Mark Twain’s 70th Birthday at Delmonico’s Restaurant
On the night of my first visit to Delmonico’s, at a table affording me the grandest spot for people watching my husband asked me whom I loved more, him or God. The answer spoiled the night and the...
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Artemus Ward 19th Century Comedian “The Shakers is the strangest religious sex I ever met. I’d hearn tell of ’em and I’d seen ’em, with their broad brim’d hats and long wastid coats; but I’d never cum...
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Testing a new bulletproof vest!
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Mud wrestlers think they’re so original! WOMEN BOXERS!! Tagged: Boxing, Humor, million dollar baby, Photography, sports, vintage, women boxers
View ArticleBig-Headed People
“I love fools’ experiments. I am always making them.” “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” “If I had a flower for every time I thought of you…I...
View ArticleDo We Really Like Homemade Gifts At Christmas?
She looks talented, but I don’t know . . . There’s always someone at Christmas who says the real spirit of the holidays is lost on shopping and killing each other in stampedes at the malls. I think if...
View ArticleCooking Old School
Courtesy Library of Congress This weekend why don’t you have your help fire up the stove and make some flannel cakes? Two great links to food history and yummy recipes: The Historic Foodie Hearth and...
View ArticleJobs That No Longer Exist Today
Get Your Ass Out of Bed! Human Alarm Clock Click to see the jobs that no longer exist. Which one suits you? Tagged: human alarm clock, Humor, ice cutters, lamp lighters, lectors, Life, rat catchers,...
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