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"Mike and Jon, Jon and Mike—I've known them both for years, and, clearly, one of them is very funny. As for the other: truly one of the great hangers-on of our time."—Steve Bodow, head writer, The Daily Show
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"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
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"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
April 30, 2004
Welcome, Defense Department Employees!
A Tiny Revolution extends a warm welcome to our reader(s) from the Department of Defense. I was happy to see your IP address in our log, and I mean that in all seriousness. As it happens, my father used to work for the Defense Department. So I hope you come back often.
Speaking of the Defense Department, we now have a Department of Homeland Security, to secure the homeland. So, what is the Department of Defense currently defending?
INTERESTING HISTORICAL NOTE: The Department of Defense up until 1949 was called the Department of War. Maybe that's common knowledge and not worth mentioning, but I didn't know it until I was 25 years old.
In any case, make of this information what you will. This website would never suggest any particular interpretation.
Posted at April 30, 2004 03:47 PM | TrackBackIndeed. And the first Secretary of War was the extremely heavy Henry Knox, a former Revolutionary War general. My favorite story about him was how on that solemn and fateful winter's night crossing the Delaware, Washington said to him "Shift that fat ass, Harry, or you'll swamp the boat." Really, you can look it up.
Can we rename it the Department of Preemption?
