Tag Archives: history

I hope these people don’t vote

Posted on October 11, 2010 by jhbutcher

In a recent Pew Survey, people were asked to pick the name of the current U.S.  Supreme Court Chief Justice from a list of four names.  Eight percent of the people surveyed picked Thurgood Marshall who has been dead for over … Continue reading →

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Kent State Gun Club

Posted on October 9, 2010 by jhbutcher

I do love a good conspiracy theory: Two audio scientists analyzed a tape of the 1970 Kent State shootings and believe that they hear the sounds of an FBI informant’s .38 (.38 special maybe?) pistol going off 70 seconds before … Continue reading →

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Shake your moneymaker

Posted on September 13, 2010 by jhbutcher

I’m working on my Shakespeare conspiracy theory page.

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You want to do what with a nuclear bomb?

Posted on August 25, 2008 by jhbutcher

One of the dumber ideas in modern military history – the atomic cannon a.k.a. “Atomic Annie”. I’ve seen one of them at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.

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Our Constitution is good.

Posted on November 24, 2007 by jhbutcher

Something to be thankful for Something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving – The United States Constitution and not necessarily for the reasons you think. Europeans often make the joke that “this building is older than your country” and their … Continue reading →

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