1992 – A 203-year-old proposed constitutional amendment barring the U.S. Congress from giving itself a midterm pay raise was ratified as the 27th Amendment.
Category: Teh Silly
Monday
1959 – The Pablo Picasso painting of a Dutch girl was sold for $154,000 in London. It was the highest price paid (at the time) for a painting by a living artist.
Sunday
1969 – Stevie Wonder met President Nixon at the White House.
The 139th running of the Kentucky Derby!
A Jerry Atrick family tradition.
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And lasts just about as long as Atrick love-making — but more exciting!
Saturday
1979 – Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first woman prime minister.
And now for something complete different
That was a pretty scary Caption Contest image, wasn’t it? Whew. Here’s a much gentler soul to spend a little time with.
Not Sec State
Shhhhhhhh! (Conspiracy Theory Captions Thread)
Tonight, a study in the esoteric realms of international diplomacy.
Behind a facade of seemingly innocent captioning, it’s time to examine our own International Woman of Mystery; the woman behind the Bengazi Bamboozle… the woman who masterminded the Rose Law Firm Shuffle… the woman who directed the Vince Foster Obfuscation…
Not a Sith Overlord…as far as you know.
That’s right, it’s Hillary! The world is a slippery place, and we can only guess at what our omnipresent Sec State has in store for us — and for the world. Don your tinfoil attire and hoist your conspiracy flag high; it’s time to CAPTION THAT!
Remember, IT begins at 9:00 (or thereabouts)
OMG I can’t wait!
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Who votes? YOU Vote!
Last Friday we captioned
And now you get to vote for Best Caption! Vote like the wind!
This week’s prize for last week’s Caption Contest is fresh from extensive archeological digs under my kitchen sink — the lucky winner will receive a vintage water canteen! It may leak, but it may not. Just like in The Hunger Games, having water will save your life in Post Apocalyptic America. If the odds are in your favor, of course. And if the canteen holds up.
*New Caption thread tonight at 9:00 ET
Friday
1966 – The game “Twister” was featured on the “Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson.