Bizarro Jimmy Olsen
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Evan Hanson: recovering attorney, writer, photographer, podcaster, reader of things, wannabe deep thinker, and a guy on a journey to try and be a better person.
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Hi! Today’s episode of BBC Dead Funny History is all about history’s most successful pirate, Zheng Yi Sao — it’s a very funny 14 minute romp with funny audio sketches and narration by me. Suitable for children!
Listen wherever you get your podcasts
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen wherever you get your podcasts
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
You're Dead to Me - Dead Funny History - Zheng Yi Sao - BBC Sounds
Zheng Yi Sao: Pirate Queen of Admin.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Hi! Today’s episode of BBC Dead Funny History is all about history’s most successful pirate, Zheng Yi Sao — it’s a very funny 14 minute romp with funny audio sketches and narration by me. Suitable for children!
Listen wherever you get your podcasts
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen wherever you get your podcasts
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
This cartoon has a lot to say about respecting our animal neighbors.
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 22,1942
December 22,1942
December 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This cartoon has a lot to say about respecting our animal neighbors.
Morning mood. Hot chocolate in my 34 year old Midvale School for the Gifted mug. One of the first gifts Nancy ever got me.
December 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Morning mood. Hot chocolate in my 34 year old Midvale School for the Gifted mug. One of the first gifts Nancy ever got me.
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Isotope analysis of Bronze–Early Iron Age tin ingots from four Mediterranean shipwrecks found the tin was mined in south-west Britain. Evidence for 'zones of interaction' indicate land and sea connections from Britain to the Levant #MaritimeMonday
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
December 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Isotope analysis of Bronze–Early Iron Age tin ingots from four Mediterranean shipwrecks found the tin was mined in south-west Britain. Evidence for 'zones of interaction' indicate land and sea connections from Britain to the Levant #MaritimeMonday
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
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The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.
December 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.
Since we are on what many consider the right side of the winter solstice here’s hoping yours, mine, and the world’s darkest days are behind us. Also for no reason, here is the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.
youtu.be/U9FaoRJAgII?...
youtu.be/U9FaoRJAgII?...
Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba | Academy of Ancient Music
YouTube video by Academy of Ancient Music
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December 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Since we are on what many consider the right side of the winter solstice here’s hoping yours, mine, and the world’s darkest days are behind us. Also for no reason, here is the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.
youtu.be/U9FaoRJAgII?...
youtu.be/U9FaoRJAgII?...
Listening to some 80s music as I read before bed and Tracey Ullman’s version of They Don’t Know comes on and suddenly I feel very old and tired.
December 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Listening to some 80s music as I read before bed and Tracey Ullman’s version of They Don’t Know comes on and suddenly I feel very old and tired.
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
My son in-law upon seeming a copy of Beyond Good and Evil in my library: That’s a cool book…if you’re a cynical 17 year old know it all.
Me: I am awarding you one additional respect point.
Me: I am awarding you one additional respect point.
December 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
My son in-law upon seeming a copy of Beyond Good and Evil in my library: That’s a cool book…if you’re a cynical 17 year old know it all.
Me: I am awarding you one additional respect point.
Me: I am awarding you one additional respect point.
Not so smooth criminal.
December 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Not so smooth criminal.
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[George Costanza voice] "We're living in a society!"
December 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
[George Costanza voice] "We're living in a society!"
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I enjoyed MAN ON THE INSIDE season 1 but it's very much the soft-focus American version of writing a story about age. I would strongly recommend the Chinese show THE LONG SEASON for being, as well as a full noir, actually much more direct about age, humiliation, and loss.
December 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I enjoyed MAN ON THE INSIDE season 1 but it's very much the soft-focus American version of writing a story about age. I would strongly recommend the Chinese show THE LONG SEASON for being, as well as a full noir, actually much more direct about age, humiliation, and loss.
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Two finely crafted bone combs from the early 6th c. AD, found in a grave at Dittigheim. To protect their delicate tines, they were carefully kept in a custom-made case. In the Early Middle Ages, long, well-groomed hair was more than a fashion choice, it was a symbol of status and identity. 1/2
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December 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Two finely crafted bone combs from the early 6th c. AD, found in a grave at Dittigheim. To protect their delicate tines, they were carefully kept in a custom-made case. In the Early Middle Ages, long, well-groomed hair was more than a fashion choice, it was a symbol of status and identity. 1/2
📷me
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“Now, when I say that I want these things, I mean that I want them and I don't want to have to ask again”
#physicalmedia
#physicalmedia
December 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
“Now, when I say that I want these things, I mean that I want them and I don't want to have to ask again”
#physicalmedia
#physicalmedia
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Weird how this keeps happening.
