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Those of you who are new to the Flist of Angie B™, you should be aware of two big things:
ONE: I BLOODY LOVE HISTORY. All kinds of history, but particularly early American history (Revolutionary War, Civil War, and the turn of the century, mostly) and French/British history. Damn, I love me some literal political backstabbing, ridiculous outfits, wars when dudes rode in on fucking HORSEBACK, and assassination plots. World War II, while being full of some of the most depressing and terrible stuff imaginable, will never stop fascinating me: the people involved with everything were larger than life, truly legendary, and no one will ever be able to convince me that Winston Churchill was NOT a stone cold BAMF. Also: I minored in history and have written dozens of papers on the Civil War/WWII so I am somewhat confident that I know WTF I'm talking about when it comes to certain topics.
TWO: I FUCKING LOVE THEODORE MOTHERFUCKING ROOSEVELT. Yes, I'm a liberal Democrat, and YES, Teddy was basically the definition of die-hard, right-wing, war-mongering conservative Republican. BUT DAMN, THE MAN WAS A GANSTA. He had real personality and passion, man, the kind which you rarely see in the political arena any more. He was interesting, damnit, a real character. I find his life infinitely fascinating, and he truly did some great work in his life. Rising from police commissioner to the Department of the Navy, from his career as a soldier and the Rough Riders, from his time out west being a bona fide cattle rancher and cowboy, from the White House to the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering peace between the Russians and Japanese... This batshit awesome sonuvabitch did EVERYTHING he wanted to and said "FUCK Y'ALL!" to anyone who stood in his way. He helped pave the way for safer food and stricter standards, created the nation's first national parks, reformed the police system of New York, and TOOK A FUCKING BULLET TO THE CHEST BEFORE GOING ON TO GIVE HIS ENTIRE HOUR-LONG SPEECH WHILST STILL BLEEDING. God damn, what a guy. Also, his entire family was balls-to-the-wall awesome: his eldest daughter, Alice, remains one of my biggest heroes with her feminist, gutsy, boozy ways. And he had a pair of sons named QUENTIN and KERMIT. AWESOME NAMES, Y/Y? GUH! ♥
Other reasons to love TR: In Arsenic and Old Lace, Mortimer (Cary Grant)'s younger brother thinks he's Teddy Roosevelt, which leads to some hilarious jokes about "digging locks for the Panama canal" and the fact that "the stairs are San Juan Hill". Teddy is a prominent character in one of my absolute favourite books ever, The Alienist by Caleb Carr, which features Teddy during his days as Police Commissioner of New York City.
Anyway, because I don't rave about my love for Teddy Roosevelt nearly as much as I should, I figured I'd give the bastard some well-deserved love in the form of a bitchin' picspam. :D
Grumpy!Gus face aside, this picture proves two things:
ONE: Teddy was actually a physically fit studmuffin in his early days.
TWO: YOU DO NOT FUCK WITH THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
One of the only times I approve of buckskin fringe.
Regal BAMFery: Ur doin it rite.
Everything about his pose says, "Fuck yeah, I'm awesome."
Awesome gloves and boots, dude.
Teddy and his Rough Riders. Aw yeah, the rest of the army knew what was up.
Teddy knows that being a police officer requires doing "a substantial amount of paperwork".
"And I shall call it... This land!"
"Pssst, how about Yellowstone, sir?"
"Ah, yes, bully idea!"
See? Another reason why I love him.
I LOVE THIS FAMILY PORTRAIT SO GODDAMNED MUCH. I WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS FAMILY PORTRAIT.
Being a GQMFer whilst leading the Top Hat Parade.
"I warn you, I am beginning to feel far away and visionary."
(WHOEVER GETS THIS REFERENCE WINS THEIR VERY OWN INTERNET.)
YOUR SHIT DOES NOT IMPRESS THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
I CALL THIS NEXT SECTION: PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR IF YOU JUST DON'T CARE!
IN CONCLUSION: THE GORDON'S FISHERMAN
THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND I
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
And because once I get into a revved-up, history buff sort of mood, I can't be satisfied until I go ALLLLLL out, have some more historical goodness!
6 Bizarre Historical Coincidences You Won't Believe Actually Happened (But Did).
5 Pimpingest Historical Figures.
AAAAAAAAAAAND (*DRUMROLL, PLZ*):
Download the song here.
I HOPE Y'ALL ENJOYED YOUR AMERICAN HISTORY LESSON (BAMFERY 101 WITH TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND THOMAS JEFFERSON) FOR THE DAY. X^D
P.S.: I can't believe this slipped my mind! But when I was at the cemetery in Normandy, I found Teddy Roosevelt Jr.'s grave and had to take a picture. Teddy Jr. was as much of a BAMF as his father: he was the oldest American man to take the beach, and ended up dying the day AFTER from a heart attack in his sleep. He'd been awarded the Purple Heart for his bravery just hours before his death, and sadly never knew about it. STILL: BAMFING.
