January 25, 2007

And in other history news...

Steevil, famed NASA rocket scientist and elbow bender, says it's time for a celebratory meal of sheep guts and whiskey wiskie!

The occasion?

Well, upon this date in 1759 was born one Robert Burns. As this entry from The Writer's Alamanac notes (scroll down to the second item), he got his start the old-fashioned way--trying to impress chicks.

Posted by Terry Oglesby at January 25, 2007 12:41 PM
Comments

...and I know you don't partake, but the spelling of "whisky" is very important to those of us of Scots descent (though not nearly as important as "availability").

Posted by: steevil (Dr Weevil's bro Steve) at January 25, 2007 12:50 PM

Apologies to all. The item has now been corrected.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at January 25, 2007 12:54 PM