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April Fools tradition popularized ~This Day In History
On this day in 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools’ Day by playing practical jokes on each other. Although the day, also called All Fools’ Day, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, its exact origins remain a mystery. Some historians speculate that April Fools’ Day dates back… Continue reading
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Ping Pong Over the Abyss
Ping Pong Over the Abyss ~The 77’s | Then and Now Ping Pong is The 77’s debut effort, released in 1982. The title is said to have come from Allen Ginsberg‘s poem “Howl,” section 3: “I’m with you in Rockland / where you scream in a straight jacket that you’re losing the game of the… Continue reading
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Quote to Ponder ~Inscription on the Reformation Monument in Geneva
“One man with God is always in the majority.” ~Inscription on the Reformation Monument in Geneva Continue reading
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Quote to Ponder ~Abraham Lincoln
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I’ll spend the first hour sharpening the axe.” ~Abraham Lincoln Continue reading
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Quote to Ponder ~Mark Twain
“We should be careful to get out of an experience all the wisdom that is in it.” ~Mark Twain Continue reading
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Quote to Ponder ~William Penn
“As puppets are to men and dolls to children, so is man’s workmanship to God’s.” ~William Penn Continue reading
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Quote to Ponder ~G.K. Chesterton
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” ~G.K. Chesterton Continue reading
Chase The Kangaroo 