I couldn’t find anything interesting in history that happened on December 30, so I’m leaving you with one of my favorite limericks instead (by Dixon Lanier Merritt).
A wonderful bird is the pelican;
His beak can hold more than his belican.
He can hold in his beak
Enough food for a week,
Though I’m damned if I know how the helican!
- Ani DiFranco Cancelled Her ‘Righteous Retreat’ to a Former Slave Plantation – I don’t know why plantations aren’t treated the same as other former-places-of-awfulness (in lieu of a better word).
- Fire-Eaters: The search for the hottest chili – The story of gastromasichism. (Have any of you ever tried the ghost chili?)
- The Captain Kirk Problem: How Doctor Who Betrayed Matt Smith – “Capt. James T. Kirk was always been able to find the out, the cheat code, the reset button. He’d never had to face the no-win scenario. Same goes for the 11th Doctor.” (I’ve been meaning to start watching Dr. Who but it seems like such a daunting task.)
- High-profile arrest uncovers plight of India’s invisible workforce – “Diplomat Devyani Khobragade has been accused of paying one of her maids slave wages. She’s not alone.”
BONUS: What if HP Lovecraft wrote “hot singles in your area” spam?
A friend made ghost pepper salsa (so the effects were somewhat diluted), and I actually thought it was really quite delicious. The delay on the heat is a really interesting eating experience.
Mary, what kind of skeptic are you? On this day in 1922 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was established. Aren’t we all godless communists? How could you not recognize our greatest triumph?
/heavy sarcasm
I was too focused on the War on Christmas! Drat.