Hiya, Mencken!

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We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.

-- H.L. Mencken


I love this guy.

And no one around with the Heimlich...

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Here's something amusing for a Sunday:


Ten who tasted Greatness - and choked on it


It's a list of also-rans. Ten guys who almost became legends, but lost out due to different reasons: accidents, bad judgment or general asshattery. My favorite? General Horatio Gates - "One of those rare military leaders who call in sick before a major battle (really)".

Enjoy!

Significant percentage of Britons losing their minds. Film at 11:00.

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Here's a doozy:


23% of people polled in the UK believe that Winston Churchill is a myth.


You read that right: Winston Churchill. A myth. As in "never existed". And that's not all, either. It gets even better.

What's that you say? Nobody could be that idiotic? Look, it makes my head hurt too much to explain. Just go read it.

*goes to find aspirin*