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The Daily F Bomb, Tuesday 4/23/13

Interrogatories

It’s National Picnic Day. What would your ideal picnic basket contain?

What would be the perfect picnic location?

Do you remember the New Coke? Did you try it? Was it bad?

If you could kill any one Federal law, which one would it be?

If you could create one Federal law, what would it be?

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On This Day

In 1635, the first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, was founded in Boston, Massachusetts.

In 1789, President-elect George Washington and his wife, Martha, moved into the first executive mansion, the Franklin House in New York City.

In 1954, Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hit the first of his 755 major-league home runs in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

In 1968, leftist students at Columbia University in New York City began a weeklong occupation of several campus buildings.

In 1971, the Rolling Stones’ “Sticky Fingers” album was released.

In 1985, Coca-Cola announced their decision to change the top secret formula of their famed beverage. “New Coke” was an immediate flop, and the company walked back the decision very quickly.

In 2005, YouTube’s first video was uploaded.

Born on This Day

1564 – William Shakespeare, English playwright and actor (d. 1616)

1621 – William Penn, English admiral (d. 1670)

1775 – J. M. W. Turner, English painter (d. 1851)

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1791 – James Buchanan, American politician, 15th President of the United States (d. 1868)

1820 – James Sant, English painter (d. 1916)

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1833 – Antoine Vollon, French painter (d. 1900)

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1838 – Alfred Verwee, Flemish painter of cows (d. 1895)

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1842 – Fritz Beinke, German painter (d. 1907)

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1858 – Max Planck, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)

1891 – Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer (d. 1953)

1893 – Frank Borzage, American director (d. 1952)

1895 – Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand writer (d. 1982)

1904 – Duncan Renaldo, Spanish-American actor (d. 1985)

1904 – Louis Muhlstock, Canadian painter (d. 2001)

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1907 – Lee Miller, American photographer and model (d. 1977)

1910 – Simone Simon, French actress (d. 2005)

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1917 – Dorian Leigh, American model (d. 2008)

1921 – Janet Blair, American actress (d. 2007)

1928 – Shirley Temple, American actress and politician

1936 – Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter and musician (Traveling Wilburys) (d. 1988)

1942 – Sandra Dee, American actress (d. 2005)

1943 – Frans Koppelaar, Dutch painter

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1947 – Glenn Cornick, British musician (Jethro Tull and Paris)

1949 – David Cross, British violinist (King Crimson)

1954 – Michael Moore, American filmmaker

1968 – Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist, committed the Oklahoma City Bombing (d. 2001)

1979 – Barry Fratelli, Scottish bassist (The Fratellis)

Died on This Day

303 – Saint George, Roman soldier and Christian martyr

1014 – Brian Boru, Irish king

1605 – Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (b. c. 1550)

1625 – Juan de las Roelas, Spanish painter (b. 1559)

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1681 – Justus Sustermans, Flemish painter (d. 1597)

1774 – Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German painter (b. 1712)

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1793 – Henri Horace Roland de la Porte, French still-life painter(b. 1724)

1850 – William Wordsworth, English poet (b. 1770)

1915 – Rupert Brooke, English poet (b. 1887)

1923 – Sir James Jebusa Shannon, American painter (b. 1862)

1951 – Charles G. Dawes, American banker and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1865)

1983 – Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (b. 1908)

1984 – Red Garland, American jazz pianist (Miles Davis Quintet) (b. 1923)

1985 – Sam Ervin, American politician (b. 1896)

1986 – Otto Preminger, Austrian director (b. 1906)

1990 – Paulette Goddard, American actress (b. 1910)

Paulette undergoes a rigorous screening process.

