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Sometimes it's not what you are known for, it's the little things that no one even knew about.

Jerome ("Jerry") Lester Horwitz was born on October 22, 1903, one of five brothers born to Lithuanian-Jewish parents in Brooklyn. His full formal Hebrew name was "Yehudah Lev ben Shlomo Natan ha Levi."

He, and one of his brothers, and a friend would land on Adolf Hitler’s death list.

Jerry was known as a "knucklehead" - but, there were other sides of him that very few people knew about.

His older brothers were very protective of their baby brother - they called him "Babe". He was supposedly a quiet child, some even say he was an introvert. He kept to himself, and he idolized his older brothers.

When he was 12, he accidentally shot himself in the leg while cleaning a rifle. His oldest brother rushed him to the hospital, saving his life.

From then on Jerry would walk with a limp, sometimes exaggerating it, like a shuffle.

His two older brothers and a friend would get into show business. The brothers decided then to change their name from "Horowitz" to "Howard".

The two brothers and their friend would make a name for themselves, but after the second brother left the group, Jerry would join them. Their boss wasn't sure about Jerry because he didn't stand out, so Jerry excused himself, then returned with a completely shaved head.

The boss laughed at Jerry and called him "girly".

Jerry's older brother misheard their boss, and instead of calling him "girly", he started calling his younger brother "Curly". The name fit.

Curly had no formal training like his more experienced brothers and would often forget his lines. But, when he did, he would start improvising, such as getting down on the floor and spinning "around like a top until he remembered what he had to say" or barking like a dog - "Ruff, ruff". He also made up other phrases such as, "N'yuk, n'yuk, n'yuk" or "Woo, woo, woo".

The rest is comedic history - Moe, the older Howard brother, Larry Fine, the friend, and, Curly, the younger Howard brother - known by many as "The Three Stooges".

The Three Stooges, despite their simple slapstick humor, became one of the most popular comedy teams in history. They were so popular that other comedy teams started copying some of their mannerisms; Moe even accused Lou Costello of Abbott and Costello of trying to copy Curly.

Others disregarded the Stooges' talents and criticized their brand of physical humor.

Some, however, believed their social commentary and satire was overlooked, pointing to their anti-hero status and their poking fun of class divisions, much like the Marx Brothers.

One movie buff, James Thompson, thinks the Library of Congress should recognize the Three Stooges' satires "You Nazty Spy!" and "I'll Never Heil Again" - which mocked Hitler's Germany. Both films were released before the U.S. entered World War II and despite an industry rule to avoid social and political issues.

At that time, the industry did not want to offend foreign countries, especially Hitler's Germany. The United States was still neutral and the public held predominantly isolationist views.

This was also 11 months before Charlie Chaplin’s critically acclaimed “The Great Dictator”, which was named to the registry in 1997.

It was also important because all three actors, the director and writers — were Jewish.

According to writer Simon Braund, "the immense popularity of the Three Stooges was deemed such a potential threat to the credibility of The Third Reich that Adolf Hitler added them to his personal death list."

Braund added, "The image of The Three Stooges as fearless, anti-fascist crusaders, willing to put their livelihoods and their lives on the line in the noble cause of liberty, will come as a shock to anyone who thinks of them — if they think of them at all — as a fifth-rate Marx Brothers knock-off whose principal contribution to the art of comedy was the twin-fingered eye-poke."

Curly Howard became the most popular and outrageous member of the Three Stooges. Comedy legend Steve Allen called Curly one of the "most original yet seldom recognized comic geniuses."

But, he wasn't always a wise guy, eh. He was also a sensitive fella.

Although he was known during his popularity to be wild, "Soitenly!" zany, and very unpredictable, there was one consistent thing in his life - (other than the love of his brothers), he loved dogs - "Ruff, ruff."

Whenever he found a homeless or abandoned dog while the Stooges were traveling, he would go out of his way to rescue the dog. He just could not bear to leave the dog alone in the world.

He would take the dog with him, he would care for it, and he would search for a home for it.

As the Stooges toured, he would take the dog from town to town, until he could find a good home for the dog.

And, when he was able to find a good, loving home for one, he would find the next homeless dog and do the same.

Curly and the Stooges had a remarkable run and became comedy classics. But, the constant touring, intense work schedule, and the hard work of always trying to be funny would take a toll on the Stooges, especially Curly. On January 23, 1945, he was diagnosed with extreme hypertension, a retinal hemorrhage and obesity. He would eventually suffer several strokes, leading to a decline in the quality of his work.

"Half-Wits Holiday" was Curly's final appearance as an official member of the Stooges. During the filming on May 6, 1946, Curly disappeared. When Moe searched for his baby brother, he found Curly, his head dropped to his chest, unable to move or speak - all he could do was cry.

