There have been many famous surrenders. History notes the likes of the Surrender at Appomattox, the Japanese surrender on the U.S.S. Missouri, France's surrender to pretty much anyone who looked their way crosswise, but I am profoundly proud that this little blog has made it to the first page of Google for the search phrase 'terms of surrender', assuring its place in history as a bona fide annoying distraction.

I should note that this isn't new. This picture of former Russian leader Nikita Kruschev with a photoshopped Jayhawk birthmark on his forehead was the top picture in Google images for a few years for his name. Schoolchildren doing book reports would Google Nikita and find that image in the results. I got more than one email requesting permission to use the picture in a book report, project, etc. I was always eager to accommodate. My vision of that picture making its way into a book report and getting handed in was too funny to pass up.

Yes, I read a lot of MAD Magazine as a kid. You might have already figured that out.