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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
Posted in History, Politics, Religion, Stupidity
Tagged affecting intelligence, American Civil War, American Revolution, anti-semitism, Chinese Revolution, conflict, Could you be an asshole?, Crimean War, don't be an idiot, Franco-Prussian War, French Revolution, glasses, Gulf War, holy war, Italo-Abyssinian War, Nazis, New York Times, NPR, people who want to sound smart but aren't, Russo-Japanese War, Soviet Revolution, The Indian Wars, Vietnam Conflict, war, War of 1812, wars of religion, Why am I so stupid?, World War I, World War II
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This Day In History: June 6, 1944 CE
On which allied forces make an unexpected visit to France.
Posted in History
Tagged 1944, Allies, Axis, D Day, France, Germany, June 6, Normandy Invasion, Normandy Landing, Suprise!, this day in history, United States, World War II, WWII
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Stracciatella: Culinary Delicacy Or Social Disease?
By Smaktakula This one fooled us, too. Apparently stracciatella can refer to such varied foodstuffs as a soup, cheese and ice-cream. It is known neither to cause painful urination nor unsightly blemishes on the nether-regions. Now the idea of “picking … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged blemishes, cheeses, childish sexual innuendo, educational films, gelato, GIs, Italy, one's a cunning runt, painful urination, social disease, soldiers, soups, STDs, STDs are no laughing matter!, stracciatella, the heartbreak of stracciatella, the Stratch, unsightly blemishes, VD, venereal disease, World War II, WWII
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This Day In History: December 7, 1941 CE
On which itchy trigger fingers within the Japanese Empire are at least a generation premature in precipitating a war with America, finding Greatest Generation Americans not to be the vacuous, lazy, self-indulgent whiners their children will become. So sorry . … Continue reading
Posted in History, News
Tagged 64-Bit Wars, a date which will live in infamy, Baby Boomers, December 7, Isoroku Yamamoto, Japan, Japanese Empire, Pearl Harbor, sneak attack, Surprise!, the Arizona, the Greatest Generation, this day in history, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Uncle Giuseppe, United States of America, US Navy, World War II
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This Day In History: August 9, 1945 CE
On which OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! AGAIN! AGAIN WITH THE BOMBING! WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?
Posted in Asia, Crime, Culture, History, International Relations, Justice, Military, Mythology, Relationships, Social Networking, World Affairs
Tagged atomic bomb, August 9, Bockscar, catastrophe, Fat Man, harsh response, if something's not funny the first time maybe it will be the second, Japan, Japanese Surrender, man-made disaster, mushroom cloud, Nagasaki, nuclear explosion, Theory of Moral Relativity, this day in history, United States Army, United States of America, US Army Air Corps, what the fuck is wrong with you people?, World War II
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Truman’s Momentous Decision Explained
By Smaktakula The decision could not have been one which Harry S Truman undertook lightly. Having held the nation’s highest office for only a few months, Truman was faced with an ugly choice, the implications of which would reverberate more forcefully throughout … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, History, International Relations, Justice, Military, Mythology, People, Social Networking, World Affairs
Tagged Albert Einstein, atomic bomb, Axis Powers, Bockscar, decision to drop the bomb, easy choice, Enola Gay, Fat Man, General Tojo, Germany, hard choice, Harry S Truman, Hiroshima, Japan, Little Boy, Nagasaki, Theory of Moral Relativity, United States Army, war of attrition, war-weariness, World War II
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This Day In History: August 6, 1945 CE
On which Hiro Okada has the shittiest birthday ever. ”Yeah, my apartment is trashed. I’m gonna go crash at my sister’s place in Nagasaki for a few days.”
Posted in Asia, History, International Relations, Justice, Military, Mythology, Politics, Relationships, World Affairs
Tagged 08:15, atomic bomb, August 6, Enola Gay, harsh response, Hiroshima, Japan, Juro sucks so bad it isn't even funny, Little Boy, Manhattan Project, mushroom cloud, Nagasaki, Pacific Theater, Rising Sun, ruined birthday parties, Say hello to my little friend, Smaktakula got notebook paper one year for his birthday so he kind of knows how it feels, that song by OMD, this day in history, United States Army, US Army Air Corps, War with Japan, World War II
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This Day In History: August 5, 1945 CE
A lovely, but otherwise unremarkable day in Hiroshima, Japan. On which young Juro Watanabe prays feverishly for a means to avoid hated cousin Hiro’s birthday party the following afternoon.
Posted in History
Tagged August 5, birthday parties, deus ex machina, Hiro thinks he's so cool but you know what? He's not., Hiroshima, Japan, Pacific Theater, Rising Sun, sneak attack, Surprise!, this day in history, tomorrow is another day, United States Army, US Army Air Corps, World War II
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