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Money does not exist. Only its value does. Go to the bank and ask to see the $1,000 in your

Why Are High Schools Graduating Illiterate Seniors? If you really want to know what is happening in America’s schools, do

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Mark Twain

Next time you pull up to a gas station, think how much easier you life

“Yeah, Napoleon. Is he hiding a pistol?”

“Yeah, Napoleon. Is he hiding a pistol?”

No, and he’s not scratching anything. ‘Back in the day,’ which started with the Greeks,

“When the gods grumble, LISTEN!!”

“When the gods grumble, LISTEN!!”

For as long as there have been people in Connecticut, the gods of Machimoodus have

“While there is a limit to human intelligence, there is none for stupidity.”

“While there is a limit to human intelligence, there is none for stupidity.”

Quoting Google:   In May 2021, Italian artist Salvatore Garau sold an “immaterial” sculpture titled

Buffalo never roamed in the West

Buffalo never roamed in the West

The only buffalo in the United States are in zoos. Here we have bison. That’s

“He smelled like rotting fish!?”

“He smelled like rotting fish!?”

Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China died in 210 B.C. He was on

“Did slavery make the South rich?”

“Did slavery make the South rich?”

There is an ongoing myth that the South was rich because of slavery. Actually, the

“Hey!  If you don’t want to pay a living wage; do it yourself!”

“Hey!  If you don’t want to pay a living wage; do it yourself!”

Roman history records five widespread Plebian Secessions between 494 and 287 BC.

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The Matter of the Six Death Chickens

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Flat Iron Building

Flat Iron Building

If you live in New York you will recognize this as the Flat Iron Building.

“Poison?!  Really?!  Uh-huh.  Then why is the emperor drinking it?”

“Poison?! Really?! Uh-huh. Then why is the emperor drinking it?”

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An Alaska Gold Rush Millionaire!  What?!

An Alaska Gold Rush Millionaire! What?!

When people think of a gold rush, they instantly think the big money is made

“What’s so dangerous about a couple of guys hanging out?”

“What’s so dangerous about a couple of guys hanging out?”

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General George S. Patton

Until the movie PATTON, in 1970, General George S. Patton, was largely a forgotten hero.

Words courtesy of the Alaska Gold Rush

Words courtesy of the Alaska Gold Rush

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“You don’t want to mess with this guy!”

The Golden Age of Hollywood glamorized the cowboy and the Wild West. Unfortunately, what appeared

For the record …..l

For the record …..l

The term “cowboy” did not originate in the West.  It was the term for the

Makes me want to stand up and cheer

Makes me want to stand up and cheer

Occasionally, I see an upload which makes me want to stand up and cheer.  This

This is not Photoshop

This is not Photoshop

This is not photoshop. These are actual combat soldier during World War II and many

It’s a picture of the future

It’s a picture of the future

This is not a photograph of the past, it is a picture of the future.

“What’s an ID-10-D-T?”

“What’s an ID-10-D-T?”

An ancient Greek joke tells of a master and his slaves who are on a

“Bet you can’t see the river.”

“Bet you can’t see the river.”

This is not a photoshop.  Yes, there is a river down there. This is Tianmen

Hey Women!

Hey Women!

Like your job? Like your doctor? Have you thanked your grandmother lately?  (Or your great-grandmother

“How things have changed?”

“How things have changed?”

Here we have a shot of a raid in 1922. But this raid wasn’t on

Carrying guns and the Wild West

Carrying guns and the Wild West

Next time someone talks about ‘everyone having guns in the Wild West,’ remind them that

You CAN be in two places at the same time!

You CAN be in two places at the same time!

On December 31, 1899, Captain John Phillips in command of the SS Warrimoo discovered he

“Hey, get the lead out!”

“Hey, get the lead out!”

Rome was, to use a modern term, on the gold standard.  The gold, in this

“15 Cents to clean a shirt!!  I’ve got a closet full!!”

“15 Cents to clean a shirt!!  I’ve got a closet full!!”

In the last century, washing machines were too expensive for most homes, so the laundry

“What’s the difference between a walrus and a banana?”

“What’s the difference between a walrus and a banana?”

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The Power of Perspective

The Power of Perspective

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Truth may be stranger the fiction but sometimes the truth you are peddling is fiction.

This was Otto Skorzney, considered to be “the most dangerous man in Europe” during the