Only 16 Shopping Days until

Whuppity Scoorie!

(hint hint)

In the "cool names" department,
this fellow is the Acting President of Nigeria
and his name is:

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

Altogether now

"Cool name, Mr. Jonathan!"






Born this date, 1766:

Thomas "ol' Doom & Gloom" Malthus

(as Keynes said: "in the 'long run',
we are all dead.)





R.I.P. this date, 2002

Waylon Jennings

"Mamas don't let your babies grow up to
be cowgirls." (sorry)

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