let us revel and rejoice

for on this day in 1869, parliament (and george clinton) repealed the duty on hair powder act of 1795. because of this, you and i and lady gaga no longer have to pay the man™ when we want to powder our outlandish wigs with lavender-scented finely ground starch.

141 years ago today, we™ changed the world forever—just as lady gaga sings in her song, bad romance, “never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

p.s. did you notice in the picture within a picture above that one monkey is powdering the wig of another monkey? haha…monkeys in powdered wigs, now i’ve seen everything.