Things younger than Republican Presidential candidate (oh, and did I forget to mention war hero?) John McCain

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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The first Sci-Fi convention is younger than John McCain.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN3MGN899yE

So what did 32 year old virgins who live with their parents do for fun before 1937? I don’t know – maybe they worked on the Hoover campaign…

(Thanks to Christopher for the tip!)

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I seem to be getting a lot of first time visitors to the site lately… and a lot of them hit the wall around page 3. So I thought I’d make it a little easier for people to find the older stuff by putting together a very unscientific list of the top posts (based on page views, number of comments, ones that I think really help make my case, and ones that I just thought were funny)… and here they are:

Assorted Diatribes
Ageism
A day in the life of a middle-class Republican

Books
The Grapes of Wrath

Codes
The Zip Code

Discoveries
Oil in the desert
Penicillin

Foods
The York Peppermint Pattie
The Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
Cheerios

Images
A McCain campaign banner ad I wish we’d see
McCain goes after the youth vote
“Caption this photo” contest

Organizations
Mensa

People
Cindy McCain
Larry Flynt
Keith Richards
Ronald Reagan
My Mother
91% of America

Products
The Slinky
Scrabble
Duct Tape

Videos
McCain loses it on birth control issue
McCain says that his age is an issue

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War of the Worlds is younger than John McCain.

Broadcast around Halloween in 1938, the radio adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic was seen as actual news and led some to believe that a Martian invasion was in progress. According to Wikipedia (so you know it’s true!), some people fled their homes while others simply pee’d their pants (OK, I made up the last part).
Tell me Fox couldn’t pull this off today…
(Thanks Cheyney, Perryn, Andy, Lee, Letitia, Chipsin, Jay, and Luke for the tip!)

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