Matt McIrvin&#39;s Steam-Operated World of Yesteryear

Bill Twombly
17 Sep 2019, 00:18
Haverhill's roller coaster, 1887-1890
Apparently the roller coaster of Haverhill is historically accurate. I just watched it on Modern Marvels. They had a grainy picture of it. The whole reason I found your post was because I saw that…
Stephen Peterson
4 Jan 2019, 21:37
Peri meri dixi dominee
I suspect there is a mild reference to Psalm 109 “Dixit Dominus Domino” (the Lord said to my lord).

The rest appears to be random words that a child, learning a new language, might put together…
agent_mimi
2 Nov 2016, 19:26
Early voting in Massachusetts
Nice. I was shocked when I discovered so many states didn't have early voting until recently, because Kansas seemed like an early adopter, relatively speaking.
mmcirvin
1 May 2016, 17:03
Disney Infinity 3.0, now with added Star Wars
Jorie eventually got the "Inside Out" playset; this is a surprise--it's an old-school 2D platformer! Fun, and not nearly as hard as the classic ones like Super Mario Bros., but this isn't Jorie's…
mmcirvin
10 Jan 2016, 16:30
I have altered the plot. Pray I don't alter it any further.
Initially you can only play as Luke or Leia in the "Rise Against the Empire" playset, but there are tokens ("Champion Coins") hidden all over that unlock the ability to use any of the other Star Wars…

Matt McIrvin's Steam-Operated World of Yesteryear