Tang is younger than John McCain.
William A. Mitchell had a very full life. As a food chemist working for General Foods, he was the key inventor behind Pop Rocks (younger), quick-set Jell-O (way older - but more exciting), Cool Whip (younger), powdered egg whites (grosser), and - of course - Tang.
Is there not one among us that doesn’t owe Mitchell a debt of gratitude? Is that not the most poorly constructed sentence you’ve read today? (Sue me. I, much like Lindsey Graham, am tired.)
(Thanks to Kristin for the tip!)
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posted by admin at 9:14 am
The Flamingo Hotel in Vegas is younger than John McCain.
While the “El Rancho Vegas” and the “Pair-O-Dice” were the first gambling resorts on or around the Strip, it wasn’t until the development of The Flamingo that the mob came in and things got good. (And they would stay good until 1996, when an otherwise great movie would have every schmoe and his brother running around saying “Vegas, baby, Vegas”.)
In related gambling news, McCain and Team Have Many Ties to Gambling Industry
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posted by admin at 10:13 am
posted by admin at 7:44 am
Getting a pizza delivered is younger than John McCain.
Thank god for WWII. Had it not been for the war, many thousands of young men and women would never have gotten the chance to visit Italy. They never would’ve encountered pizza. They never would’ve opened “pizzerias” on their return to the States. There would never have been “delivery boys”. And scores of bad porn movies in the 1980s would’ve gone plotless.
For what it’s worth, the war also spawned the United Nations and NATO, got the U.S. out of the Depression, brought about incredible advances in technology, and established the U.S. and Russia as the world’s two superpowers… setting up decades of rivalry, tension and competition.
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posted by admin at 12:35 pm
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is younger than John McCain.
One of the more interesting and unexpected parts of this whole experience has been learning about things that have been completely off my radar - things like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Here are some of sections of this beautifully well-written and inspiring document that I find particularly moving:
Article 1.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 5.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 18.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
Article 21.
(3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
I wonder how many of these rights - and others not mentioned here - have already been trampled by the Bush Administration and have been left unchallenged by the (so-called “liberal”) media. I wonder how many more will fall by the wayside if we elect “Bush” to a third term.
(Thanks to Odd for the tip!)
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posted by admin at 10:43 pm
The Lincoln Tunnel is younger than John McCain.
The Lincoln Tunnel first started bringing depression-era girls with big hair into NYC in 1937.
(Thanks Chipsin and Jay for the tip!)
(By the way, I used to work with a girl that referred to the prostitutes that worked outside the entrance to the tunnel as “tunnel bunnies”. I always thought that was a cute way to refer to women who likely weren’t often thought about as being “cute”. Or, for that matter, “women”.)
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posted by admin at 8:34 pm
The Golden Gate Bridge is younger than John McCain.
COMPLETED in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge is the second long suspension bridge main span in the United States, after the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York City (which, incidentally, was completed when McCain was in his late-20’s).
(Thanks to many for the tip!)
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posted by admin at 11:05 am
Mount Rushmore is younger than John McCain.
Now here’s a conundrum: do I make a “what a coincidence - that mountain looks like a bunch of famous presidents!” joke, a comment about the odd juxtaposition of our current “leader” in front of all those real leaders, or do I just take a cheap shot about whichever Dakota Rushmore is in (I always forget - because I don’t care.)
I’ll leave that for you - my loyal readers - to discuss in the comments.
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