In 1951, Moe was contacted by the North Hollywood Hospital and Sanitarium, where Curly was now at. He was advised that due to Curly's mental deterioration, he needed to be placed in a mental hospital. Moe refused.

Moe instead relocated his younger brother to the Baldy View Sanitarium in San Gabriel, California. On January 18, 1952, Curly died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage. He was 48, the shortest-living of the Stooges.

Curly was given a Jewish funeral and was laid to rest at Home of Peace Cemetery in East Los Angeles.

Curly's and Moe's other brother, Shemp, who was actually the original Stooge who was replaced by Curly, would in turn replace his younger brother, but the Stooges were never the same again.

Steve Allen would say in 1984, "Although they never achieved widespread critical acclaim, they did succeed in accomplishing what they had always intended to do - they made people laugh."

Many still remember The Three Stooges. The Simpsons is known for their Stooges references. Michael Jackson, a huge fan, supposedly based his famous moonwalk on the Curly Shuffle, a move invented by Curly that made it look as if he was walking backwards.

Yes, Curly and the Stooges were known as knuckleheads. But, there was more to him and the Stooges that many never knew about.

Indubitably.

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for the canon deetz:

childe: favorite food waz raw meat, and liked eating nazty ztuff in front of other people to freak then out, he zaw lyney and lynette az hiz couzinz. he loved having out with pierro becauze pierro waz the only one that could zpeak khanrien and would zpeak about what lif waz really like down there. he had low vizion and he and columbina bonded over that and alzo being gozzipz. he had the power of the abyzz which meant that at the lazt ztatue he prayed to, he would pick up the abilitiez off. alzo he waz down a leg, but he juzt conztantly kept in hiz half foul legacy form to create a hydro/abyss construct that functioned much like a real leg. thiz alzo had the added affect of making him zeem taller and older then he actually waz. punk waz like biologically zixteen but looked like 22.

dottore: would alwayz play really lound muzic in hiz lab, waz a real zoftie for kidz even if he didnt zeem like it. he zaw the fatui az hiz family, with the hearth kidz az hiz neicez and nephewz. he and columbina would zneak off to do expirimentz with eachother, and they liked to dizzect animalz together. he loved fruitz, and would never get mad at me even if i mezzed up hiz expirimentz. i kinda zaw him az a parental figure, but only zlightly.

columbina: the biggezt gozzip, and had pet pidgeonz zhe trained to fly around and annoy people az well az deliver mezzagez. zhe alzo zaw the hearth kidz az her own becauze of her connection to arleccino, and waz the zweet one that would get them giftz and ztuff. zhe waz preatty blind, and zhe and child bonded over it. zhe waz alzo big friendz with zandrone az well az zignora. oh and zhe had a hydro vizion and a geo delution.

zucroze: zhe waz dottorez daughter, relaly nice girl. it waz zo funny watching her interat with normal people and with the fatui family, zhe would go from thiz zazzy girl with few wordz to a ztuttering mezz. zhez actually not that zhy, zhe juzt hatez new people and getz really zcared by them. childe, her, and the hearth kidz all zaw eachother az couizinz. her favorite color waz mint, becuaze her dadz heair was mint, and her favorite flavour waz coffe. zhe loved coffe to an unhealthy amount. zhe liked me, and would try to get me to ztop doing dum thingz. zhe zucceded half the time. i maybe zaw her az a zizter figure.

arleccino: zhe really wanted the hearth kidz to be happy and trained, zo zhe puzhed them. they all knew it waz becauze zhe cared for them, though. zhe adored tea and would judge you if you didnt make tea the right way. zhe waz alwayz cold and liked to uze columbina as a heater. zhe hated dogz, and loved catz a lot more. her catz were viziouce though, they zcarred me for life. zhe alzo lovez cake, but not any other baked good.

zandrone: zhe waz a genuiz and waz the one who made the cathrine dollz, af courze with my input. zhe rezpected all of her creationz, and treated them like people. zhe couldn't walk, but zhe found wayz to work around that az well az making the place more accezible for thoze who came after. zhe loved orangez, az well az thingz like cinnamon.

pantalone: idiot rich guy waz really annoing, but he had heart. he juzt had weird wayz of exprezzing it. zhe really had the mozt terrible handwriting, az well az the bezt accuracy for throwing thingz. it waz almozt a zuperpower, the way that zhe would throw a can and it would nail childe perfectly on the head. he waz a zimp for dottore though. he got threated zooo much by dottorez kid when zhe found aout about the two of them, even though zucroze waz uzually really zweet.

