I don’t really remember my train of thought on this, but today I got curious about the origin of the term “French kissing.” After some patient searching, I ran into an article on the use of the word “French” in a variety of slang phrases. French… Read more
A long time ago (1982 to be precise), I saw “The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball,” which had a hysterical standup comic doing a spiel on “101 things to do with cling peaches.” I should rent that video sometime, if I can get a hold of it. I remember… Read more
Josephus Daniels (18 May 1862-15 January 1948) was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. Among his reforms of the Navy were inaugurating the practice of making 100 Sailors from the Fleet eligible for entrance into the… Read more