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. . . of Dubious Authenticity: June 2010
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Stories of candid absurdity from the world beyond korea. Tuesday, June 29, 2010. But I digress . . . . Sunday morning came - next day the battalions would leave for the front; the church was filled; the volunteers were there, their young faces alight with martial dreams - visions of the stern advance, the gathering momentum, the rushing charge, the flashing sabers, the flight of the foe, the tumult, the enveloping smoke, the fierce pursuit, the surrender! Thunder thy clarion and lightning thy sword!
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. . . of Dubious Authenticity: A Christmas Showdown at the PO
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Stories of candid absurdity from the world beyond korea. Monday, December 27, 2010. A Christmas Showdown at the PO. This Christmas, shopping was easier than it has been for some time. In years past, my wife has been the one in charge of the Christmas shopping. Since she likes shopping and I could care less, I've always considered this a fair deal. But, unfortunately for me, this means hours of standing and feet shuffling in one department store after another. 8220;What do you think about this? Home in ti...
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. . . of Dubious Authenticity: April 2010
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Stories of candid absurdity from the world beyond korea. Saturday, April 24, 2010. Immortality in the Margins. My father, like many old men, has grown fascinated with his own genealogy. Indeed, the intensity of his fascination seems to rise commensurately with his age. When searching for his Christmas present last year I considered this and decided trace his family tree. Hell, it's about time I put those two history degrees I've acquired to work! Together we dug through several crates and wooden chests t...
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History is Funny: Pimp My White House
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Thursday, February 14, 2008. Pimp My White House. I often wonder why I'm so obsessed with Presidential trivia. I suspect it's partly about all the cool stuff you get to do when you're President. And no, I don't even mean all the leader-of-the-free-world business. I mean getting to live in that gigantic, awesome house with that giant awesome office (and hey, the commute couldn't be any better! Not that I would ever want. John Quincy Adams's Billiard Table. At the time, though, popular sentiment about bill...
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History is Funny: February 2009
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Thursday, February 19, 2009. TV shows only I would watch. A particular joy of working where I do is that you learn something new every day. Today I learned that Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, New York Senator Chuck Schumer, and two guys in the House of Representatives are roommates when Congress is in session. I've previously told you about the Supreme Court's very similar arrangement back at the dawn of the 19th Century, and how cohousing SCOTUS would have made the best season of The Real World.
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History is Funny
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Friday, January 23, 2009. Now that my Huge Important Work Project is winding down, hopefully I'll have some energy to bring you more funny history. Today I spent some time reading up on G. Harrold Carswell. Senator Roman Hruska of Nebraska said this about Carswell: "There are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren't they? We can't have all Brandeises, Frankfurters and Cardozos and stuff like that there.". Let's hope our new president likes.
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History is Funny: November 2008
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Friday, November 14, 2008. One-term veep, one-hit wonder. When Joe Biden assumes the office of the vice presidency in January, he will be the first vice president from Delaware, the first Catholic elected to the office, and the first with egregious hair plugs. All of these historic firsts pale in comparison. I bet you thought I was going to make some pithy comment about Obama's historic election, didn't you? Well, as awesome as that is, I'm taking this in a totally different direction.). What's in a name?
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History is Funny: TV shows only I would watch
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Thursday, February 19, 2009. TV shows only I would watch. A particular joy of working where I do is that you learn something new every day. Today I learned that Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, New York Senator Chuck Schumer, and two guys in the House of Representatives are roommates when Congress is in session. I've previously told you about the Supreme Court's very similar arrangement back at the dawn of the 19th Century, and how cohousing SCOTUS would have made the best season of The Real World. Subscrib...
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History is Funny: October 2008
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Friday, October 31, 2008. Funny history is uncovered daily in my office, it's just a matter of recording it. Let's see if I can get back in the habit. Happy Halloween, readers - all two of you. Enjoy this photo of the Kennedy children's creep-tastic 60s Halloween garb. Thursday, October 30, 2008. We Can Dig It. Back in the late 90s, Warner Brothers Animation created a history-themed cartoon series called Histeria. Masterminded by the same wacky minds that brought you Animaniacs. And Tiny Toon Adventures.
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