1983 – U.S. Interior Secretary James Watt banned the Beach Boys from the 4th of July celebration on the Washington Mall. He said rock ‘n’ roll bands attract the “wrong element.”
Month: April 2013
Midnight Oil 2013-04-05
“Shared pain is lessened; shared joy, increased — thus do we refute entropy.” – Callahan’s Law
Whew, that was fun!
And, you people are demented. In the nicest way, of course.
For your viewing pleasure, please enjoy these rugged rugby guys until tomorrow morning:
And we’ll be back with more Captioning next Friday (provided the management doesn’t lock me out)!
(Voting will be this Sunday, if I can figure out how to do that in this brave new environment.)
Holy Frijoli, It’s Captioning Time!
It’s Friday Night Captioning!
Y’know what’s worse than a tanked economy and shaky banks? Worse even than some leathery bint from the IMF teaming up with the UN to try to disarm every-damn-body except for celebrities and politicians? This is worse than that:
A fat boy in a starving land full of No Dongs.
Still, there must be some laughter even in the Hermit Crab Shack Kingdom, and you’re just the men/women/gerbils to let the world have a giggle when you CAPTION THAT.
Friday
1998 – The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan opened becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world. It links Shikoku and Honshu. The bridge cost about $3.8 billion.
Happy Birfday, Rabbit!
Midnight Oil 2013-04-04
“Shared pain is lessened; shared joy, increased — thus do we refute entropy.” – Callahan’s Law
Thursday
1932 – After five years of research, professor C.G. King, of the University of Pittsburgh, isolated vitamin C.
Midnight Oil 2013-04-03
“Shared pain is lessened; shared joy, increased — thus do we refute entropy.” – Callahan’s Law
Wednesday
1933 – First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt informed newspaper reporters that beer would be served at the White House. This followed the March 22 legislation that legalized “3.2” beer.
Midnight Oil 2013-04-02
“Shared pain is lessened; shared joy, increased — thus do we refute entropy.” – Callahan’s Law