January 4, 2008
On this date in 1854, William McDonald, captain of the Samarang (SAMARANG! It comes back to you when you throw it! It's what the Lost Boys yell to Robin Williams! It's a city in Indonesia! SAMARANG!), discovered the aptly named McDonald Islands. Upon spotting the islands, McDonald took to his journal to describe the lovely sights he saw before him:
"Behold," he wrote, "The loveliest islands I e'er seen. How shall I chance to describe their natural splendour? Let me see... two all-green masses, flecked with moss, precious trees, tricked with grunion and a... um... sesame-seed bun."
In actuality, however, the McDonald Islands at that time were not lovely (no grunion to speak of) but barren and covered in seals. One of those "problems" has now been "fixed." Guess which one? Da-da-da-da-da-DAH: PROGRESS!
"Behold," he wrote, "The loveliest islands I e'er seen. How shall I chance to describe their natural splendour? Let me see... two all-green masses, flecked with moss, precious trees, tricked with grunion and a... um... sesame-seed bun."
In actuality, however, the McDonald Islands at that time were not lovely (no grunion to speak of) but barren and covered in seals. One of those "problems" has now been "fixed." Guess which one? Da-da-da-da-da-DAH: PROGRESS!
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