Pharaoh RutinTutin

Perhaps Lord Tedd does not rule his native reality? "Lord Tedd" and "General Shade Tale" may be what they call themselves when they are playing games. If those two, as children, discovered a way to remotely view and manipulate alternate realities, they may have begun their reign of terror with no more malicious intent than a couch potato playing Pacman.

In the first panel Magus reveals that he is, at some level, aware of the contradictions in his cultural bias. But a little thing like logic is not going to undo a lifetime of conditioned response. What are the things Arthur think might happen that would warrant the evacuation? What is the thing that is causing Ashley's reaction? And what gives so many people in EGS the ability to flex their eyebrows through their bangs?

So of the great "Power Behind The Throne" figures from our own history, who would be most similar to Shade Tail and Nioi? Cardinal de Richelieu? Eleanor Roosevelt? Wallis Simpson? Grigori Rasputin? Rudolf Hess? Dick Cheney? Yoko Ono?

There are so many possibilities. If I may make one small request? NO HASSELHOFF! And if it isn't too much trouble? NO HASSELHOFF! Now what was that other thing? NO HASSELHOFF! Please? NO HASSELHOFF! Although KITT (the 1982-86 Version) is always welcome.

With so many forum regulars eating Crow, I felt I should point out that April 11 is the feast day for Gūðlāc, St Guthlac of Crowland.

Yesterday, I watched two birds fighting in flight. The smaller bird drove away the larger after about a minute of circling and diving. I suspect that either one of these birds would have been more than enough of a challenge to get Elliot's feathers ruffled.

My clock was off. I was just looking at some videos before going to sleep and noticed the clock on the screen said it was nearly time for me to get up. Somehow my computer thought it was in Amsterdam. Not US Eastern time. I don't even own a pair of wooden shoes. Any more.

This concept is often a side story to tales set in worlds where alien contact is real but not officially acknowledged. One of my favourite examples? Silver age Superman stories featured a travel agency for aliens visiting Earth on the (supposedly nonexistent) thirteenth floor of the Daily Planet building. How would you advertise the existence of a service to people who need it, but keep it a secret from everyone else?

It is possible that if Magus had sufficient knowledge of how to travel between dimensions and/or alternate universes he might have been able to free himself from the spirit plane long before he became Pandora's plaything. So how will having a physical form in the main EGS world help him return to his native plane?

The mental aspects of Lifeguard do seem to be what Susan was describing.

Fascist and Communist ideologies start about as far apart on the political spectrum as you can get. But these ideologies were used as the justifications for totalitarian regimes. And from the outside, one totalitarian dictator looks a lot like another. If you are in the privileged part of the population and are willing to accept the official view, then a totalitarian state means peace, prosperity, efficiency, and stability. If you are not in privileged part of the population or disagree with the official opinion, the result for you is significantly worse. There will always be individuals and groups who look at the past and see only what was good (or good for them) and disregard or dismiss the rest. It is important that real students of history remind everyone of the full story. Not just the cherry picked and sanitized versions presented by those who are in power or who are aspiring to power. Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: you find the present tense, but the past perfect! -- Owens Lee Pomeroy.

The reaction Magus drew from Elliot is a good example of why you should not take short cuts when you are in a hurry. If anything goes wrong, you end up even farther behind.

Since 09 April, 1998, Mark Stanley has been teaching us that Aliens, Robots, Artificial Intelligences, and Petty Criminals are often better people than the Respectable Humans who are actually in charge. Twenty Years of Freefall.

