Archive for August, 2005

Racism

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005

Racism Originally uploaded by dustin3000. Sadly I have to agree this looks like racism to me as well. Click thru to read what the poster has to say and what others have commented.

Today In History: First ‘Jack The Ripper’ Murder

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005

August 31rst: Today in 1888 the first murder to be attributed to ‘Jack the Ripper‘ occured in the Whitechapel area of London. The first victim was Mary Ann Nichols, but it is by no means certain she was the actual first victim as many horrible attacks had already occured the same year. The Ripper crimes [...]

Stonehenge

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

Stonehenge Originally uploaded by Tancread. A bunch of old stones in England. This is an old photo of mine that I found while doing some photo reoganization but I really do like it.

112 Translations

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

This is a great site which has 112 translations of ‘Oh my god, there’s an axe in my head.’ This will no doubt be useful to you nearly every day as you go about your life. How did we ever survive before the internet?

Today In History: Fanya Kaplan Attempts to Kill Lenin

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

August 30th: Today in 1918 disillusioned revolutionary Fanya Kaplan attempted to assassinate Lenin, wounding him severely. Kaplan was a passionate believer in revolution who believed that Bolsheviks and Soviets had usurped the government. Many believe that the wounds Lenin suffered, and his failure to seek effective treatment due to paranoia led to his later strokes. [...]

Texas is a different country

Monday, August 29th, 2005

Via Carol, who has just been down to Texas we have the latest in high class truck accessories….