Pick My "Today in History" for Tomorrow (1 Viewer)

[Mister Martie]

Bartman. Teach them about mob irrationality and displaced blame.

Displaced blame, eh?

No, the italics isn't needed. HTH.

Sorry, must have misplaced my italics tags.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Went with Bartman.

Why? Because "F you" that's why.

 

[El Floppo]

Went with Bartman.

Why? Because "F you" that's why.

what did they think?

 

[Tom Servo]

Battle of Hastings was in 1066.

Battle of Hastings. 1066, btw

Pretty sure a two-time Jeopardy champ knows the year, Watsons.

Battle of Hastings (not sure what year)

Reading is fundamental, chief.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Went with Bartman.

Why? Because "F you" that's why.

what did they think?

About what I expected. Slightly above average in terms of interest. These things are hard to peg down.

I've done both the Teddy and Yeager stories and neither one blew anybody's skit up.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Battle of Hastings was in 1066.

Battle of Hastings. 1066, btw

Pretty sure a two-time Jeopardy champ knows the year, Watsons.

Battle of Hastings (not sure what year)

Reading is fundamental, chief.

He's got you there, college.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

Battle of Hastings was in 1066.

Battle of Hastings. 1066, btw

Pretty sure a two-time Jeopardy champ knows the year, Watsons.

Battle of Hastings (not sure what year) Reading is fundamental, chief.

He's got you there, college.

What year did Columbus "sail the ocean blue in 1492?"

 

[cstu]

Battle of Hastings (not sure what year)

I pick this if you follow through with not knowing the year. I guarantee the kids would never forget the Battle of Hastings.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Battle of Hastings was in 1066.

Teddy R's gotta be the play here. Original American badass.

That was actually FDR: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1811315/

 

[bostonfred]

Winnie the pooh would have been fun.

 

[bostonfred]

Did you tell them what eventually happened to the bartman ball?