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June 16, 2025 0 The Original Slush Fund If you follow politics (or, more likely, a politics-themed TV sitcom or drama) you’ve probably heard the [...]
June 13, 2025 0 Mister Rogers, The Hero of Friday the 13th Hi! Today is Friday the 13th, and it’s also my half-birthday. The second half of that sentence isn’t [...]
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June 10, 2025 0 The Ancient Roman Pee Tax Urination goes by many, many euphemisms. Taking a leak, peeing, tinkling, a number one, pissing, etc. — the [...]
June 9, 2025 0 Can a Flying Potato Read This Email? If you’ve been on an airplane recently, you probably know that — even though you’re 30,000 feet above [...]
June 2, 2025 0 Why a Boy Brought a Microwave to School Spalding, Lincolnshire, is a town of about 30,000 people in the eastern part of England. (Here’s a map.) [...]