Darwin
12/27 is National Fruitcake Day, again
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 12/27/2021 - 5:00amNEW Improved Monday Open Thread: August 20 is World Mosquito Day - Invite one to lunch
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 08/20/2018 - 5:00amAugust 20 is the 232nd day of the year; as well as Boomtime, Bureaucracy 13, 3184 YOLD to discordians.
At least 16 artists or groups have produced albums named simply 20 or Twenty. C'mon, folks we need 4 more.
Monday Open Thread; February 12 is Darwin Day (International observance)
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 02/12/2018 - 5:00amFebruary 12 is the 43rd day of the year, there are 322 days left
Today's number is 12
Sunday Open Thread: August 20th is Saint Stephen's Day in Hungary
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sun, 08/20/2017 - 5:00amWorld History
On August 20, 1000, The Hungarian state was founded by Saint Stephen,
On August 20, 1083, The first King of Hungary, Saint Stephen, was canonized
On August 20, 1926, Japan's public broadcasting company was established
On August 20, 1940, Leon Trotsky was fatally wounded
On August 20, 1993, The Oslo Accords were signed
Sunday Open Thread: June 18 is Autistic Pride Day
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sun, 06/18/2017 - 5:00amWorld History
On June 18, 1429, the French, under Jeanne d'Arc defeated the British at the battle of Patay.
On June 18, 1815, the British defeated the French at Waterloo.
What's an alligator to do?
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 8:12pmI fear the American public is descending into a series if mind-numbing, stupid combats between morons, idiots, and haters. This latest online "expose" reveals the basic lack of knowledge of the real world, existence of primeval hatred of the "other" and willingness to either denounce or reasonably approve of the exact demands of nature. Mr. Darwin, amongst his many other other contributions to human knowledge, first clearly declared the doctrine of "survival of the fittest".