Welcome to Conversation on Friday, March 6

The featured image is Peter Carl Faberge’s Spring Flowers Egg.

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On this date in 1774, King George III charges colonists in Boston with attempting to injure British commerce, paving the way for the closing of the port to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

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Trick question. Today’s trivia question is; 

What is the name of the longest mountain range? 
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Driil sergeant in basic asked a soldier what he had heard about guns. Solder, at 18, said “Gun’s kill people” 

Drill sergeant pops a round in, lock and loads it, sets the M16 on the floor and starts yelling at it to shoot the soldier. 

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