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Jack and Marc give the REAL history of fire fighting, introducing such well known characters as Astro Plebis, Placenta Frank. Astro Thesis, Astro Clevis (the man who felt women's breasts should be separated), Archie Medes, lesser known brother of Acrhimedes, and the five Victors - who came up with the phrase "To the Victor goes the Spoils". (Of course they always argued about who invented it). Then there's Arstawdle - (lesser known brother of Aristotle), who came up with the notion that every thing was made of Adams.
Interspersed with this history of Fire, it's the history of Viking Conquest, and the cultural legacy they left, Viking Poetry - Poetry than can kill. They introduce such characters as Eric Red Bottom, aka Big Fuck Eric, Marmalade Scraper
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