April 8 1093 - The new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by the Norman Bishop (and relative of William the Conqueror) Walkelin. In 873 years, it would bring Geoff Stephens down. 1818 - Christian IX of Denmark, the Father in Law of Europe, is born in Gottorf Castle. Less than a century later on the eve of the First World War, nearly every Royal in Europe would be descended ether from King Christian or Britain's Queen Victoria, if not both. Apparently being related did nothing to prevent these leaders from escalating the conflicts. 1820 - The statue commonly known as the Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean Island of Milos. Critics find the sculpture disarming. 1918 - Elizabeth Anne "Betty" Ford née Bloomer, future First Lady of the United States, is born in Chicago. Her public battles with Alcoholism and Opioid addiction after leaving the White House would lead to establishing the Betty Ford Clinic and changing the public perception of rehabilitation from dependency. Not bad for a woman who married a lawyer that turned down two NFL contracts. 1993 - The Republic of Macedonia joins the United Nations. Alexander is not available for comment although no additional weeping is heard. 2013 - Annette Funicello and Margaret Thatcher die on the same day. And since the declaration of the Fourth World Romani Congress in Serock, Poland in 1990, April 8 has been International Romani Day.

Clearly, this is Illjwamh's creation. And as such, he has the right to post the daily historia. But we should not demand or expect one person to do this job. At what point each day is it acceptable for someone else to jump in the game? For example, If I were noting April 7 in history, I might have mentioned... 1141 - Empress Matilda becomes the first female ruler of England using the title 'Lady of the English'. The Australians will later note her dancing prowess. 1506 - Birth of Francis Xavier, founder of the Jesuit Order. He would begin his missionary voyage to the East Indies on the same day in 1541. The Academy for Gifted Youngsters in Salem Center would come much later. 1906 - Mount Vesuvius erupts, devastating Naples. The damage leaves Rome unable to host the scheduled 1908 Olympic games prompting the Olympic Committee to move the upcoming events to London. 1933 - Although the Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution (Prohibition) would not actually be repealed until December, a legislative work-around was enacted. The Cullen-Harrison Act legally declared Beer of 3.2% alcohol by weight (4.05% alcohol by volume) to NOT be an intoxicating beverage. 1954 - Jackie Chan is born in Hong Kong. The performance is delivered in a single take. 1999 - The World Trade Organization rules in favor of the United States in a long running trade dispute with the European Union over Bananas. Because, Bananas.

Things we know about Magus' world. 1. Their society is different than ours. 2. Our society may have problems, but it is obviously better than theirs. Anthropology is overrated. Misanthropology is where you'll get the big bucks. The powers-that-be tend to like academics who say what they want to hear.

I think I see what the problem is. The name of Elliot's most recent duplicate isn't Magus or Ellen. It's Tevye. And his home is called Anatevka. Why does he do this? TRADITION!

Agreed. The school uniform aspect of the story lasted far too long.

Speaking of April 4 1721 – Sir Robert Walpole becomes the first British prime minister. 1768 – In London, Philip Astley stages the first modern circus. So what did they call Parliamentary politics before this? 1796 – Georges Cuvier delivers the first paleontological lecture. Can you dig it? 1850 – A large part of the English village of Cottenham burns to the ground in suspicious circumstances. Also, Los Angeles is incorporated as a city. This seems like too much of a coincidence. 1945 – World War II: Soviet troops "liberate" Hungary from German occupation and occupy the country itself. I've seen this pattern before. 1975 – Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. And it barely looked like an evil giant at all back then. And let us not forget that April 4 is the Feast Day of St Tigernach of Clones. Seemed worth mentioning now that people are being duplicated in the current story arc.

As do I. Which is why the bittersweet and prophetic events of April 3 are the way I remember Dr King. Not the bigot with a bullet on April 4.

The only thing that comes to my mind is that Elliot wants to drive home the point that This Is Personal!

Has Dan argued with any other character as much as he argues with Susan? I don't know why she puts up with that cartoonist.

Elliot is upset.

You missed a few good ones for April 3 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Unfortunately, upon his death, several different claimants "confess" to being St Edward's rightful heir. 2000 – United States v. Microsoft Corp.: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust law by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors. This does not surprise anyone. 1968 - In Memphis, Dr Martin Luther King Jr delivered his final public speech. "I've Been to the Mountaintop".

My only concern would be that someone in Hollywood will make that connection into the next sequel. Can they set a Jason chase scene to "Yackety Sax"?