Unremitting Failure's Hero of the Day is Denmark's Tycho Brahe, who is undeservedly remembered only for his boring contributions to astronomy. We, on the other hand, consider him a prime example of what can happen when you take a popular fad too far. To wit, during the Christmas season of 1566 an inebriated Tycho engaged in that popular Renaissance pasttime, swordfighting in the dark. (Over a disagreement about mathematics, yet!) This fight cost Brache the better part of his honker, forcing him to sport a fake nose for the remainder of his natural life. Scholars have dedicated much time to determining whether Tycho's prosthetic schnozz was made of gold, silver or copper. That's how you know the Dane was a nobleman. Most people had to make do with Silly Putty.
"you silver-nosed devil!"
Again, that's what these celebs WANT you to think. It was no accident, just a good old fashioned case of syphillis.
Posted by: kfc | December 31, 2008 at 05:32 PM
You know, that makes a heckuva lot more sense. You have the kind of skepticism I've always aspired to. It must be LA!
Posted by: Unremitting Failure | January 01, 2009 at 10:52 AM