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Saturday, June 13, 2009 

Current mood:  hungry
Last night at 3:47 AM, while doing Baal runs with my level 78 magic find Sorceress and eating a plate of potatoes covered in ranch dressing, I realized that I hadn't posted a history lesson in weeks. Weeks! What have I been doing with my time? Here's a smattering:


- I've been making outlandish claims about Pink Floyd, still.

- Salt is way cheaper than I thought. $0.69 for a friggin' pound and a half. Makes me sad that I held out so long. I thought it'd be like $2.39.

- Max wanted to bring his Epiphone Casino into the studio; I said "I dunno, man, isn't that kind of a gamble?"

- I finished Don Quixote. Decent. Twilight was way better, though. Shorter sentences, a movie to help me understand the plot, etc.

- I was chastised publicly for failing to tip on a $0.50 beer.


Anyway, let's get to it. Though I like to call myself a history buff, my real area of expertise is in the history of inventions. Do you know your inventors?

We all know that Harriet Tubman invented the tub:

bathtub

Eli Whitney invented gin:

gin

Ben Franklin invented the kite:

ben franklin kite

And Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2007 invented the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator at the European Organization for Nuclear Research:

large hadron collider

Caitlin Upton

But who invented the bass trombone?

bass trombone

I'm still trying to figure this out. Please help.


~ Kevin
Currently playing:
Diablo II
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Geena
Geena Berardi

 
I don't know about the bass trombone, but I do know about Don Quixote. We read pieces of it in my Literature class, and I decided to read the whole thing for some reason. It's actually quite depressing and confusing in some parts, but I really liked it. If you ever want to talk about it, or any books in general, just hit me with a message or something! I read A LOT, and I always love to talk about books. :)

I know, I'm a nerd.

Geena
 
Posted by Geena on Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 1:28 AM
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Christina
Christina Healey

 
haha.  you're so amusing

 
Posted by Christina on Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 1:59 AM
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GORDON
Bronwyn Rhiannon Gordon

 
Get your butt back in oklahoma.. Soon!
 
Posted by GORDON on Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 2:14 AM
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nichi +
Nicci Madison

 
Oh lord.  I could've told you about the salt, I def work in a grocery store. :)

 
Posted by nichi + on Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 2:15 AM
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ʎʇɐʞ

 
i play bass trombone, trombone, and euphonium. The original name for the trombone was sackbut, from the French word saqueboute, which means "to push and pull."
 
Posted by ʎʇɐʞ on Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 3:04 AM
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Exit-mould [Santi!]
erin G

 
Why, I believe I read about this somewhere. The tromboner was invented by a small tribe of tiny goblin-people on the coast of Tasmania, thousands of years ago. They used to blow through hollow tree branches to call their young back to the Home-Nest. It was pretty much a scientific breakthrough at the time, but they don't get much credit for it nowadays, what with not being completely human, and living in Tasmania and all.
I might be wrong, though. I can't find an entry for the goblin-tribe in Wikipedia, so you know, I can't be trusted, I suppose.
 
Posted by Exit-mould [Santi!] on Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 7:30 AM
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PowerKelsey!™

 
hahaha kevin i love you
 
Posted by PowerKelsey!™ on Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 4:34 PM
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laura.
Laura gordon

 
Me. I invented the trombone. It started  out as a sex toy but ended up being an instrument!

Ha. :)

 
Posted by laura. on Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 12:48 PM
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Laur *Stop Asking, Keep Dancing*

 
you got me on the trombone..but that's interesting, never knew that

 
Posted by Laur *Stop Asking, Keep Dancing* on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 2:41 AM
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lucyshilanski[TDF.st]
Lucy Shilanski

 
haha wow so what did ya think of twilight?? are ya a team edward or jacob??
 
Posted by lucyshilanski[TDF.st] on Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 3:18 AM
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