On so-called “Black Monday” in 1360, a hail storm killed an estimated 1,000 English soldiers in Chartres, France.
What? No way.... how is that even possible? I googled it and saw the History Channel article, but it's kind of vague as to what actually happened.
It happened in India as well, slightly smaller death toll. A cricket ball, for reference, is about the same size as a baseball: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/skeleton-lake-of-roopkund-india
Which is located a few steps away from a pub called the The Mary Shelley. The pub probably wasn't there at the time of Mary's little adventure with Percy, but it is owned by JD Wetherspoons so, as everyone in the UK will know, is probably now the site of many more sexual encounters.
From an online advertisement: 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Series III 4x4 as shown. Price starting at MSRP* $107,995. For a Jeep. Sweet Jesus.
Yeah, I'm not saying I don't believe it, but a thousand dead? All from blunt force trauma or where there some starvation/exposure/bad weather aftermath casualties added to the count? I just picture a bunch of dudes sitting in a field like, "Ain't this some shit?"
Soviet/Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich competed in the prestigious Chopin International Piano Competition while suffering appendicitis. His appendix was removed right after he performed. I still have mine.
Editing, and just changed a description of my MC's water-skin from "nearly half empty" to "still more than half full". I guess he's a big time optimist now.
... and their favourite pop song is called; Needles and Pins Smokie - Needles and Pins (VOD) [Official Video] - YouTube
The female flips her tail up over her back. There are no quills on the underside of the tail, so it provides a kind of shield for the male while simultaneously exposing her bits to him.
I'm 44 and still sometimes feel like I'm a pretend adult when ordering a beer and the whole situation is absurd.
I'm fifty and I still get a weird feeling when buying a bottle of liquor. And while I'm not aging as fast as some of my friends, there's no way I'm getting carded on my looks.
I got carded once, buying some Angry Orchard Rose for the Mrs ( I don’t drink at all). I gave the girl my driver’s license and pointed out Johnson was still president when I was born, and she said ‘Who?’ Another time at the same store, they carded me for a Slipknot cd (The Gray Chapter) rather than the two boxes of bullets I bought in the same transaction. To this day it cracks me up that I was clear to buy munitions unchecked, but add a parental advisor sticker and someone half my age has to approve the sale.
