Nan Hawthorne's Blog, page 2
April 14, 2013
Unseasonable Rites: If They Celebrated Thanksgiving
his is what they would give thanks for:Richard III - Free parking.
Marie Antoinette - That the peasants did not expect to get ice cream with their cake.
Henry V - My fine, strong, healthy son.
Lucretia Borgia - The chemistry set my Papa gave me.
Lincoln - Great seats at the theater.
John Wilkes Booth - Some whose name was Mudd.
James II - That kings can't be fired.
Elizabeth I - Ladies who borrow your dresses before you have a chance to try them on.
William Rufus - A bit of time off to go hunting in...
Watch Me Make 10 Days Disappear!
4 October 1582 – Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, October 4 of this year is followed directly by October 15 and a whole bunch of people are cheated out of birthday parties.
March 30, 2013
Jests in Time: That Poor Lightbulb
Q: How many historical novelists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Well, that depends on which light bub you mean. Do you mean the absolute first one? That was in 1850. Joseph Swan used carbonized filaments. They burned out pretty quickly, so you'd need plenty of people ready to change it. Swan registered the first UK patent for a covering a partial vacuum, carbon filament incandescent lamp. The first light bulb using a tun...
March 25, 2013
Hysterically Historical - Drown Like an Egyptian
Dere was dis man who lived in Egypt. He was blind, but he just would not get a guide dog. One day he was walking by da river and he fell in and drowned.You know why? Because he was in de Nile. (c) 2013 C H MossMarch 23, 2013
March 21, 2013
March 19, 2013
Silly Searches Getting Thin
I wish I was a s clever as historical novelist Susan Higginbotham, whose responses to the strange phrases people used to find.. well, something... not nevessrily her site... were always just hysterical.I am not sure if searchers are becoming more skillful or j ust no one is interested in anything remotely resembling my various sites, but even looking at several I come up with a dearth of fodder for my ripostes...
From this very blog
full suit of plate I wonder if they meant "full plate o...
March 17, 2013
Hysterical History - Macedonian Shaggy Dog Story
Alexander the Great was having problems coordinating his military activities until he asked his alchemist for assistance. After considerable experimenting, the alchemist came up with a photosensitive fluid. When a piece of fabric was immersed in it, the fabric would change color with the intensity of sunlight. Ever officer in his army got a strip of this fabric thus treated to wear on his wrist. Thereafter, wherever Alexander's army divisions were, they knew when to attack. The st...
March 15, 2013
March 13, 2013
If Minstrels Could Text
Some useful text acronyms for Ye Old Blackberry.
Modern Meaning Forsoothly What it stands for TTFN Ta ta for now TTTA Talk to thee anon. B4N Bye for now FTW4TN Fare thee well for the nonce. BRB Be right back. ISRWH I shall return with haste. BFF Best friends forever BLE Bosom leman everlasting LOL Laughing out loud UM Unbridled merriment OMG Oh My God MGLIP Most gracious Lord in Paradise FU F*** you HCKOT Havc carnal knowledge of thyself IDK I don’t...
