Interrogatories
What is the tallest building you’ve ever been in? Did you go all the way to the top?
Are you any good at winter sports, like skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, ice skating?
Did you ever think Welsh Rarebit was Welsh Rabbit?
What languages can you speak or read?
What is your least favorite vegetable?
The Twitter Emitter
If your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a reason to get hammered.
— William K. Wolfrum (@Wolfrum) September 2, 2013
NASA confirms: Donald Trump's ego visible from space. #LostLink
— Kas Thomas (@kasthomas) September 2, 2013
If McCain seems a bit unfocused, it's b/c Sheila, the desiccated rat he keeps in his wallet, is commanding him to kill Sen. Graham
— Gen JC Christian (@JC_Christian) September 2, 2013
McCain also believes Sarah Palin is the best choice to lead attack on Syria
— Gen JC Christian (@JC_Christian) September 2, 2013
Of course it's Al Qaeda fighting Assad. They are the universal bad guy. They shot Kennedy, kidnapped the Lindbergh baby, choreographed Miley
— Gen JC Christian (@JC_Christian) September 2, 2013
Man, how the GOP is going to hate their party's anti-war movement once it's not just another convenient way to hate on Obama.
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) September 2, 2013
Tim Tebow could walk from Cuba to Florida, but doesn't want to show off.
— Gen JC Christian (@JC_Christian) September 2, 2013
Congress has developed detailed procedures for how to block presidential powers during a recess, but not how to exercise their own.
— David Waldman (@KagroX) September 2, 2013
Diana Nyad, feet from her goal, realizes she left her keys in Cuba.
— Erin Gloria Ryan (@morninggloria) September 2, 2013
Cancer: the ultimate terror cell.
— Xeni Jardin (@xeni) September 1, 2013
Unintentional racism is still racism. Unintentional rape-apologizing is still rape-apologizing. Unintentional cruelty is still cruelty.
— Lauren Rankin (@laurenarankin) September 1, 2013
Dear Autocorrect: I’m perfectly capable of making myself look stupid enough without your help.
— Miles Kurland (@Malacandra) September 1, 2013
On This Day
In 1783, the Revolutionary War officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
In 1838, a young slave named Frederick Douglass made his escape from slavery.
In 1930, The Hollywood Reporter debuted. FDR was a charter subscriber.
In 1976, Viking 2 landed successfully on Mars.
In 2012, Kansas State Representative joined the Republican war on women when he advocated for “abortion only” insurance policies that women could buy in case they were ever raped. “We do need to plan ahead, don’t we, in life?” When challenged that women should not have to plan for something they have no control over, he replied, “I have a spare tire on my car. I also have life insurance. I have a lot of things that I plan ahead for.”
Born on This Day
1521 – Pomponio Allegri, Italian painter (d. 1593)
1695 – Pietro Locatelli, Italian composer (d. 1764)
1734 – Joseph Wright of Derby, British painter (d. 1797)
1748 – Dionys van Dongen, Dutch painter of landscapes with cows (d. 1819)
1760 – James Wilson, Scottish revolutionary (d. 1820)
1773 – Jakob Gauermann, Austrian painter (d. 1843)
1810 – Paul Kane, Canadian painter (d. 1871)
1811 – John Humphrey Noyes, American activist who coined the term “free love.” (d. 1886)
1826 – Alberto Pasini, Italian orientalist painter (d. 1899)
1842 – Tito Conti, Italian painter (d. 1924)
1856 – Louis Sullivan, influential American architect (d. 1924)
1887 – Frank Christian, American trumpet player (d. 1973)
1910 – Kitty Carlisle, American actress and singer (d. 2007)
1913 – Alan Ladd, American actor (d. 1964)
1914 – Memphis Slim, American singer, pianist, and composer (d. 1988)
1914 – Cundo Bermúdez, Cuban painter, ceramicist, and printmaker (d. 2008)
1918 – Helen Wagner, American actress (d. 2010)
1921 – Marguerite Higgins, American journalist (d. 1966)
1926 – Irene Papas, Greek actress and singer
1932 – Eileen Brennan, American actress (d. 2013)
1934 – Freddie King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)
1942 – Al Jardine, American guitarist, singer, and composer (The Beach Boys)
1943 – Valerie Perrine, American actress
1950 – Doug Pinnick, American singer-songwriter and bass player (King’s X)
1955 – Steve Jones, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Sex Pistols)
1965 – Charlie Sheen, somewhat eccentric American actor
1969 – John Fugelsang, American comedian and tweeter extraordinaire
1979 – Tomo Miličević, Bosnian-American guitarist (30 Seconds to Mars)
1986 – Shaun White, American snowboarder and skateboarder
Died on This Day
1658 – Oliver Cromwell, English military leader and politician (b. 1599)
1667 – Alonso Cano, Spanish painter (b. 1601)
1796 – Heinrich Hirt, German painter (b. 1727)
1866 – Konstantin Flavitsky, Russian painter (b. 1830)
1883 – Ivan Turgenev, Russian novelist and playwright (b. 1818)
1899 – David Bles, Dutch painter (b. 1821)
1933 – Frederic Soulacroix, French painter (b. 1858)
1937 – François-Joseph Guiguet, French painter (b. 1860)
1942 – Will James, American artist and writer (b. 1892)
1962 – E. E. Cummings, American poet (b. 1894)
1967 – James Dunn, American actor (b. 1905)
1970 – Vince Lombardi, American football coach (b. 1913)
1970 – Alan Wilson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer (Canned Heat) (b. 1943)
1986 – Beryl Markham, English-Kenyan horse trainer, adventurer, and writer (b. 1902)
1991 – Frank Capra, American director (b. 1897)
1996 – Emily Kngwarreye, Australian painter (b. 1910)
2001 – Pauline Kael, American critic (b. 1919)
2005 – William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1924)
2012 – Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (b. 1957)
2012 – Sun Myung Moon, South Korean religious leader, author, and activist, founder of the Unification Church (b. 1920)
Today is
Another Look Unlimited Day
Skyscraper Day
National Welsh Rarebit Day
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