10-16-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

On October 16th, 2024 in the small village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Wales, a most curious event transpired. It was a normal morning it seemed, until the blacksmith Monsieur Jacques LeGrande began welding in his shop and noticed something rather strange. With each strike of his hammer, instead of the normal sparks, colorful ribbons began shooting out of his anvil in every direction imaginable. Panicked, Monsieur LeGrande leapt back with a speed belying his stature and could only watch agog as the ribbons multiplied, weaving themselves into fantastical shapes before his eyes.

Within moments, his humble smithy had been transformed into a kaleidoscopic dreamscape. But his shock soon turned to horror as the ribbons began escaping his shop, slithering through cracks and flowing under the door out into the village. The commotion understandably drew a crowd, who arrived just in time to see the ribbons overtake the town green in a ripple of vivid hues. As if possessed by some synchronistic spirit, the ribbons then joined together to form universally recognizable symbols floating ethereally above the grass. All were astonished to see depictions of future world events from the next hundred years flash before them in that ribbons aerial light show.

Naturally, word of this spread far and wide, and scholars from every kingdom soon descended on the small town to investigate and attempt to unravel the mystery. To this day, no explanation has been agreed upon. Some say it was an act of prophetic magic, others claim an unknown science was at play. Monsieur LeGrande, for his part, swore he'd simply been going about his business as usual. Whatever the cause, the brief visitation marked Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch as a place of wonder and ensured its place in history. The ribbons, alas, were never seen again.