July 28th: Today in 1794 Maximilien Robespierre is guillotined in front of the Paris crowds for his role in the mass executions of the French Revolution. He remains a controversial figure as many debate if he was a monster or not, but there can be little doubt about his role in radicalizing the revolution. Live [...]
I can’t believe I missed the big event! Normally I use Wikipedia only after checking it against other sources, but as the Onion vouches for this one I guess we can go ahead and party!
I was recently taken aback by someone suggesting I have mellowed over the years, I haven’t mellowed, I have simply learned that ranting out loud just doesn’t get me anywhere. I am still the same happy mess of prejudices and anger that I have always been. To prove it I am having a special event [...]
Man is not going to take the new reign of terror imposed by our large furry overlords lying down! The Swiss are leading the way in establishing rules for bears, cross this line Yogi and its curtains for you. Via Fark
July 27th: Today in 1940 Bugs Bunny makes his first appearance as the character we know today in ‘A Wild Hare‘. The rabbit had been used before, appearing first in ‘Porky’s Hare Hunt‘ in 1938, where he first uttered ‘Of course you realize, this means war!’, but ‘A Wild Hare’ by director Tex Avery is [...]
Because everyone needs some motivation here are some motivational posters for role playing gamers, some are pretty esoteric, but some are very, very good. Having just come back from Historicon my favorite is this one. More traditional de-motivation posters can be found at Despair Inc. Via Table of Malcontents