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Mildred Doran, pilot of the ill-fated Miss Doran. If you really look into her eyes, you can kind of tell she knows she’s gonna die.

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Episode 62 - John Brinkley

Dave: Brinkley then wrote the AMA, which had expelled him from their membership, demanding them to list him as having a medical degree from Pavia instead of Kansas’ Eclectic School. The AMA then contacted Pavia and told the university where Brinkley had studied and asked the school to rescind his degree. But the school dragged its feet so the AMA went straight to Benito Mussolini–

Gareth: Holy shit!

Dave: –and Brinkley’s Italian degree was rescinded.

Gareth: Holy shit! Don’t fuck with the AMA.

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Dave: This is a bi-annual -
Gareth: Bi-annual?
Dave: We do this podcast twice a year.
Gareth: That's not true.
Dave: It's an American history podcast. Each week I read a story to my friend -
Gareth: Gareth Reynolds, who has no idea what the topic is about.
Dave: This will come out in June and then another one in December.
Gareth: Nope, don't think that's how this works.
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Dave: He was said to look like an Idaho potato on tooth picks. He was known for wearing silk suits and diamond rings.
Gareth: I can't picture anything other than a potato in a silk suit with diamond rings right now.
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An artist’s depiction of the alleged murder of Russell Colvin. Poor, simple Russell. He was the Rube of his time. Maybe if he’d been good at baseball he wouldn’t have run away/been murdered.

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Dave: General Fat Henry Knox - it says fat. It can't be right, that has to have been an auto correct when I was writing it.
Gareth: Fat.
Dave: Fat Henry Knox.
Gareth: 'General Fat?' 'Yes?'
Dave: 'I'm eating.'
Gareth: 'Hold on I've gotten some barbecue sauce on some of these battle plans!'
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These are the dates for the Australian tour. Not sure all of them are 100% locked in, but if you’re in any of these areas, pencil it in.

August 20th - Brisbane 

August 22nd, 23rd - Melbourne

August 24th - Melbourne (The Shelf)

August 26th - Adelaide

August 27th, 28th - Perth

August 29th, 30th - Sydney

August 31st/September 1st - Hobart

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Dave: John joined the military in 1802 at the age of 22. He was very successful in his military career unlike almost everyone else we have done a Dollop about.
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Dave: I'll just cut this part out.
Dave: *doesn't cut this part out*
Dave: *typing* Action Park.
Dave: *typing* *muttering* Uuuh, Cannonball.
Dave:
Gareth:
Dave:
Gareth:
Dave: Okay, so -
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The Philadelphia Fans episode was one of my favourites. The fans are so horrible that they’re amazing; like a triple cheeseburger. And even though some of them have literally committed crimes in the throes of their sporting-mania, you’ve got to respect their undying adoration for their team.

Above is a list of the 10 Best Worst Philadelphia Sports Moments Ever.

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