A Ukrainian horse-drawn machine gun that can only fire backwards as one retreats. Rumor has it that the Tachanka was invented by Nestor Makhno, a kind of Ukrainian Che Guevara. This one says, "Death to the black robber baron Vrangel!"
(source: Wikipedia)
Sunday, November 21, 2010
The Tachanka: A Thing William Cals Love
Labels:
eastern europe,
inventions,
military history,
mustaches,
nostalgia,
war machines
Woody Guthrie fact o' the Month, and some other stuff!
Congratulations, to us. We have finally received a Comment. In thanks, here is our Woody Guthrie Fact of the MONTH: (okay, here it is)
Woodrow "Woody" Guthrie was named after Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the U.S. of A.
A Richard Marx mystery unravels after the jump...
Woodrow "Woody" Guthrie was named after Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the U.S. of A.
A Richard Marx mystery unravels after the jump...
Labels:
pop culture,
unlikely suspicions,
Woody Guthrie
Monday, November 15, 2010
Top 5 Bands of the 1990s, Alternate Universe Style
2. Red Hot Chipotle Peppers
3. Stone Temple Persons
4. Jane's Conniption
5. Mustachioed Bumpkins
Labels:
90s,
hot lists,
pop culture,
unlikely suspicions
Friday, November 5, 2010
Woody Guthrie fact of the WEEK
Yesterday, deposed Ohio governor Ted Strickland quoted Woody Guthrie in his concession speech in Columbus.
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