Pot-Shots by Ashleigh Brilliant for July 15, 2024

In the past , a policeman is driving past a roadside apple stand when he notices the sign: “Apple seeds, guaranteed to make you smarter, $20 per seed.”

He pulls over and informs the vendor that it is fraud and false advertising to make absurd claims like this.

“No, no, no,” the vendor tells the cop, “my apples are a special variety. A scientific miracle. Buy just one seed, eat it, and you will notice an increase in intelligence. If not, I promise to refund your 20 dollars.”

“Alright,” says the cop. “But, if this doesn’t work, I’m shutting your operation down.” He hands over a 20 dollar bill, takes the seed, chews it up, and waits for it to kick in.

After a few moments, he says, “You know, even if you’re not lying, I could have bought a whole bag of your apples and had enough seeds to last me months.”

“Ah, yes!” says the vendor. “It’s working already!”

" Empty beer cans / Along the road / An eyesore many say / But at night reflecting bright / They safely guide the way" Burma Shave

I think there are whole History departments that would disagree with you.

How does anyone ignore political speech? It happens there on a regular basis.

I’ve read a lot of Alternate History and Time Travel books

Based on them, new things happening in the past leads to bad things happening

Maybe not technically, but new stuff actually happens all the time each time we realize how wrong we were about something we were so sure about how the past was.

Maybe nothing new happens in the past but it sure does dictate what happens in the future, at least for some ; )

In Florida and through-out the Southern U.S. much of the past has been scrubbed because it might make white kids feel bad…TFU

lexical juggling

It’s all in how you look at it. I learn something new about history almost every day.