Everything being said pro and con, here and elsewhere, the bottom line is Trololo is a catchy happy number. A real ear worm--but in a wacky way, a happy one.

And Eduard seems like a great guy I'd be happy to meet.

The tamping rod shot all the way through his head and landed about 80 feet away.

The cloudy eye was caused by him blinking during the long exposure time required to take his picture. Back then, the photographer simply removed the lens cap, counted to ten and replaced it. That is why there are no genuine action shots of Civil War battles.

Phineas also returned as a character in Doug Dorst's novel, Alive in Necropolis.

It is a special attachment for Optimus Prime when he cleans his cat's litterbox.

"What the hell are you worried about? This is 1874. You'll be able to sue her."

Actually, it is an unfirable cast pot-metal replica of a Colt SAA. You're right about the date, and Colt still makes them.
Highly impractical and unusable, it is a kinda cool display piece.

Call me old fashioned, but I'll take a Mod. 1911-A1 .45ACP :)

Not sure what he meant either, but his version is a renaissance wheel lock piece, which judging from the gilding and engraving was never really intended for combat.

The double barreled percussion lock weapons were quite handy in close quarters fighting. Repelling boarders on a ship, or some similar small space. Mostly small caliber with a light powder load, they were only accurate and deadly at less than 50 feet. Being muzzle loaders, they could not be reloaded easily, so you only had two shots until you had a awkwardly handled bowie knife.
Still badass enough for me to want one.

Sorry, I was being facetious.

ahem @4
Most of the scholars who would deny its authenticity probably believe the end of the world is coming in 2012, and ancient astronauts actually wrote it.

"works attributed to Shaksper?"
Why not include "works attributed to Marlowe?"
So who actually wrote them and what hard evidence is there?
I believe they were all written by Ainsley Jarvis, Duchess of Nunsuch, and my ninth grade English teacher.

And what, exactly, are "dried" raisins? BTW, the article did not mention it, but there is evidence that plenty of beer was consumed there too.

90%
I've gotta get a life!

100%

But then I watch way too much PBS!

A dry dream?? LOL!

You probably already know about it, but just in case:
There is a blog called Clonehenge that is a catalog of henge replicas around the world. It seems like Washington State has a thing for stone circles.

http://replicahenge.wordpress.com/

Don't know much about basketball, but wasn't he out of bounds?