Actually, the title of this post is both misleading and grammatically awkward, but
I doubt that's going to increase your interest in what I have to say anyway...
Salutations, fellow barn animals!
Since I have no real information to give, other than something which I'll mention for dramatic effect at the bottom of this post, I thought I'd look up random information and give it to you for free.
What a treat. I know, I know, Christmas came two months early.
Jane Austen's last words were "Nothing but death," in response to her sister, Cassandra, if there was anything she wanted. Ironic, yet somewhat fitting.
Jane Austen's last words were "Nothing but death," in response to her sister, Cassandra, if there was anything she wanted. Ironic, yet somewhat fitting.
While on the subject of great literary figures, Edgar Allen Poe was thrown out of West Point for showing up for inspection in his birthday suit.
Did you know that The Jedi Church is actually a religion? It's based in New Zealand, and if you want more information, CLICK HERE to go to the website. I'm not joking.
There are two words in the English language that rhyme with orange: Blorenge and Gorringe. The Blorenge is a mountain in Wales, and Gorringe is a respectable British surname.
The Nazi Germans killed four million more Russians than they did Jews in WWII.
Field Marshall Rommel, the "Desert Fox", was in charge of the defense of Normandy's beaches from Allied invasion. On June 6th, D-Day, he was on leave in France celebrating his wife's birthday. He, and many other Nazi officers, believed that the Allies would invade at another place, and not for two weeks.
Boy, were they wrong.
General John Sedgwick of the Union spoke the most humorous phrase I think I've ever heard while leading his troops into battle: "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist--", upon which he was shot by the enemy.
"Swanilda" is the name of a character in the ballet Coppelia. The name "Swanilda" actually means "battle swan".
The scientific name for the robin is turdus migratorius. Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "bowel movement", eh?...
"Floccinaucinihipilification" is the declaration of something being useless or valueless. The irony in this is my reward for having to type that out.
Novercaphobia is the fear of your step-mother. Pogonophobia is the fear of beards. Scolionophobia is the fear of school.
The first time the letter "C" appears in the English spelling of a number is 1 octillion, or 10 to the 27th power.
And finally...
I have a new blog!
Yes, I have a new blog. It's got maybe three posts so far, but I thought I'd give it a shout out. Just type in www.houseofstrider.blogspot.com and you should get there pretty quick. And if any of you understand where House of Strider comes from, I welcome you, fellow nerds.
Peace out,
--JesusFreak
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