Found History

Ever wonder if the Trojan Horse would work today? Here’s your answer. (Thanks again to Rob for the link.)

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Suzanne Fischer points to a rib-tickling page purporting an origin in the Craigslist archives and an age of about 100 years. Among the more interesting classifieds of 1906:

- My Electric is Off Again. Edison Will Not Answer His Telephone.
- M4W: Honest Farmer 65 Seeks Healthy Wife 18 to Bear Children, Pull Plow, Cook […]

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Here’s another great find from Jeremy. It seems a little rich to position Instapundit and NikkiChannel alongside Samuel Peyps, Thomas Paine, and Samuel Adams, but who’s to say it isn’t history.

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I was refilling our salt shakers last night when I noticed this little tidbit on the side of the can.

It turns out my can is part of a series. In addition to the 1956 Umbrella Girl, Morton’s is printing throwbacks from 1914, 1921, 1933, and 1941. Collect them all at your local supermarket […]

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Ever wonder how Europe managed the transition from scroll to codex? This short video may provide some insight. I suspect the periodization is all wrong—historians of the book can let us know—but anyone who has ever worked in tech support will see the comedic conceit is right on.
BTW: Unless you speak Norwegian, you […]

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