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” . . .
BURR DEMING • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Thank you for this, nojo. He was a wonderful talent and, by all accounts, a wonderful human…
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Oh, and there’s a Catholic church across the street. Maybe I can do a little dance for them!
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Now that I’m in NYC, plenty of pigeons to poison in his honor.
NOJO • All the Vice President's Men 2025 update: Nothing happened. And here we are!
MANCHUCANDIDATE • Weeping Angel Imagine going from hope to Fascism in less than two decades enabled by greedy ass (millionaire)…
NOJO • Nightmare at the Museum From the last time he threatened to bomb Iran, 2020. Remember that one? All a misty blur now.
NOJO • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! @ManchuCandidate: I have birthright citizenship in Cascadia, so I think I’m good.
MANCHUCANDIDATE • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! @nojo: Only the sane parts... like the West coast, New England (minus the Bruins and…
NOJO • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! @ManchuCandidate: So, can you guys annex us now?
MANCHUCANDIDATE • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! PP is done. 51st state, my ass.