminal charges. C'mon now.

Wendy's manager shot over chili sauce. And I'll take one of those baloons too.

UFO buffs to offer 'proof' of aliens

STAPLES employees beaten by gang members over red uniform shirts...


Today in History:
1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund, a supporter of Antipope John XXIII, burns Jerome of Prague following a trial for heresy. Antipope?

1431 - Hundred Years' War: In Rouen, France, 19-year-old Joan of Arc burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal. What's up with all of this burning crap? Crazy English.

1498 Columbus departs with 6 ships for 3rd trip to America. Columbus' point of interest map included Mt. Vernon, Statue of Liberty, worlds largest ball of twine, and Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum.

1536 - King Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives. She was not, however, bunred at the stake.

1539 - In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold. Other side of the continent buddy. I wonder if he retired there?

1588 - The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel. So which channel is English? Is it 241 or 267? I can't remember.

1806 - Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel after the man had accused Jackson's wife of bigamy. Bigamy - my girlfriend after eating years of my microwave pizzas.

1821 James Boyd patents Rubber Fire Hose. I hear he designed it to whip children with. Is that true?

1822 House slave betrays Denmark Vesey conspiracy (37 blacks hung). The way I hear it, all blacks are hung.

1842 John Francis attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria. John's just a big ole loser. He can't do anything right.

1848 México ratifies treaty giving US; New Mexico, California & parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona & Colorado in return for $15 million.

1848 William G Young patents ice cream freezer. An invention I truely love. Used mine monday. Mmmmm homemade Cookies and Cream.

1868 - Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") observed in the United States for the first time (By "Commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic" John A. Logan's proclaimation on May 5). 2 women in Columbus MS placed flowers on both Confederate & Union graves. This is true.

1872 Mahlon Loomis patents wireless telegraphy.

1879 - New York City's Gilmores Garden is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue. Gilmores Garden just doesn't have the same ring to it.

1879 - An F4 tornado strikes Irving, Kansas, killing 18 and injuring 60.

1883 - In New York City, a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede which crushes twelve people. I love a good prank. (I know that was tastless to say)

1889 The brassiere is invented. You made my future a whole lot more perky, fun,... I meant fun.

1896 1st car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (NYC). No way. I wonder if his insurance went up.

1908 Paris advocate E Archdeacon is 1st passenger in a airplane. I wonder if they gave him an extra bag of peanuts for that?

1911 - At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race in his Marmon Wasp.

1914 - New & then largest Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania, 45,647 tons, sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.

1922 - In Washington, D.C., the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated.

1933 Patent on invisible glass installation. How do you install something that's invisible?

1935 - Babe Ruth plays in his last baseball game, in the uniform of the Boston Braves. (goes hitless for Braves against Phillies)

1941 - World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb on the athenian Acropolis, tear down the nazi swastika and replace it with the Greek flag. Crazy Nazis.

1942 - World War II: 1000 British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany.

1942 US aircraft carrier Yorktown leaves Pearl Harbor.

1946 United flight 521 crashes on takeoff at LaGuardia Airport (New York) 42 die

1948 - A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless. hahahaha dike.

1958 - Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. According to the History Channel, thanks to DNA testing, it's now empty.

1964 Beatles' "Love Me Do" single goes #1. Rockin'

1964 Beatles 1961 record of "Cry for a Shadow" is #1 in Australia. Hmmm. Never heard that one.

1966 US launches Surveyor 1 to the Moon

1967 - At the Ascot Park in Gardena, California, daredevil Evel Knievel jumps his motorcycle over 16 cars lined-up in a row. Did he actually land it?

1968 Beatles begin work on their only double album "The Beatles".

1971 - Mariner program: Mariner 9 launched to Map 70% of the surface and study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface of Mars.

1971 36 hospitalized during Grateful Dead concert; after drinking LSD apple juice. I told ya'll to be careful. Jim Jones is in the room. Did you listen? NOOOOOOO!!!

1975 Wings release "Venus & Mars" album

1987 West German Mathias Rust lands airplane on Red Square

1989 - Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 33-foot high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.

1989 Margaret Ray pleads guilty to breaking into David Letterman's house. Aww c'mon leave Dave alone.

1992 New York Lotto pays $30 million to one winner (#s are 12-15-30-33-40-48). After taxes that amounts to $21.47.

1992 Paul Simon weds Edie Brickell. They did not win the lotter although I'm sure they got lucky.

1997 Betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X, set afire by 12 year old grandson. Okay that's it. I'm taking away your new flamethrower.

2003 - The final flight of an Air France Concorde.


Happy Birthday:
1672 (O.S.) - Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia (d. 1725)

1908 - Mel Blanc, American voice actor (d. 1989)

1909 - Benny Goodman, American clarinetist and bandleader (d. 1986)

1955 - Topper Headon, British musician (The Clash)

1964 - Wynonna Judd, American country music singer


Deaths on this Day:
1431 - Joan of Arc, French heroine and saint (burned at the stake) (b. 1412)

1778 - Voltaire, French philosopher and author (b. 1694)

1912 - Wilbur Wright, aviation pioneer (Wright Brothers) (b. 1867)

1939 - Floyd Roberts, Auto racer, killed during 1939 Indianapolis 500 (b. 1904)

1953 - Dooley Wilson, American musician and actor (b. 1886)

1993 - Sun Ra, American musician (b. 1914) hahahaha Sun Ra as in Sun Ray? hahaha




1 Comments:

At 12:29 PM, Blogger Jane Q Doe said...

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