What is that low murmur from the masses? Is it political discord? Angry undertones over a canceled Cindy Lauper return tour? Or is it that people are wistfully seeking the latest version of fractured history? I think I know the answer to that...
1607 English colonists led by John Smith establish Jamestown at a second landing near the James River in Virginia - first permanent English settlement in North America. After a few weeks they began renting out their homes using Vrbo. Early renter Harvey Wallbanger went on a bender and tore up John Smith's bungalow. He lost his deposit.
From the bowels of the mind of Mr. Hot Coco, I present to ye...the latest in Fractured History!
1364 Peter Coutherel banished from Leuven. He had been uncouth with a female youth so his wife banned him from some good Leuven.
1559 Exhumed corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel. Minnesotan's observe this same tradition by burning dead woodticks in basil.
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| These guys tick me off |
1607 English colonists led by John Smith establish Jamestown at a second landing near the James River in Virginia - first permanent English settlement in North America. After a few weeks they began renting out their homes using Vrbo. Early renter Harvey Wallbanger went on a bender and tore up John Smith's bungalow. He lost his deposit.
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| The contractor swears he will be back next week to finish the repairs |
1637 Cardinal Richelieu of France reputedly creates the table knife. Is reputedly* a word? Many people believe that it is. Set me up again. Cardinal Richelieu of France reputedly creates the table knife. This replaces the chair knife that had caused so much infertility in the dark ages.
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| Much less dangerous on the table than on the chair. |
1767 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's first opera "Apollo et Hyacinthus", written when he was 11 years old, premieres in Salzburg. He also wrote "Apollo et Wehaveaproblemus" at age 13, which nearly ended in disaster.
1848 First performance of Finland's national anthem "Maamme", composed by Fredrik Pacius, Swedish words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg. Freddie Mercury was the original singer, but struggled by saying Maama instead of Maamme. He left that city with a bad rap.
1912 Royal Flying Corps forms in Great Britain. This was a precursor to Monty Python's Flying Circus, but they really weren't that funny. Well, Monty Python was...funny that is. If you can understand what they are saying!
That's all folks. Back to my assylum!
*re·put·ed·ly
/rəˈpyo͞odədlē/
adverb
according to what people say or believe; supposedly.
ReplyDeleteYou’re in good repute today Mr Hot Coco.
Thanks for the dose of humorous;
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your A.O. got plenty of giggles!