Fish at Dawn
Monty Python’s Flying Circus debuted October 5, 1969. And we’ve blown another anniversary.
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. . .and here’s what you missed for today (partial list):
October 6th 1866 1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000)
October 6th 1876 American Library Association organized in Philadelphia
October 6th 1882 1st World Series game, Cincinnati (AA) beats Chicago (NL) 4-0
October 6th 1889 Thomas Edison shows his 1st motion picture
October 6th 1889 Moulin Rogue opens in Paris
October 6th 1890 Mormon Church outlaws polygamy
October 6th 1893 Nabisco Foods invents Cream of Wheat
October 6th 1898 Gustav Mahler conducts 1st Wiener Philharmonic
October 6th 1908 Yanks lose 100th game of year go 51-103 for season
. . . it said “Wiener” . . .
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 @JNOV: Does blockquote no longer work?Huh. Guess not.
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Oh shit. “ Cuban state media reported that 32 Cubans were killed in the U.S. attacks in…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 So…. Does blockquote no longer work? Am I 2026’s only loser? (see blurb)
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Welp Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, President Trump said that “Cuba looks like it is…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 My mood courtesy of Rhiannon Giddens: https://youtu.be/M7PvWw97Cq0
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 A man who has his family and lackeys deeply embedded in every facet of our government is trying to…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 THIS IS NOT OKAY! WE’VE RUN THESE WAR GAMES FOR **YEARS**. SPOILER ALERT: A TON OF PEOPLE DIE.…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK! WHAT. THE FUCK?!!?!
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 @ManchuCandidate: Summer definitely disappeared.
MANCHUCANDIDATE • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 BTW, has your favorite fundies gone to Ratpure?