Interrogatories
What was your first pet?
Do you compost at all? (Even some cities have composting programs.)
Do you do anything to keep fit?
What song is in your head right now (if none, what was the most recent one)?
Comfort or style?
The Twitter Emitter
On thre plus side, the infrastructure literally exploding out from under us is a big win for those of us who refuse to leave the house.
— kara vallow (@teenagesleuth) May 26, 2013
We trust you with your guns on campus, but not your votes.
— David Waldman (@KagroX) May 27, 2013
John McCain met with the Syrian rebels for a few hours and is now prepared to make a big choice. When has this process ever gone wrong?
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) May 27, 2013
The question is no longer “What kind of world are you leaving for your children?” but “Why even bother having children?”
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) May 27, 2013
Ghosts sit around the campfire and tell Mike Tyson stories.
— Touré (@Toure) May 28, 2013
Obama made Nate Silver buy crack from Hitler during Benghazi & both sides are equally to blame, but it’s fixable with a charm offensive.
— David Waldman (@KagroX) May 28, 2013
If ignorance is bliss, why is the world so unhappy?
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) May 28, 2013
John McCain: “I met with rebels in Syria yesterday, but don’t worry, they promised me none of them were in Al Qaeda.”
— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) May 28, 2013
How much is it costing us for John McCain to wander around Syria?
— Tom Wellborn (@TLW3) May 28, 2013
A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure.
— Alan Colmes (@AlanColmes) May 28, 2013
Was John McCain high on cocaine while in Syria? Well, it DOES rhyme, so the theory has THAT going for it.
— David Waldman (@KagroX) May 28, 2013
McCain Captivates Syrian Rebels With “Old Man” Stories And Juggling.
— Tom Wellborn (@TLW3) May 28, 2013
On This Day
In 1790, Rhode Island ratified the US Constitution and became the 13th state.
In 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state.
In 1913, Stravinky’s ballet Rite of Spring (choreographed by and starring Nijinksy) premiered in Paris, and a riot broke out between two factions in the audience.
In 1914, Canadian ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sank in the St. Lawrence river after colliding with another vessel, killing 1,012 of the 1,477 aboard. Legend has it that the ship’s cat, Emmy, refused to stay on board, and they had to leave her behind after repeated failed attempts. She had never missed a voyage before.
In 1953, Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the top of Mt. Everest, the first people to do so.
In 1988, Reagan visited the Soviet Union for a summit with Mikhail Gorbachev.
In 1999, Space Shuttle Discovery successfully docked with the International Space Station.
In 2001, four of bin Laden’s followers were convicted, in civilian court, of terrorist activities and sentenced to life in prison. Of course, this was acceptable under a Republican President. Under Dems, it’s military tribunals or nothing.
Born on This Day
1627 – Anne Marie Louise d’Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, aka La Grande Mademoiselle, French writer and princess (d. 1693)
1630 – Charles II of England (d. 1685)
1736 – Patrick Henry, American attorney, planter, and politician, 1st & 6th Governor of Virginia (d. 1799)
1802 – Theodor Leopold Weller, German genre painter (d. 1880)
1802 – Heinrich Bürkel, German painter (d. 1869)
1838 – Marie-François Firmin-Girard, French academic painter (d. 1921)
1863 – Maximino Peña y Muñoz, Spanish painter (d. 1940)
1894 – Beatrice Lillie, Canadian actress (d. 1989)
1894 – Josef von Sternberg, Austrian writer and director (d. 1969)
1897 – Edward Wolfe, British painter (d. 1982)
1903 – Bob Hope, English-American comedian and actor (d. 2003)
1917 – John F. Kennedy, American politician, 35th President of the United States (d. 1963)
1932 – Paul R. Ehrlich, American biologist and author
1945 – Gary Brooker, English singer-songwriter and musician (Procol Harum and The Paramounts)
1949 – Francis Rossi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Status Quo) (Hair fail!)
1953 – Danny Elfman, American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor (Oingo Boingo)
1958 – Annette Bening, American actress
1959 – Adrian Paul, English actor
1967 – Noel Gallagher, English singer-songwriter and musician (Oasis)
1969 – Chan Kinchla, Canadian guitarist (Blues Traveler)
1972 – Simon Jones, English singer and musician (The Verve and The Shining)
1978 – Pelle Almqvist, Swedish singer-songwriter and bassist (The Hives)
Died on This Day
1784 – George Barret Sr., Irish landscape painter (b. ca 1730)
1814 – Joséphine de Beauharnais, first wife of Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 1763)
1858 – Johann Moritz Rugendas, German painter (b. 1802)
1882 – Vasily Perov, Russian painter (b. 1833)
1911 – W. S. Gilbert, English dramatist and poet (b. 1836)
1917 – Kate Harrington, American writer, poet, and educator (b. 1831)
1921 – Abbott Handerson Thayer, US painter (b. 1824)
1930 – George Washington Lambert, Australian painter (b. 1873)
1942 – John Barrymore, American actor (b. 1882)
1948 – Dame May Whitty, English actress (b. 1865)
1951 – Fanny Brice, American singer and actress (b. 1891)
1979 – Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, co-founder of United Artists (b. 1892)
1982 – Romy Schneider, Austrian actress (b. 1938)
1989 – John Cipollina, American guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (b. 1943)
1997 – Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gods and Monsters) (b. 1966)
1998 – Barry Goldwater, American politician (b. 1909) Once considered to be extreme far right, he has since been eclipsed by your average Republican elected official.
2008 – Harvey Korman, American actor (b. 1927)
2010 – Dennis Hopper, American actor and director (b. 1936)
2012 – Doc Watson, American singer-songwriter and musician (b. 1923)
Today is
National Coq au Vin Day
End of the Middle Ages Day
United Nations Peacekeepers Day
National Biscuit Day
Learn About Composting Day
Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day
National Senior Health & Fitness Day
World MS Day
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