"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Monday, October 13, 2025
Happy Columbus Day!
He's back, baby!
Updated Here's a snippet from a 1951 Bugs Bunny cartoon which includes a, er, probably verbatim transcript of the discussion between Columbus and King Ferdinand about the shape of the world.
"Round, firm, fully packed," which goes right past 90% of today's viewers... who probably are not even old enough to have seen tobacco ads on TV back in the day.
Was a time that cigarette slogans were common catch phrases even among non smokers. "I'd walk a mile..."
"Round, firm, fully packed," which goes right past 90% of today's viewers... who probably are not even old enough to have seen tobacco ads on TV back in the day.
ReplyDeleteWas a time that cigarette slogans were common catch phrases even among non smokers. "I'd walk a mile..."