December 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Weird how this keeps happening.
Sigh…looks like there’s a new season of Culinary Class Wars so I need to reactivate my Netflix subscription.
December 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Sigh…looks like there’s a new season of Culinary Class Wars so I need to reactivate my Netflix subscription.
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Some humor for your Saturday.
December 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Some humor for your Saturday.
Happy birthday to the woman who forged me into the man I am today.
The woman who provides balance to my life.
The woman who is brave when I am afraid.
Who is calm when I am irate.
Who has fought off death three times this year.
And who continues to surprise me with her strength.
The woman who provides balance to my life.
The woman who is brave when I am afraid.
Who is calm when I am irate.
Who has fought off death three times this year.
And who continues to surprise me with her strength.
December 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Happy birthday to the woman who forged me into the man I am today.
The woman who provides balance to my life.
The woman who is brave when I am afraid.
Who is calm when I am irate.
Who has fought off death three times this year.
And who continues to surprise me with her strength.
The woman who provides balance to my life.
The woman who is brave when I am afraid.
Who is calm when I am irate.
Who has fought off death three times this year.
And who continues to surprise me with her strength.
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'Though completely eclipsed by Don Quixote, Cristalián de España, which was first published in 1545, has a unique claim to fame. Its 800 pages, bristling with swords, sorcerers, dragons and damsels, make up the earliest known work by a female Spanish novelist.' 1/2
‘From her pen sprang unforgettable females’: 16th-century Spanish author’s knight’s tale given reboot
Beatriz Bernal’s pioneering novel features brave, chivalrous women who ride dragons and her adapter wants his illustrated version to reach young readers
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
'Though completely eclipsed by Don Quixote, Cristalián de España, which was first published in 1545, has a unique claim to fame. Its 800 pages, bristling with swords, sorcerers, dragons and damsels, make up the earliest known work by a female Spanish novelist.' 1/2
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Community Does Jack Shit To Make Christmas Better For Town’s Second-Poorest Family
Community Does Jack Shit To Make Christmas Better For Town’s Second-Poorest Family
WAYNE, NE—After coming together and pooling resources to save Christmas for the town’s most impoverished family, a tight-knit Nebraska community reportedly did jack shit this week to make the holiday ...
theonion.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Community Does Jack Shit To Make Christmas Better For Town’s Second-Poorest Family
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In 50's US, the top 10% held 35% of the wealth while the next 60% had 50%. (91% tax for the rich)
Today, the top 10% hold 70% of the wealth while the next 60% own 25%. (37% tax)
It was Mitt & his party that made that happen.
So yeah, NOW they say "tax the rich" B/C THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES W/WEALTH!
Today, the top 10% hold 70% of the wealth while the next 60% own 25%. (37% tax)
It was Mitt & his party that made that happen.
So yeah, NOW they say "tax the rich" B/C THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES W/WEALTH!
December 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In 50's US, the top 10% held 35% of the wealth while the next 60% had 50%. (91% tax for the rich)
Today, the top 10% hold 70% of the wealth while the next 60% own 25%. (37% tax)
It was Mitt & his party that made that happen.
So yeah, NOW they say "tax the rich" B/C THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES W/WEALTH!
Today, the top 10% hold 70% of the wealth while the next 60% own 25%. (37% tax)
It was Mitt & his party that made that happen.
So yeah, NOW they say "tax the rich" B/C THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES W/WEALTH!
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Cheap Nation Falling Apart https://theonion.com/cheap-nation-falling-apart-1850156543/
December 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Cheap Nation Falling Apart https://theonion.com/cheap-nation-falling-apart-1850156543/
At the State Capitol an adorable couple was having their wedding photos taken and having a lot of fun doing it.
December 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
At the State Capitol an adorable couple was having their wedding photos taken and having a lot of fun doing it.
I should not think at 2am, nothing good comes of it.
December 19, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I should not think at 2am, nothing good comes of it.
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I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1740
December 19, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1740