1991 – Johnny Thunders, American singer-songwriter and musician (New York Dolls and The Heartbreakers) (b. 1952)

1993 – César Chávez, American labor activist (b. 1927)

1995 – Howard Cosell, American attorney and sportscaster (b. 1918)

1998 – James Earl Ray, American assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. 1928)

2003 – Fernand Fonssagrives, French photographer (b. 1910)

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2005 – John Mills, English actor (b. 1908)

2007 – Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician (b. 1931)

2011 – Tom King, American songwriter and musician (The Outsiders and The Starfires) (b. 1943)

2012 – Chris Ethridge, American musician and songwriter (The Flying Burrito Brothers) (b. 1947)

2012 – Tommy Marth, American saxophone player and writer (The Killers) (b. 1978)

Today is

World Book Day

International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day

UN English Language Day (United Nations)

National Cherry Cheesecake Day

National Picnic Day

Movie Theater Day

Lover’s Day

Talk Like Shakespeare Day

National Teach Your Children to Save Day


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25 comments

  2. Gee

    But I’ll try to answer…

    It’s National Picnic Day. What would your ideal picnic basket contain?

    What would be the perfect picnic location?

    Do you remember the New Coke? Did you try it? Was it bad?

    If you could kill any one Federal law, which one would it be?

    If you could create one Federal law, what would it be?

    Cherry cheesecake sounds good.  Vino.  Sammitches.  Fruit.

    A meadow in Yosemite.

    I remember the New Coke, I tried it, it was not horrible, but not the same.  I was once a Coca Cola partisan, but when I switched to Diet, I went Pepsi.  Diet Coke is awful.

    Something about pot.

    Gun control.

  4. Gee

    In 1635, the first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, was founded in Boston, Massachusetts.

    Dirty commies!

    1910 – Simone Simon, French actress (d. 2005)

    Great hover!  Which Muppet?  Suckle me Elmo?

    1985 – Sam Ervin, American politician (b. 1896)

    Just a country lawyuh.

    Talk Like Shakespeare Day

    I promise you iamb.

  5. anotherdemocrat

    It’s National Picnic Day. What would your ideal picnic basket contain?

    a bunch of vegan food that someone else cooked

    What would be the perfect picnic location?

    picnic tables by Barton Springs

    Do you remember the New Coke? Did you try it? Was it bad? Yes. Yes. Yes (flat coke – blech)

    If you could kill any one Federal law, which one would it be? the part of the tax code that stops social security withdrawls from earnings over $100K. Everyone pays, on every dollar earned.

    If you could create one Federal law, what would it be? be nice to each other!

  6. slksfca

    …when my favorite things for a picnic would have been pâté, gherkins, crusty bread and a bottle or two of good champagne.

    Nowadays I’d settle for a nice potato salad. 🙂

  7. michelewln

    It’s National Picnic Day. What would your ideal picnic basket contain? good cheese, wine, strawberries with dipping chocolate, ham sandwiches, and a good potato or pasta salad.

    What would be the perfect picnic location? On a cliff overlooking the ocean

    Do you remember the New Coke? Did you try it? Was it bad? it was boring

    If you could kill any one Federal law, which one would it be? At this point the 2nd Amendment needs to be rewritten to make it clearer

    If you could create one Federal law, what would it be? Any Congressman or Supreme Court Justice who votes in favor of a company that has contributed heavily to them must prove they were not influenced by said company or they lose their job.

  8. freedapeople

    It’s National Picnic Day. What would your ideal picnic basket contain? Green salad with lots of vegetables, hummous and more raw veggies for dipping, berries and sparkling, natural mineral water

    What would be the perfect picnic location? Fire Island

    Do you remember the New Coke? Did you try it? Was it bad?  That all happened when I was living out of the country.

    If you could kill any one Federal law, which one would it be? Patriot Act

    If you could create one Federal law, what would it be? Amend the constitution so corporations are clearly NOT people

  10. Floja Roja

    My picnic would be in Hollywood Forever Cemetary on the bench across from Doug Fairbanks’ memorial. Right where that squirrel tried to kill me and my friends last time. My picnic basket would have sandwiches on baguette with roasted peppers, basil, and olive dressing, a light pasta salad, some brie, some nice crackers to serve the brie on, and a lovely bottle of Zin. For dessert, strawberries from Ojai.

