Author: Ben

Culture Grapevine's Atlas History United States

Liberty Measles

French fries and the disappearance of German-American culture.

Tags freedom fries, jesus is monolingual, liberty cabbage, World War I

Language

Goodbye

Post author By Ben
Post date September 26, 2025
2 Comments on Goodbye

Has it been so long?

Tags a valediction to arms, adios, chaise longue, la cucaracha, literally

Culture Video Games

Our Words are Backed with Nuclear Weapons

Post author By Ben
Post date March 26, 2025
No Comments on Our Words are Backed with Nuclear Weapons

Did a video game glitch really turn Mahatma Gandhi into a murderous, nuclear bomb-loving menace?

Tags a horse a horse my kingdom for a horse, gandhi, video games

Geography Grapevine's Atlas History United States

Counting Counties

The history of the bizarre subatomic particles that make up our states.

Tags california, counties, iowa, Minnesota, nebraska, new mexico, the prolonged and infinite rise of nebraska's cherry khanate

Flags Geography Grapevine's Atlas History

One of Us Has to Change

Did two countries show up to Hitler’s Olympics wearing the same flag?

Tags chad, cote d'ivoire, flags, haiti, indonesia, ireland, liechtenstein, Olympics, polish ships in distress immediately become property of the prince of monaco, repeat appearances by hitler, romania, rwanda

Grapevine's Atlas History

The Exile

Post author By Ben
Post date May 27, 2024
No Comments on The Exile

Part five: History repeats.

Tags bokassa, central african empire, that gent today you gave a cent today once had several chateaux

Grapevine's Atlas History

The Emperor

Post author By Ben
Post date May 21, 2024
No Comments on The Emperor

Part four: Pathological corsicophilia.

Tags bokassa, central african empire, getty images wants me to pay $250 for a picture of the throne what the hell

Grapevine's Atlas History

The President

Part three: Papa Bok.

Tags Africa, an islamic proposal, central african empire, central african republic, napoleon complex

Geography Grapevine's Atlas History

The Soldier

Post author By Ben
Post date April 17, 2024
No Comments on The Soldier

Part two: The radio tutor’s power play.

Tags bokassa, central african empire, central african republic, too stupid to pull off a coup d'etat