Tag Archives: American Civil War

Best of Headlines Part I

By Smaktakula Howdy, folks. Headlines has always been one of our favorite Promethean Times features, and recently it seems to have picked up popularity with our readers. This wasn’t always the case. It might surprise you to know we’ve done … Continue reading

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PT Apologizes To Those Groups We Have Yet To Malign

By Smaktakula We’re proud of our track record. In a relatively short time, we’ve managed to say some pretty shitty things about a lot of people. From the Inuits in the north, to the Chinese in the east, the Zimbabweans … Continue reading

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Could You Be An Asshole? Holy War

By Smaktakula It’s not a crime to want to seem more intelligent than you really are.  There are a great many ways to affect this which are not only effective but also appropriate, such as wearing glasses, carrying an NPR … Continue reading

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Headlines 04.28.11

By Smaktakula Just the headlines, none of the content.  For more Headlines fun, click here and here. Navy panel allows openly gay sailor to continue to serve ~ Sounds noble, but remember–we’re talking about the Navy.  If the US Navy were … Continue reading

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This Day In History: April 12th, 1861 CE

On which South Carolinians use martial means to express their displeasure with the Yankee occupation. “Fellahs!  Fellahs!  We’re all Americans here–let’s remember to keep things civil.”

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Mississippi Burning. What, Again?

By Smaktakula In the Magnolia State, old ghosts have risen to once again fan the embers of division and reignite the conflagration that civilized America believed long-dead.  It seems that after nearly two centuries of statehood, Mississippi just can’t get … Continue reading

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