Author Archives: penquin

While I don’t understand the fascination so many folks have towards British royalty, they obviously know how to attract the attention of the AOotSP. Not only did the the newly-married couple adopt a year old penguin named Acorn, but they also are … Continue reading →

It was on this day in 1994 that the Chunnel officially opened to the public. While a under-the-channel-tunnel between France and England was envisioned as early as 1802 (with the first attempt at construction made in 1880)  it wasn’t until … Continue reading →

It was on this day in 1994 that Michael Fay got spanked with a cane. He was an 18 year old American living in Singapore who was convicted of vandalizing a bunch of automobiles. (He confessed to over 50 counts … Continue reading →

May the 4th be with you!      

  Even tho he has now shaved it, and he may never-ever again go a day without the steel scraping against his throat, this man still deserves to have the respect and honor that every beard-wearer is given.   Click here … Continue reading →

It was on this date in 1932 that Alphonse Capone entered a Federal prison and started an eleven year sentence. Capone was a mobster from Chicago who made a fortune selling booze during a time that booze was illegal. He was a … Continue reading →

Credit when credit is due…the President has been having a good week. I’ve thought for a while that this birther-crap is just a red herring being used by both sides of the aisle to distract people from real and serious issues…hopefully now … Continue reading →

It was on this day in 1948 that the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that deed restrictions which prohibited the sale of real estate to minorities were legally unenforceable. Three years previously a family by the name of Shelly purchased a house in … Continue reading →

“Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a trade unionist.“ It was on this day in 1933 Hitler banned worker unions in Germany. Their offices were ordered closed, bank accounts confiscated, and many of their … Continue reading →

The Constitution of the United States guarantees to all citizens the right to peaceably assemble and petition for redress of grievances, and furthermore declares that the right of free speech shall not be abridged. We stand here to-day to test … Continue reading →