    If I ever tried the new coke, I don’t recall. I remember someone sued Coke, but lost when they couldn’t tell the difference between old and new in a blind taste test.

    I’d repeal the pot law, I think. Or ban the death penalty.

    My new law would be Single Payer. I think minimum wage is good, too, but Single Payer would also aid those who aren’t making any wage.

  11. bubbanomics

    It’s National Picnic Day. What would your ideal picnic basket contain?

    * a bottle of foxen syrah, some stilton cheese, and pita crackers.  maybe some strawberries.

    What would be the perfect picnic location?

    * top of the razorback ridge, off the alum bluff trail, in the smokies… mid to late october.

    Do you remember the New Coke? Did you try it? Was it bad?

    * yeah3

    If you could kill any one Federal law, which one would it be?

    * not sure if this is a law or just supreme court opinion, but I’d get rid of “Corporations are people too my friends.”

    If you could create one Federal law, what would it be?

    * A really fair progressive tax code.

    from the bubbapod.. groove armada with Richie Havens.  Heard this song in the cheesy Jamie Foxx/Tom Cruise movie collateral and subsequently bought the groove armada cd.  what a consumer.

    Live version:



    Album version:

  12. Avilyn

    And me without my jacket.  I don’t have to go out much though.

    Q&A:

    It’s National Picnic Day. What would your ideal picnic basket contain?  Cheeses, Sweet Peppers/Sweet Pickles, Fruit (Strawberries, Blueberries, Peaches), raw almonds/cashews

    What would be the perfect picnic location?  Somewhere without a lot of noise, and preferably with a bench so I don’t kill my knees.

    Do you remember the New Coke? Did you try it? Was it bad? I vaguely remember it, never tried it; I generally don’t like Colas of any brand, although the Throwback Pepsi is tolerable.

    If you could kill any one Federal law, which one would it be?  Oh geez, just one?  Get rid of the Hyde Amendment, Kill DOMA, Kill Obamacare (don’t shoot me, read the next answer too!), kill the drug prohibitions, get rid of the Electoral College, and Kill Citizens United.

    If you could create one Federal law, what would it be?  Single Payer HealthCare (ie Medicare for everyone); Full Non-Discrimination laws that cover the entire LGBTQIA spectrum; Tax “capital gains” as regular earnings, enforce the Sherman Anti-Trust act; put Glass-Steagle back into place, enact proportional representation (or instant run-off voting); all voting must be done on paper ballots with paper trails and not private voting machines owned by a company; Ban Assault Weapons & High Capacity magazines; remove military bases from all foreign sites where we are not actively engaged in combat; free education from Pre-K through Doctorates in exchange for some period of time in public service (either national guard, volunteering, etc.).  

    I think that’s enough to start with.  😉

  13. mikidee

    Hmmmm – methinks that battle has been lost ….

    It’s National Picnic Day. What would your ideal picnic basket contain? Stinky cheese, crusty bread, tomato jam, some pickled okra, maybe some figs, and a big chewy red.

    What would be the perfect picnic location? In a meadow, on a blanket, in the sunshine.

    Do you remember the New Coke? Did you try it? Was it bad? Nope.

    If you could kill any one Federal law, which one would it be? The one that makes student loans non-dischargeable in bankruptcy.  

    If you could create one Federal law, what would it be? Universal Healthcare.

  14. raina

    confuzzled….

    Ideal picnic basket? Cold fried chicken, potato salad, and iced tea.

    Perfect location? on the beach or by the lake or river. Swimming is a must. Mosquitoes can stay away, thank you very much.

    Yes, I remember New Coke and it was not as good as the old Coke. Even when they switched back, it didn’t taste the same.

    If you could kill any one Federal law, which one would it be?

    If you could create one Federal law, what would it be? That requires thinking, and I’m too lazy to think. LOL.  

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