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Mary Fields, aka "Stagecoach Mary", US Postal Service contractor, ~1895 AD (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

My favorite part of the article:

In 1959, actor and Montana native Gary Cooper wrote an article for EBONY in which he wrote, "Born a slave somewhere in Tennessee, Mary lived to become one of the freest souls ever to draw a breath, or a .38."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I love the ambiguity of

In 1894, after several complaints and an incident with a disgruntled male subordinate that involved gunplay,[2] the bishop barred her from the convent.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

"The is the last time I tell you to clean the altar." *BANG*

"MY FOOT!"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Gary Cooper > John Wayne

Best Western actor of that entire era, also the inspiration for Timothy Olyphant's portrayal of Raylan Givens on Justified.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Wow a real life zeugma