ON this date in 1653 - In England, Oliver Cromwell expelled the Long Parliament for trying to pass the Perpetuation Bill that would have kept Parliament in the hands of only a few members.
Cromwell's aides Bun Man and Mr. Purple were sent to deliver the decree to the Long Parliament.
When questioned about the legitimacy of the expulsion, Bun Man stated,
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Always ReMeMbEr...
My fave Leonard Cohen quote...
"I've studied deeply in the philosophies and religions, but cheerfulness kept breaking thru..."
There ain't no cure for love...
PAYBACKS
Ken-Dogger: Hey Fernando...oops, didn't realize you were still sleepin'....
Fernando: What Dude, I'm up now...
KD: Buddy, just wanted to tell you, it's raining outside now, can't take you out...
F: KD, not cool dude, not cool...
KD: Sometimes my exuberance gets the better of me...
F: I'm steppin' in places he won't want me to later...
BONDING
Ken-Dogger: Morning Shady, what up?
Shady: Dude, don’t you remember, it’s 4/20/2020…It’s magical.
KD: Oh, you mean this 420 number is magical for stoners…
S: Yep, where are the Waldos, those kids from San Rafael who met at 4:20 under the Louis Pasteur statue.
KD: Wow, important to have stuff to bond over, don’t you think?
S: It is Bro, life is about finding bonds isn’t it?
KD: So I’m told bro, so I’m told.
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Friday puzzle
A supervocalic is a word or phrase that contains every vowel exactly once, in any order.
We’ll give you a category, and you have to name the only supervocalic that fits in the category.
Example: US Cabinet departments → Education
Countries (hint: It’s in Africa.)
World capital cities (hint: It’s in the Caribbean.)
Mike Myers role
HBO shows
Writing utensils
US national parks
TAYLOR DON'T ROCK AND ROLL, TAYLOR ROCKS AND RULES
Taylor Swift's 11th Album
Taylor Swift today released her highly anticipated 11th original studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” The album comes as the musician is set to continue her international Eras Tour next month, the highest-grossing music tour in history and the first to surpass $1B in sales. Listen to the album here.
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WHOSE FAULT?
Indonesia Volcano Eruption
Thousands of people were evacuated near Mount Ruang volcano in northern Indonesia yesterday following repeated eruptions since Tuesday. Officials also released a tsunami alert over concerns the 2,400-foot-tall mountain might partially collapse into the sea amid the seismic activity, a phenomenon that claimed over 400 lives on the adjacent island in 1871.
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GLOBAL REACH
India’s Lok Sabha Election
The world's largest democratic elections begin in India today as nearly 1 billion voters head to the polls. Over the next six weeks, voters will determine the composition of the 543-member Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s parliament responsible for nominating a prime minister.
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ON this date in 1713 - Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI issued the Pragmatic Sanction, which gave women the rights of succession to Hapsburg possessions.
Bun Man and Mr. Purple, European Royalty, heard about this and really had no issue w/ it.
Purple said "Hell, they already tell us what to do every bloody minute, why not make it legit?"
Bun could only stand and shudder at the prospects...
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