{"id":13374,"date":"2024-03-23T11:25:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T16:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decidedlygrim.net\/?p=13374"},"modified":"2024-03-23T11:25:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T16:25:14","slug":"mfdj-03-23-24-ill-advised-braggart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decidedlygrim.net\/?p=13374","title":{"rendered":"MFDJ 03\/23\/24: Ill-Advised Braggart"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Boastful Yet Truly Morbid Fact!<\/h3>\n

Idle boasts are as deadly as heated arguments. Details are scanty, but in 1931, three 9-year-old boys set out from the heart of Harlem to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday on the banks of the Harlem River. Sadly, one little fellow just could not shut up about what a great<\/em> swimmer he was. So one of the trio, Hallie H., demanded that he put up or shut up. But this young scamp didn\u2019t put his challenge into mere words. With unspoken eloquence, he simply shoved the braggart into the dark and dirty waters.<\/p>\n

The results of this challenge quickly demonstrated that the boy\u2019s ability to talk far outstripped his ability to swim. So inept were his efforts that the third boy dived in in a poorly advised effort to save him. But the first lad struggled so furiously that he dragged them both under. At first, the twin drowning was dismissed as just another unfortunate accident. But the word about what really happened was out on the street. Soon the police were knocking at Hallie\u2019s door.<\/p>\n

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\nHarlem River circa 1900<\/em><\/p>\n

Culled from:\u00a0Murder Can Be Fun #17<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ghastly!<\/h3>\n

Yosuke Yamahata photographed the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 10, 1945.\u00a0 Here\u2019s one of his haunting images from the book\u00a0Nagasaki Journey: The Photographs of Yosuke Yamahata, August 10, 1945<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Andersonville Prisoner Diary Entry Du Jour!<\/h3>\n

This is the continuation of the 1864 diary of Andersonville prisoner Private George A. Hitchcock (see the\u00a0archived version<\/a>\u00a0for all entries up until now).<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s today\u2019s entry:<\/p>\n

November 16th. <\/strong>Sweet potatoes were issued again. Another train of sick arrived from Andersonville. Our sick did not get away, and all returned inside the stockade to-day.<\/p>\n

Culled from:\u00a0Andersonville: Giving Up the Ghost<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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