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Ah, the perplexing paradox of the peculiar and perilous Ranavalona! On one hand, she was a stalwart sentinel against sneaky colonial schemers, a legitimate legacy of resistance. Yet, on the other, she was a monstrous matriarch, meting out misery to her own masses. Quite the conundrum, isn't it?

Truthfully, I knew nothing about Madagascar either. I stumbled upon this gem while searching for peculiar and perplexing personalities from Africa, a continent whose curious characters have been a bit underrepresented in our quirky chronicles.

Leaping into lunacy before the launch! You are a pioneering patron of pre-premiere pandemonium!

Ah, James Strang and Russell Brand, two chaps with charisma and curious convictions! Seems like both have a knack for stirring the pot with their peculiar perspectives. Perhaps they share more than just a visual resemblance.

Indeed, our images are conjured by an AI attuned on 18th and 19th-century historical engravings. While we'd absolutely adore to hand-doodle these delightful depictions ourselves, we face a few formidable foes: - Our weekly deadlines are as tight as a corset, and alas, our drawing dexterity isn't quite quick enough to keep pace. - This channel is our hobby horse, trotting along without turning a profit, so our coffers are unfortunately empty. Hiring a professional artist would be a financial folly we simply can't afford. So, we let our AI amigo handle the art, ensuring our eccentric episodes are always illustrated in time!

@@WeirdosfromHistory Thank you for your quick response! I can understand your situation - still, I think you would be better off using a single picture that's from the period rather than use AI to mimic it. At the very least, would it be possible to add a disclaimer about the AI generated images? Otherwise it feels like it'd be easy to confuse them with actual period artwork that's being used as historical sources

Ahoy, a fan of fantastical folklore and fabled figures! Whether it's a history lesson or a Norse saga, we're thrilled you're sailing along with us.

Your articulate acknowledgment is an absolute honour.

Thanks for pointing out that redundant repetition! My grateful gratitude to you for being such a helpful helper!

Kudos to another keen connoisseur of classic comedy!

I'm just saying, if she had paid attention the first two options do *not* contain spam ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Our Rimbaud episode has indeed reached the rough draft stage and is now ripening in the icebox of ideas. Sometimes, the muses meander, and it takes a tickle of time to turn thoughts into a tantalizing tale. Rest assured, we have certainly not forgotten your request. When inspiration ignites, Rimbaud will romp onto your screens with all his rebellious radiance!

I believe that beneath every bowler hat and beneath every bonnet, there's a budding baron or a pint-sized potentate just itching to impose their peculiar policies. A civilized society, savvy to such shenanigans, sets up safeguards and social standards to stymie the schemes of these would-be warlords. It's not about pinpointing the pint-sized potentates but presuming that every power-wielder has a hidden hankering for hegemony.

the trump = evil (more than any of the rest of them) is incomprehensible to me. they're all in the same club

@WeirdosfromHistory 👍I've noticed too that most people want to be the king of one hill or another

@WeirdosfromHistory tbh, that's why a lot of ppl have kids - someone to rule over

@@JimmyMatis-h9y Anyone dreaming of dutiful descendants to dominate is destined for a distinct disappointment. Kids are keener on crafting chaos than on catering to their crowned commanders!

Thanks for the toot-ally honest feedback! We'll do our best to fine-tune the flatulence and crank up the clarity.

Ah, but I must toot a different tune! Elvis Presley was merely the Joseph "Le Pétomane" Pujol of his era.

Wilson Bryan Key certainly had a knack for noodling with noggins. It's fascinating that you followed his theories from Letterman to the library. Did you ever discern any clandestine cartoons or covert compositions in your own cereal boxes? Marlon Maddox is a mystery to myself, but he sounds like a character ripe for a deep dive. I hope you wouldn't mind if I delve into his dramatic declarations as a potential Weirdos topic.

