I’m 11 tweets deep into authoring a completely ridiculous Twitter account that chronicles the War of 1812, 200 years after the fact.
It’s been remarkably difficult so far, due to the fact that things don’t really heat up in 1812 until winter ends.
We don’t start declaring anything resembling a war until June.
And I don’t get to livetweet Dolley Madison saving that old painting until, like, two years into this thing.
I’ve clearly bitten off more than I can ruminate on, but 11 tweets in, it’s making me laugh sometimes.
I think this one is particularly horrible:
WHOA. EITHER THAT WAS A HUGE EARTHQUAKE IN MISSOURI TERRITORY, OR [BAD DOLLY MADISON JOKE HERE.] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1812_New_…
— 1812 PLUS 200 YEARS (@1812PLUS200) January 23, 2012
Enjoy.
