Day: July 12, 2011

  • Happy Jack Mulraney, the Joker of the 19th century.

    [From the indispensable blog of Jess Nevins][link]: >Still another Gopher of distinction was Happy Jack Mulraney, so called because he always appeared to be laughing. However, his smile was caused by a partial paralysis of the muscles of his face. In reality Happy Jack was a verjuiced person and very sensitive about his deformity; when…