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“If Grant Had Been Drinking at Appomattox” by James Thurber
James Thurber (1894-1961) was an American author, cartoonist, playwright and celebrated wit. He published mostly in the magazine The New Yorker and loved to poke fun at things other people took perhaps a little too seriously. Here is one of my … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War in Pop Culture
Tagged Appomattox, humor, James Thurber, Ulysses S. Grant
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Harper’s Weekly World News
I don’t know about you, but I am tired of all the outrage these days about “fake news.” People who use that term have no idea what they’re talking about. Anyone who ever used to read the old Weekly World … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Ties to the War
Tagged April Fools' Day, Bat Boy, bigfoot, Elvis, fake news, Harper's Weekly World News, humor, Weekly World News
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Cellphones At Gettysburg
Researcher S.K.B. recently discovered an account from the Gettysburg campaign. It’s suspected that this document had been hidden to preserve the dignity of certain commanders and disguise the real reason the Confederates lost the Battle of Gettysburg. Reproduced for the … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays
Tagged April Fools' Day, cellphones, cellphones at gettysburg, civil war humor, humor, humor fiction, imagination, technology
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1860’s Politics: Campaign Ads for Television?
I was bored one morning and needed some history humor. So…I searched “1860 political” on YouTube. The results were amazing! There were serious lectures and informational videos. And then there were political ads, likely created by students as part of … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War in Pop Culture, Politics
Tagged 1860 Election, 1860s-politics, Bell, Breckinridge, Douglas, humor, Lincoln, student videos
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“The National Joker” is Serious Stuff: An Interview with Todd Thompson
Todd Thompson didn’t start out as a Lincoln man. An English professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Thompson has long been interested in satire and humor. But a few years ago, Lincoln’s sense of humor caught his attention, and Thompson … Continue reading