More morbidity

King James II of Scotland, on 3 August 1460
Abel P Upshur, US Secretary of State, on 28 February 1844
Thomas Gilmer, US Secretary of the Navy, also on 28 February 1844

…all killed by exploding cannons belonging to their own side; James II when besieging Roxburgh – as referenced in Black Adder – Upshur and Gilmer (and six others) while watching a new weapon being tested – see gloriously silly picture of the tragedy.

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  1. I understand Amazon’s side, and I wouldn’t have been upset if they had been less heavy handed in their e-mail, not claiming the law unconstitutional and perhaps providing a link to the law rather than expecting I would believe everything they wrote, especially after opening with the unconstitutional thing.

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