Archives from September, 2010

“On this day in 1843, “News of the World” began publication in London England. I believe the headline on their first publication read “Half Man Half Crocodile marries 600 pound Alien Woman. First Litter Due Any Day Now.”

“On this day in 1978, the great TV ventriloquist Edgar Bergen died at the age of 75. His dummy, Charlie McCarthy, lived another ten years although his act was reduced to just lying on a box and not saying anything.”

“On this day 1916, John D. Rockefeller became the first ‘billionaire’. These days, they’re a dime a dozen, they make their money on the internet before they can shave and only after achieving their first billion do they finally feel the urge to move out of their parents’ basement.”