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Dark History, True Facts, and Mother Goose

     I am seeing an uptick in the number of articles the Interwebs has to offer on the True Story Behind various works of literature, and it is obviously time to take advantage of the trend.  I shall therefore indulge in a pastime which has obsessed people since the early nineteenth century, and enlighten youContinue reading “Dark History, True Facts, and Mother Goose”

See More Sea Shore

    “Shall I sell you something, sir?”      “Yer kinda cute.  Whatcha got fer sale?”      “Seashells.”      “Seashells?  We’s at da beach!”      “Yes, sir.  I sell seashells by the seashore.”     “What the hey?  I can walk all over and pick up my own seashells!  Ya can’t make much doing ‘at?”      “Well,Continue reading “See More Sea Shore”