AH Cultural Descriptions

[brunohusker]

Camp mary and sister andrew

A true crime biography written by Michigan journalist Jeff Daniels that tells the stories of Marion” Camp Mary” Johnsbury and his supposed lover and partner in crime “Sister” Andrew Stackhouse, who were lumberjacks in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the 1930s. The two men went on a killing spree across Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Ontario but disappeared without a trace in 1935.

The rumor as to how their spree began was apparently when the two men killed a man who caught them in a compromising position. They then went on the lam and apparently only killed if they had to, though 8 victims were killed including two members of the Michigan State Police, and a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Daniels wrote the book after retiring as a news anchor on MSNBC and continued to write books about crime in his native Michigan.

Marshall Law: The Final Showdown

 

[ordinarylittleme]

Marshall Law: The Final Showdown

High-ranked officers of the armed forces break away from their superiors in this play, written by an anonymous playwright who posted the script on Reddit, in installments. Eventually it was adapted into a TV show, notable for the all-Hispanic cast, depicting accurately the life of law-enforcement officers (as the playwright turned out to be an ex-marshal in real life).

Valerie Came Over

 

[John Spangler]

Valerie Came Over

A late 1980s graphic novel by Alan Moore. A romantic comedy set in an alternate world where America is still part of the British Empire, it's one of Moore's less known works.

United States Marine Porks

 

[MNM041]

United States Marine Porks

Title of a somewhat controversial Looney Tunes short made around the time of the Vietnam war, which saw Porky Pig be drafted into the Marine Corps alongside a few other Looney Tunes characters and make life difficult for their war hungry commanding officer. While at the time it was controversial for it's critiques of the draft and the armed forces, today it is mostly known for featuring one of the earliest performances of legendary voice actor Frank Welker.

Lincoln Looker

 

[Radek]

Title of a somewhat controversial Looney Tunes short made around the time of the Vietnam war, which saw Porky Pig be drafted into the Marine Corps alongside a few other Looney Tunes characters and make life difficult for their war hungry commanding officer. While at the time it was controversial for it's critiques of the draft and the armed forces, today it is mostly known for featuring one of the earliest performances of legendary voice actor Frank Welker.

Lincoln Looker

The popular name in the South given to effigies made to resemble the hated Union leader. These constructs would be put together from weeds, dried, then burned -often in celebrations of Southern victories. The tradition would vanish as quickly as it appeared when the fortunes of war turned decisively against the Confederacy.

The Horns of Moria

 

[brunohusker]

The Horns of Moria

The Horns of Moria are the most popular band in the genre of “LOTR Rock” and we’re especially popular in the early 2000s after the release of the film versionsThe band’s style ranges from Jazz Rock, to Ska to Pop Rock but with themes from Lord of the Rings and other Tolkien writings. The band still plays to this day and has even done cross universe shows with the Wizard Rock band Harry and the Potters

The Mighty Monks of Morehead

 

[ordinarylittleme]

The Mighty Monks of Morehead

A restaurant located in Kentucky, which was initially founded by a Buddhist monk. Predominantly selling vegan South Asian foods, it became very popular, especially when the company's Twitter account reached virality.

Inter-Korean Minx

 

[Minchandre]

Inter-Korean Minx

A population of American minks that escaped from a North Korean fur farm and established themselves in the DMZ. Though scientists and more reputable news sources call them the Inter-Korean Mink, Neogale vison koreanis, a spelling error in a Stars and Stripes article led to widespread use of the term "Inter-Korean Minx" by American servicemen, and the term ended up spreading and is now used by most lay persons.

Apple Crumble

 

[vandevere]

A population of American minks that escaped from a North Korean fur farm and established themselves in the DMZ. Though scientists and more reputable news sources call them the Inter-Korean Mink, Neogale vison koreanis, a spelling error in a Stars and Stripes article led to widespread use of the term "Inter-Korean Minx" by American servicemen, and the term ended up spreading and is now used by most lay persons.

Apple Crumble

A Mid-21st Century virus that targeted only fruits trees and shrubberies. It was first noted circa 2133, when the current apple crop literally withered on the vine. It later moved on to decimate the world's Wine industry...

The Glorious Magna Carta Bastards

 

[ordinarylittleme]

The Glorious Magna Carta Bastards

Adaptation of a biography of King John, the entire cast consisted of people born out of wedlock, it was also known for the anachronistic punk-rock soundtrack that won eight Grammy awards. King John himself was portrayed by six different actors due to a chaotic filming condition.

