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Somehow I don’t think Richard’s parents were expecting him to use his childhood room again. – Ms. Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Fixer dono1 says, “Quit complaining. My Craigslist ad specifically said “Room and Board”.
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Hope whatever he’s trying to photograph isn’t moving. – Ms. Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Fixer slapchop says, “It doesn’t take a zoom lens to see the heartbreaking and devastating beginnings of male-pattern baldness. I know from whence I speak.”
Happy Thursday Fixers! I hope my fellow Americans enjoyed their long weekend and have the potato salad gut and raccoon eyes to prove it. In honor of this past weekend’s celebration, I thought today we’d look at one of the “fixes” Jefferson made to the Declaration of Independence.
The above passage might look innocuous, or at the very least like the rough draft of a seventh grade English paper, but with the help of the latest Hyperspectral technology, historians have been able to see what lies beneath dun dun duuun.
In the heady days after deciding King George was being, “totally unfair…he won’t even drop us off at the mall AND he took our cell phones…” (WARNING: American grievances with Britain may have been changed to reflect a more modern audience), Thomas Jefferson penned one of the most famous, “I hate you. You aren’t my REAL father!” letters in history. In fact, he was in such a rush he either momentarily forgot he was no longer a subject, or actively wrote down the wrong word just for the cathartic release of erasing it with the word citizen. Either way, technology now shows that the concept of being a citizen was still gelling in the minds of colonies.
As always, if YOU have an idea for a future Historical Thursday, please email it to me at thereifixedit@gmail.com.
Images courtesy of: Library of Congress and information courtesy of: BoingBoing
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Where was that when I was 18 and up the credit creek? – Ms. Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Fixer JB says, “Press “OK” oar “Cancel”!”
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Well after the last pizza place in town mysteriously went out of business, we’ve just had to make do. – Ms. Fix-It
Favorite Comment(s): Fixer Nerf asks, “What’s up with the power cord on the left? Even if it’s not doing anything, what order of events left the power cord on top of the sheet pan?”
AND: Fixer Captain Video answers, “Don’t try to dissect art by asking what that power cord’s for. Next you’ll be wondering why the heater has scorch marks on it, or what the empty spackle bucket and partially disassembled television(?) are for, or why the camera flash appears to be the only source of light in the room. Just take it as it is: “Still Life with Fumes.”
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And they say chivalry is dead. – Ms. Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Fixer slapchop says, “The most disturbing part of this picture is the severed human foot on the dolly.”
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No matter the group, one can always sense an imposter in their midst. – Ms. Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Fixer Sarkasm says,
“Ninja student #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, you have passed your camouflage lesson
Ninja student #8, you have failed. Miserably
Ninja student #9, you impressed me, once again.”
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Isn’t it always the way? You spend five years deciding where to put your foot and you STILL manage to pick the one slick spot in the whole park. – Ms. Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Fixer Jag says, “This isn’t a kludge. This rare Python Ent has been caught on camera devouring a swing set; one of its few natural enemies in the wilds of Middle Suburbia.”
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Sorry Uncle Fred, but wi-fi is more important than your blood sugar levels. – Ms. Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Fixer dono1 says, “Wow. The Droid even has a bowling app.”
Update!: Credit to: Reddit
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Dude, Jan from Accounting is NOT going to appreciate the unauthorized use of office supplies. – Ms. Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Fixer [error] says, “Hold up a sec, does that really say “Solid Colon Dry Erase”? Because if it does, I don’t want to be using a dry erase marker that contains solid colon products…”
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