The Czar is moving through the solarium on his way to the Fear and Trembling Room, when he passes a clearly annoyed ‘Puter in the hall.

“You okay?” we ask.

‘Puter replies he is a bit angry with Sleestak.

“Why are you angry with your moron?” we ask.

‘Puter explains that the venerable Canadian historical magazine Beaver has changed its name to Canada’s History.

Why? Well, you could probably guess…and you would be right. The periodical finds its online advertising and transmittals being continually blocked by spam filters. Evidently the word has some equal connotation North of the border as well.

Fair enough. So why is ‘Puter mad? He asked the idiot Sleestak to get him a subscription, and was irate when this historical review of Canadian history started showing up. Until the name change, ‘Puter thought the magazine was about something else. For the last two years.

“Well, I thought it was a bit dry.”

The Czar of Muscovy

Божію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and was cheated out of total control of all Russia upon the death of Boris Mikhailovich, who replaced Alexander Yaroslav Nevsky in 1263. However, in 1283, our Czar was passed over due to a clerical error and the rule of all Russia went to his second cousin Daniil (Даниил Александрович), whom Czar still resents. As a half-hearted apology, the Czar was awarded control over Muscovy, inconveniently located 5,000 miles away just outside Chicago. He now spends his time seething about this and writing about other stuff that bothers him.