Elizabeth III, Mary III, Anne II

 

[Reflection]

Elizabeth III, Mary III, Anne II

An alternate history novel by Harry Turtledove that depicts a modern British Empire as a dominant superpower, facing off in a Cold War against the Soviet Union, while the USA is a neutral power. Published in 1987, and set in 2030, it's set in a dark world that combines the Cold War geopolitics with the age of imperialism. The title refers to three iconic royal families members of this time, considered the prize of the British Empire.

Them Crooked Vultures

 

[ordinarylittleme]

Them Crooked Vultures

A novel about Marguerite de Valois, daughter of Catherine de' Medici, the "vultures" referred to her lovers and the subjects of her patronage who all seemed to want more from her; this book was very sympathetic towards her and demonized both her mother and husband. Despite the fact that Marguerite had actually been a vector of Neoplatonism in real life she was portrayed in this book as a sex addict who could not control herself around attractive men (and women).

Satin, Silk and Steel

 

[Radek]

A novel about Marguerite de Valois, daughter of Catherine de' Medici, the "vultures" referred to her lovers and the subjects of her patronage who all seemed to want more from her; this book was very sympathetic towards her and demonized both her mother and husband. Despite the fact that Marguerite had actually been a vector of Neoplatonism in real life she was portrayed in this book as a sex addict who could not control herself around attractive men (and women).

Satin, Silk and Steel

The first book of a trilogy of works that sought to give a largely unbiased accounting on the rise of the Zikanid dynasty in Iran, and how they went about restoring their home to great power status. Their accuracy remains under debate, for especially the dynasty's early years are poorly documented.

London Has Fallen

 

[ordinarylittleme]

London Has Fallen

At the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, this phrase was stated by one mourner, who compared her to the entire city and praised her historic reign. However, this statement was immediately disputed by a protestor who stated that London was the people that made it (and especially those that are underprivileged, under-highlighted), and not the royal family.

London Bridge Is Falling Down (Queen's Remix)

 

[Kylia]

London Bridge Is Falling Down (Queen's Remix)

A rather tasteless but popular youtube video released a week after Queen Elizabeth II's death in the 2009 Texan Flu* pandemic by a virulently anti-British couple that lived in New York. It was 'sung by the Queen' about her death and how it was great news because she'd just been a 'rotting carcass' holding Britain back. Very popular with the sort of people who thought hashtags were activism and that the Queen actually had power over the nations she was Queen of, and that said nations were somehow colonial holdings still, and not voluntary parts of the UK/Etc, since the option to vote to abandon the Queen very much existed.

*Named so because the first documented cases to be reported to WHO were in Texas

The Complete Time Traveler's Guide to Fucking Up The Timeline

 

[MNM041]

The Complete Time Traveler's Guide to Fucking Up The Timeline

Often stylized as "The Complete Time Traveler's Guide to F****** Up The Timeline" it is a serious of books written by author Douglas Adams, considered by many to be a spiritual successor to his popular "Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy". Centered around a dead inside office employee working for an agency designed to prevent alterations to the timeline, he decides to steal his bosses time machine and see just how many ways he can change history, with often hilarious results.

The Corpse Danced At Midnight

 

[SavoyTruffle]

The Corpse Danced At Midnight

An account of the Second Cadaver Synod, undertaken when Pope Alexander VI's successor, Pius III, decided to have the old Pope exhumed in order to bring him on trial for his supposed crimes and decadence which led to the Great Western Schism.

Abbey Road II

 

[Reflection]

Abbey Road II

The rumored "lost" album by The Beatles that they were said to have been working on before they split up in 1970. The four members had denied working on an Abbey Road sequel, but admitted they had ideas for a follow-up, which is believed that it would've been Abbey Road II had it been made.

Bratislava Accords

 

[Don Corleone]

Satin, Silk and Steel

Bratislava Accords

The first two installments of the Jennifer Bond series. Jennifer Bond is one of the many illegitimate children of James, all of whom were created to make the franchise more diverse. Jennifer is currently portrayed by Kate Beckinsale.

(That ties the loose branch back into the thread.)




Been There, Destroyed That

 

[Canis Lupis]

Been There, Destroyed That

The English title of a memoir by the Italian pilot of the plane which dropped the atomic bomb that destroyed Paris during the Second Great War. Dictatorial Napoleon VII famously died during the explosion; ground zero just happened to be his palace.

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