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The past, the present and the future walk into a bar…

November 27, 2014 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

It was tense.

Historians are a lot like Shakespeare…

November 27, 2014 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

Historians are well known for mish-mashing words together because they are too lazy to explain in a full sentence haha

‘Tell me how I’m supposed to breathe with no air, Can’t live, can’t breathe with no air’

November 27, 2014 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

Whenever you feel stupid…

November 26, 2014 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

Aren’t Victorian jokes just the finest?

November 26, 2014 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

Why is the devil riding a mouse like one and the same thing? Because it is synonymous. Another little Victorian wordplay courtesy of historytoday.com

A little dictator word play –

November 25, 2014 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

Here’s a cute Victorian joke I found in a History Today article…

November 24, 2014 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

"See here, wait, I've found a button in my salad." "That's all right, sir, it's part of the dressing."

What did they wear at the Boston Tea Party?

November 20, 2014November 20, 2014 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

T-Shirts. Get it? Huh?

How was the Roman Empire cut in half?

November 20, 2014November 20, 2014 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

With a pair of Caesars!

We are doomed! But at least we’ll see it coming…

November 20, 2014 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

A lovely little thought that my friend (a law student) shared with me recently...

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