ONE: I BLOODY LOVE HISTORY. All kinds of history, but particularly early American history (Revolutionary War, Civil War, and the turn of the century, mostly) and French/British history. Damn, I love me some literal political backstabbing, ridiculous outfits, wars when dudes rode in on fucking HORSEBACK, and assassination plots. World War II, while being full of some of the most depressing and terrible stuff imaginable, will never stop fascinating me: the people involved with everything were larger than life, truly legendary, and no one will ever be able to convince me that Winston Churchill was NOT a stone cold BAMF. Also: I minored in history and have written dozens of papers on the Civil War/WWII so I am somewhat confident that I know WTF I'm talking about when it comes to certain topics.
TWO: I FUCKING LOVE THEODORE MOTHERFUCKING ROOSEVELT. Yes, I'm a liberal Democrat, and YES, Teddy was basically the definition of die-hard, right-wing, war-mongering conservative Republican. BUT DAMN, THE MAN WAS A GANSTA. He had real personality and passion, man, the kind which you rarely see in the political arena any more. He was interesting, damnit, a real character. I find his life infinitely fascinating, and he truly did some great work in his life. Rising from police commissioner to the Department of the Navy, from his career as a soldier and the Rough Riders, from his time out west being a bona fide cattle rancher and cowboy, from the White House to the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering peace between the Russians and Japanese... This batshit awesome sonuvabitch did EVERYTHING he wanted to and said "FUCK Y'ALL!" to anyone who stood in his way. He helped pave the way for safer food and stricter standards, created the nation's first national parks, reformed the police system of New York, and TOOK A FUCKING BULLET TO THE CHEST BEFORE GOING ON TO GIVE HIS ENTIRE HOUR-LONG SPEECH WHILST STILL BLEEDING. God damn, what a guy. Also, his entire family was balls-to-the-wall awesome: his eldest daughter, Alice, remains one of my biggest heroes with her feminist, gutsy, boozy ways. And he had a pair of sons named QUENTIN and KERMIT. AWESOME NAMES, Y/Y? GUH! ♥
Other reasons to love TR: In Arsenic and Old Lace, Mortimer (Cary Grant)'s younger brother thinks he's Teddy Roosevelt, which leads to some hilarious jokes about "digging locks for the Panama canal" and the fact that "the stairs are San Juan Hill". Teddy is a prominent character in one of my absolute favourite books ever, The Alienist by Caleb Carr, which features Teddy during his days as Police Commissioner of New York City.
Anyway, because I don't rave about my love for Teddy Roosevelt nearly as much as I should, I figured I'd give the bastard some well-deserved love in the form of a bitchin' picspam. :D
Grumpy!Gus face aside, this picture proves two things:
ONE: Teddy was actually a physically fit studmuffin in his early days.
TWO: YOU DO NOT FUCK WITH THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
One of the only times I approve of buckskin fringe.
Regal BAMFery: Ur doin it rite.
Everything about his pose says, "Fuck yeah, I'm awesome."
Awesome gloves and boots, dude.
Teddy and his Rough Riders. Aw yeah, the rest of the army knew what was up.
Teddy knows that being a police officer requires doing "a substantial amount of paperwork".
"And I shall call it... This land!"
"Pssst, how about Yellowstone, sir?"
"Ah, yes, bully idea!"
See? Another reason why I love him.
I LOVE THIS FAMILY PORTRAIT SO GODDAMNED MUCH. I WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS FAMILY PORTRAIT.
Being a GQMFer whilst leading the Top Hat Parade.
"I warn you, I am beginning to feel far away and visionary."
(WHOEVER GETS THIS REFERENCE WINS THEIR VERY OWN INTERNET.)
YOUR SHIT DOES NOT IMPRESS THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
I CALL THIS NEXT SECTION: PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR IF YOU JUST DON'T CARE!
IN CONCLUSION: THE GORDON'S FISHERMAN
THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND I
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
And because once I get into a revved-up, history buff sort of mood, I can't be satisfied until I go ALLLLLL out, have some more historical goodness!
6 Bizarre Historical Coincidences You Won't Believe Actually Happened (But Did).
5 Pimpingest Historical Figures.
AAAAAAAAAAAND (*DRUMROLL, PLZ*):
Click to viewDownload the song here.
I HOPE Y'ALL ENJOYED YOUR AMERICAN HISTORY LESSON (BAMFERY 101 WITH TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND THOMAS JEFFERSON) FOR THE DAY. X^D
P.S.: I can't believe this slipped my mind! But when I was at the cemetery in Normandy, I found Teddy Roosevelt Jr.'s grave and had to take a picture. Teddy Jr. was as much of a BAMF as his father: he was the oldest American man to take the beach, and ended up dying the day AFTER from a heart attack in his sleep. He'd been awarded the Purple Heart for his bravery just hours before his death, and sadly never knew about it. STILL: BAMFING.