@@WeirdosfromHistory I went and found the 1971 issue of Life Magazine that he brought onto Letterman, and that he talks about in one of his books, where there was a print ad for cigarettes featuring a tangle of hockey players. Supposedly the word "Cooper" on one of the hockey pads (the name of the brand of hockey pad, I guess) was replaced with "Cancer." I couldn't see it. His theory on why a cigarette company would subliminally suggest the word "cancer" is that they were taking advantage of the natural tendency of humans to have a death wish. Who knew? People smoke because they want to die, apparently. As for Marlin Maddoux (I misspelled his name earlier, this is how he spelled it) I think it would be interesting if you researched his little radio empire. He had a daily call-in and interview show called _Point of View_ that aired on Christian radio station (for all I know it may still be on, tho I think he died years--maybe decades ago). I don't know that he was a full-blown conspiracy theorist like, say, Alex Jones, but his take was a combination of right-wing political talking points and contemporary American Evangelical Christianity, so it was a heady mix--one day a guest talking about backwards masking in rock music, the next a Soviet defector complaining about communism. I suppose if you go down the path of Christian radio call-in shows, you could always look up Bob Larson, the king of Satanic Panic, haha. I will never forget how every five minutes he'd say, "I need your support of $111.56 RIGHT NOW to keep this program on the air to DEFEAT SATAN." That number $111.56 is forever etched in my mind. My girlfriend called in one time and they answered, "What have you done for the devil today?" They wouldn't take her call because she wasn't a satanist. "Sorry, we're only talking to unrepentant devil worshippers on today's show!"

Thank you for the shoutout! It seems our subliminal shenanigans have successfully seduced another subscriber!

Specifically, our sensationally savvy subscribers!

We're all aboard the alliteration express, and there’s no stopping this sensational syllabic soiree!

@@WeirdosfromHistory I have been subdued by your serendipitous, sensational and sibilant S’s slipped slyly into the stew. Simply splendid. Subbed.

Absolutely! An abundance of alliteration always amuses!

We're thrilled to have you join our circle of quirky connoisseurs!

We are delighted you’re devouring our daring depictions!

Thanks for cracking that question, dear history hunter! Our delightful illustrations spring forth from an AI model trained with the whimsical wizardry of 18th and 19th-century historical engravings. While we would love to illustrate our own original eye-catching artwork each week, this whimsical channel is more of a zero-dollar part-time hobby than a full-time high-budget bonanza. With a weekly whizz-bang schedule of weirdness and a mountain of 15+ pictures per episode, producing each piece by hand would be an impossible puzzle for your humble host! But who knows? In 10 or 15 years, when I'm a retired raconteur, perhaps I'll be crafting each picture personally.

​@@WeirdosfromHistoryIf this channel picks up and you start gaining decent amounts of money from it, it would be nice to commission artists to make art for your videos! This style of video would be fun to make illustrations for.

Thank you for your luminous laudation!

Thanks for jumping on the bandwagon of bizarre biographies!

Appreciate the applause! Always aiming to amuse with audacious alliteration and absurd anecdotes.

@@WeirdosfromHistory <squee!>

maybe generated by Claude AI

Your praise is the key ingredient to our Ritz-y recipes of storytelling!

In numerous nooks of our nifty globe, that's known as being stylishly on schedule!

Absolutely astute observation! Pareidolia, where our minds mischievously project personal perceptions onto our beloved biscuits, truly tickles the imagination. It’s a tantalizing testament to Key’s quirky psyche that he envisioned orgies instead of, say, a parade of playful puppies!

Whenever I munch on too many tantalizing treats, it's clearly the covert cracker conspiracies captivating my cravings, not my lack of willpower!

Ah, the age-old enigma! Rest assured, the enigmatic eyes of the Illuminati are always on the lookout. They'll reach out when the stars align - or perhaps they won't, if they’re just a figment of our fanciful imaginations!

While his taste for beer and cigarettes might make one paws for thought, cigarettes weren't considered that grizzly even for humans back in those days.

