History Schmistory: April 13. Edict of Nantes.
Sunday, April 13, 2025
1598. King Henry IV of France signed the Edict of Nantes, granting rights to the Protestant Huguenots. No truth to the rumor they got their name from enemies saying “You are HUGE–NOT!”
Ludicrous Latin: Non curo. Si metrum non habet, non est poema.
Saturday, April 12, 2025
I don’t care. If it doesn’t rhyme, it isn’t a poem.
History Schmistory: April 6. After 1500 Years…Boring Sports are Back!
Sunday, April 6, 2025
1896. Athens, Greece–The Olympics are back for the first time since 369 AD when Emperor Theodosius abolished the Games as he considered them pagan. Finally, sports so boring that you’re only willing to watch them every four years are back!
Ludicrous Latin: Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
Sunday, April 6, 2025
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
History Schmistory: April 5. Harvard weeps.
Saturday, April 5, 2025
1649. Elihu Yale, the English philanthropist for whom Yale University is named, was born in Boston. Dave Harvard, in the next crib, is immediately jealous.
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Culture Buzz: Savage Easter
Friday, April 4, 2025
In the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary it is an Easter tradition to torment women for the day. This typically includes dousing them with water and/or lightly spanking them. Seriously. Somehow, symbolically the ritual is meant to keep them young and fertile, derived from an old medieval tradition that probably should’ve stayed just that. Though most observe the tradition playfully, there are always a few who ruin it for everyone. So, to be safe, many ladies of Central Europe will justifiably choose to stay in this Sunday.
GO THERE! Easter has an Island?
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Easter Island is named so because Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen landed there on Easter Sunday in 1722. That’s all. Natives actually call this mysterious and isolated island Rapa Nui. But, we still think it would be a great place to go for an Eater egg hunt!
Today’s Latin Phrase: Utinam barbari spatium proprium tuum invadant!
Monday, March 31, 2025
May barbarians invade your personal space!
History Schmistory, March 29: Beethoven Rolls Over!
Saturday, March 29, 2025
1795 – Beethoven (age 24) debuts as pianist in Vienna.
