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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Jeb Bush Finally Answers The Question, "Would You Kill Baby Hitler?"

Last month, The New York Times Magazine asked its readers, “If you could go back and kill Hitler as a baby, would you do it?”

An overwhelming majority of its readers said yes, they would go back and murder the baby who would one day become one of the worst human beings of all time.

Presidential candidate Jeb Bush had been asked the question via email about a month ago, but did not make his official opinion known until the Huffington Post asked him on camera while riding around his bus in New Hampshire.

Bush said,

Hell yeah, I would! You gotta step up, man.

In case you’re wondering, here’s what Hitler looked like as a baby:

While he enthusiastically said he would kill baby Hitler, he did also acknowledge that, like “Back to the Future” says, changing the past could have unknown consequences on the future.

Bush added,

The problem with going back in history and doing that, as we know from the series — whats the series with Michael J. Fox called? The Back to the Future series — is that it could have a dangerous effect on everything else. But Id do it. I mean — [it is] Hitler.

So now we know what Bush would do. What would you do? Would you kill baby Hitler if you had the chance?

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Jeb Bush Finally Answers The Question, "Would You Kill Baby Hitler?"

election, history, hitler, jeb bush, Presidential Election

Saturday, February 13, 2016

The Acronym "OMG" Is Way Older Than You Think

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The older crowd likes to blame the youth for the popularization of text-speak. You know the type: LOL, LMFAO, ROFL, OMG, Totes. Well, it turns out that we’re blaming the wrong people for at least one of those abominations to the English language. “OMG” is almost 100 years old.

The earliest known usage of the abbreviation OMG was found in a letter to Winston Churchill. The 1917 correspondance pictured above is from John Arbuthnot Fisher. The sentence in question reads:

“I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis — O.M.G. (Oh! My God!) — Shower it on the Admiralty!!” [sic]

The letter was published in Fisher’s Memories in 1919. Fisher, who was a British Admiral, is largely remembered as the driving force behind the creation of advanced capital ship, the HMS Dreadnought. It seemed revolutionary at the time, but actually ended up (temporarily) destroying Britain’s long-standing lead in naval power.

He was also famous for abandoning his posts at the drop of a hat. He resigned from his job as head of the Navy in a letter to Churchill that simply read, “I am unable to remain any longer your colleague … I am off to Scotland at once so as to avoid all questionings.”

There’s no doubt that since the time the letter was written, simple abbreviation has taken on an entirely new life of its own. Added to the Oxford English Dictionary last year, OMG is only one in a line of abbreviations that have become prevalent in everyday speech. Naysayers will even tell you those three letters are going to be (or already have been) the downfall of the English language.

But that’s not the issue we’re tackling right now. Our question here has more to do with what brought Fisher, of stately British naval origin — and, according to the above picture, quite the sourpuss — to inadvertently become the first-ever remembered person to use this phrase. Was it simply an attempt to save time as he ran away to places like Scotland? Or did he predict that tweens the world over would champion his phrase and shout it from ~~the rooftops~~ their texting fingers?

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The Acronym "OMG" Is Way Older Than You Think

conversations, English, grammar, history, omg, social media, texting

Saturday, December 19, 2015

These Old American Flags Will Make You Wish We Never Picked Up Wisconsin.

When you think about it, this great nation is still very young. While China boasts thousands of years of existence, the United States is still only 238 years old. To put things in perspective, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been around for almost 13% of this country’s existence.

The 50 star American flag as we know it has only been around for about 23% of the time since the U.S was founded. More than any other country, our flag’s evolution accurately represents our evolution as a society, one that has changed surprisingly rapidly despite it being so young. Here is the evolution of our American flag.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Jeb Bush Finally Answers The Question, "Would You Kill Baby Hitler?"

Saturday, February 13, 2016

The Acronym "OMG" Is Way Older Than You Think

Saturday, December 19, 2015

These Old American Flags Will Make You Wish We Never Picked Up Wisconsin.

13 Stars (1775-1795) The original flag was classically sewn by Betsy Ross, but some historians think that assertion might be false. What a weird conspiracy theory though, right?

15 stars (1795-1818)

20 stars (1818-1819) This rad Great Star pattern flag flew over the capitol for at least six months.

21 stars (1819-1820)

23 stars (1820-1822)

24 stars (1822-1836)

25 stars (1836-1837)

26 stars (1837-1845) This rare flag was carried by John C. Fremont, this country’s first presidential candidate. It features an eagle spreading his golden wings and embracing the stars.

27 stars (1845-1846)

28 stars (1846-1847)

29 stars (1847-1848) This 29 star flag featured a neat diamond pattern. If you like this design, you can still get it in stamp form to this day so you can ba-jazz up your tax submissions.

30 stars (1848-1851)

31 stars (1851-1858) This version of the Great Star design was used during Lincoln’s funeral. Since then it is used exclusively to mourn assassinated presidents, including JFK.

32 stars (1858-1859)

33 stars (1859-1861) Great Star flags were popular during this time. This one was flown on the eve of the Civil War.

34 stars (1861-1863) Another popular design during the Civil War was this one, which featured two rings, a star in the middle and one in each corner, almost like a solar system, but – like – for America, man.

35 stars (1863-1867)

36 stars (1865-1867) The “Wagon Wheel” design was popular with the navy, which is weird because boats don’t have wagons or wheels, but you gotta admire their eye for aesthetics.

37 stars (1867-1877) This design is totally awesometown because Betsy Ross’s original circle of 13 is the inner ring, with the states that have joined the union since then surrounding them in a circle of their own.

38 stars (1877-1890) Ya’ll know I’m partial to them corner stars.

43 stars (1890-1891)

44 stars (1891-1896)

45 stars (1896-1908)

46 stars (1908-1912)

48 stars (1912-1959)

49 stars (1959-1960)

50 stars (1960-present) Woo baby that’s a good looking flag! Americaaaa!!! *fireworks* *hot dogs* *Bruce Springsteen*

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Kanye West Lyrics Perfectly Describe The Story Of Julius Caesar And Cleopatra

1. Julius Caesar on meeting Cleopatra for the first time:

2. Caesar restores Cleopatra to the throne:

3. Cleopatra gives birth to Ptolemy Caesar:

4. Caesar refuses to name Ptolemy as his heir:

5. Cleopatra arrives in Rome and it’s a huge scandal:

6. And Caesar declares:

7. Caesar is murdered by the senate on The Ides of March. “Et, tu Brute?”:

8. Cleopatra meets Marc Antony:

9. Octavian talking shit about the whole affair:

10. And problems ensue:

11. Antony when Cleopatra turns her ships around and ditches him after Octavian sends a Roman fleet to conquer Egypt:

12. Cleopatra ends it all after Octavian successfully invades Egypt:

Friday, July 17, 2015

Microsoft Mobile: From Pocket PC to Windows Phone 8

1. Pocket PC

2. Windows Mobile

3. Microsoft Mobile UI Evolution

4. Windows Phone 7

5. Windows Phone 7.5

6. Windows Phone 7.8

7. Windows Phone 8

50 stars (1960-present) Woo baby that’s a good looking flag! Americaaaa!!! fireworks hot dogs Bruce Springsteen