In Germany, The Fishermen Joust
In Bavaria, each Assumption day (August 15), The fishermen take to Lake Staffelsee to engage in the time honored sport of Fischerstechen, or Fishermen Joust. From Wikipedia: … Read more
Varied and fun blog by Philip Posehn.
In Bavaria, each Assumption day (August 15), The fishermen take to Lake Staffelsee to engage in the time honored sport of Fischerstechen, or Fishermen Joust. From Wikipedia: … Read more
I went to see the film “Captain America” the other day. Several of my friends had been raving about it and the trailer looked promising. I was pleasantly … Read more
During World War II there was great interest in finding a way to reliably steer a missile to a target. However, the guided missile was still in the … Read more
This May the head of St. Vitalis of Assisi, the patron saint of genital disease, was sold at auction for about $5,000 (3,500 Euro). This brings to … Read more
The Chinese media has reported on an extraordinary account of a mother bear saving her cub from a life of torture by strangling it and then killing itself. … Read more
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. ~George Bernard Shaw Patriotism, the virtue of the vicious. … Read more
(Reuters) – Up to 150 students at a Missouri high school that ordered “Slaughterhouse-Five” pulled from its library shelves can get a free copy of the novel, courtesy … Read more
Holy Smoke is just the thing for when the avid hunter or gun collector in your family passes. From their web site: Several years ago I … Read more
Richard Handl of Sweden was fascinated by nuclear fission. Unlike most of us, he missed the “Don’t try this at home.” note at the bottom with the little … Read more
If you have a male dog it has happened to you. You boss is over for dinner…or perhaps it is the minister’s wife,. Everything is going fine until … Read more