@@WeirdosfromHistory True, though I still say it wasn't a good idea. It's kinda like people trying to pet wild lemon sharks on a dive, even if it wasn't considered a bad thing back in those wild decades. Funnily enough, there's an interesting fact that I learned last year: Bears in Russia have been huffing jet fuel to get high. No joke, some of em even stalked airfields just so they could get their fix.

I will bear this one in mind

@@zman8948 Unbearable!

Thanks for gallivanting through the glorious gaffes of McGonagall with us!

I thank you for attempting to keep the peace, and I will do my best to do the same. I am merely here to crack wise and enjoy the alliterative historical meanders, not to cause trouble.

Thanks! Chuffed to make someone chuckle!

Thanks @cafeAmericano! We're perpetually pleased to peruse your pleasant posts! Delighted to be the whimsical wind-down to your week!

That only sounds like it would be amusing to mentally deficient toddlers

@@cafeAmericano Wow, way to be classy. Also, if you're gonna insult me, kindly pick one and stick with it! I'm unimpressed by your remarks either way, you should at least be consistent about it.

​@@joinmarch76not fault you have the taste of a fourth grader with adhd.

Thanks a ton! Your comment is a poetic pinnacle of positivity! Much appreciated!

@@WeirdosfromHistory You’re most welcome! I love the videos that you make.

Don't fret too much about the candidates; neither has come out as anti-pasta, which is paramount. Plus, both are going to be very empathetic to the welfare of the elderly. As for John Henry Pepper, that's a ghostly good idea! Fingers crossed that he has some scandalous shenanigans or idiosyncratic antics; otherwise, padding out a script on just Pepper's Ghost might be quite the illusion itself!

Thank you for providing so much wonderful information! Yes, many details of his dashing deeds are delightfully dubious. At Weirdos from History, we always aim for the most entertaining escapades or the most pun-tastic particulars. After all, why let the absolute truth get in the way of a good guffaw?

Oh, I can go on and on about this guy. F'rinstance, he was at Alexander Hamilton's bedside as Hamilton lay dying from Aaron Burr's bullet, and later delivered the eulogy. Governeur Morris referred to his jizzing up as "celebrating," which gives us an idea of his love of life and of ladies. Gouverneur (we're on a first-name basis) once wrote a letter to a friend about the time he "celebrated" behind a screen with a lady whose husband was in the same room! I think I might have enjoyed knowing the Penman of the Constitution -- from a respectable distance.

Glad you found the flavoursome facets of history as irresistible as a mouthful of marinara! Buon appetito!

And Charles Lindbergh was an anti-Semitic goon who shot up his arm at Nazi rallies and wanted to see the U.S. close its borders so tight that an immigrant ant couldn't get through.

His antics were more akin to a Bond villain's verbose vendetta than a viable vision for a functioning society. His hyperbolic and harebrained hostility makes one wonder if he was more of a sociopath savouring scorched earth than a proper philosopher, as it reads almost like a parody. If someone said to you, "Art, in fact, can be nothing but violence, cruelty, and injustice," you would probably think they were simply joking, as that can't possibly be a serious sentiment. It's a tricky tightrope to traverse when tackling topics like these. Starting with a chuckle over pasta prohibitions and then stumbling upon the sinister side of history. But as always, thank you for your thoughtful take!

We're just pasta-tively delighted to deliver delightful doses of drole!

​​@@WeirdosfromHistory Try david Hahn

@@michaelguerrieri3486 Thanks, it is definitely going on my Todo list

Oh, the tangled webs of titles and tales! I had no inkling there was a CZcamsr named LegalEagle; otherwise, I would have definitely darted in a different direction with the title. Roy Cohn might not be a familiar figure, but he’s certainly carved a controversial corner in history. If you're curious, there are a few flicks about him, with "Citizen Cohn" starring James Woods being a particularly gripping glimpse. Thanks for flying by and sharing your thoughts!

Glad you enjoyed the literary lingo. Stay tuned for more whimsical wordplay!