pierro: he waz like that weird dad wrangling the abzolute toddlerz that were ther ezt of teh harbingerz. he really licked tea partiez, and would have them with the tzaritza and pulcinella, az well az with childe. i think that he waz kaeyaz grandpa or zomething, i dont know. he hated zunny dayz, zaid hiz eyez were too zenzative. he knew a bazillion languagez, he would zpeak inazumen to me to imporve hiz zkillz. he waz actually kinda nice. but i would never let him know that, he already haz half the other harbingerz zeeing him az a parental figure, and i alredy have dottore.

zhogun: my beloved zizter. they hated zweetz, aand loved cold thingz. they ended up making a hollow body for ei and zeperating themzelf from her, gainig a cryo vizion on the procezz, az well az cutting their hair, a move they ztole from me. when they were under ei'z thumb, we would zecretly zend letterz to eachother, and we kept in contact. they hated zuper ztrong falvourz, and adored eatcing edible thingz. they were horrible at zocial interaction, and got along well with dottore, zucroze, zandrone, and arleccino, who took them under her wing.

pulcinella: the old zhort guy. zhild looked up to him, but not me lol. he really liked animalz, and would alwayz pet them. zhe waz like a zemi grandparen figure and loved zeeing the kidz at the houzez of the hearth. he was like an empath in that he woudl alwayz know if zomething waz up, and waz almozt like a therapizt type guy. he pierro and tzarizta were the three guardianz of teh group, and they becaume cloze becauze of it.

zignora: her firzt language waz mond, and zhe woudl curze under her breath in it whenever zhe got too mad. zhe waz zoo up to date ith fazionz and the like, zhe would alwayz be wearing the hot new look. girl would not get over her dead huzband, but her and dottore and pantalone had a thing going on, i waznt invloved that much. zhe had a cyro delution, but no vizion. actually i think zhe had an anemo vizion but never uzed it becauze zhe didnt like it. zhe actually had annoying zenzory izzuez. alzo zhe totally lived, juzt took a zecond to regenerate and heal.

capitano: he waz weird, and part liyuen. all the lakeyz adored him, and alwayz tried to be in hiz coumpany. of courze once zomebody waz under a harbinger, they would really get attatched to them. however mr boatguy took it even further, knowing bazically everybody. nobody ever zaw hiz face, but he adored flowerz and could name bazically every zingle flower ever. he played the violin, and waz really good at it. zometime you could catchi him playing out in the garden. him and child had a whole weird cruzh/zparring partnerz thing going on.

tzarizta: zhe waz bazically the bezt leader anybody could azk for. zhe knew uz all intimatly well, and basically evrybody adored her. rightfully zo of courze. zhe made zchneznaya the zafezt place ever, az well az zuper duper accezible. like, if you were dizabled in any way, zcheznaya had your back. zure it may zeem werid, to outziderdz, the culture there, but ti waz ztrong. zhe loved rozez, and would have tea partiez with pierro and pulcinna to drink firewhizky out of dainty cupz and gozzip. zhe had a whole thing with a bunch of other archonz, and yeah zhe waz planning a rebellion. zhe loved evrybodyz talentz, adn woudl collect thingz for them. zhe loved rozez and berriez and thinga that were red (her faveorite color)

zorry about rambling, thiz azk brought up memoriez. i mizz them lmao.

zcaramouche (#sunflop)

For the canon deets:

Childe: favorite food was raw meat, and liked eating nasty stuff in front of other people to freak then out, he saw lyney and lynette as his cousins. he loved having out with pierro because pierro was the only one that could speak khanrien and would speak about what life was really like down there. he had low vision and he and columbina bonded over that and also being gossips. he had the power of the abyss which meant that at the last statue he prayed to, he would pick up the abilities off. also he was down a leg, but he just constantly kept in his half foul legacy form to create a hydro/abyss construct that functioned much like a real leg. this also had the added affect of making him seem taller and older then he actually was. punk was like biologically sixteen but looked like 22.

Dottore: would always play really loud music in his lab, was a real softie for kids even if he didn't seem like it. he saw the fatui as his family, with the hearth kids as his nieces and nephews. he and columbina would sneak off to do experiments with each other, and they liked to dissect animals together. he loved fruits, and would never get mad at me even if i messed up his experiments. i kinda saw him as a parental figure, but only slightly.

Columbina: the biggest gossip, and had pet pigeons she trained to fly around and annoy people as well as deliver messages. she also saw the hearth kids as her own because of her connection to arleccino, and was the sweet one that would get them gifts and stuff. she was pretty blind, and she and child bonded over it. she was also big friends with sandrone as well as signora. oh and she had a hydro vision and a geo dilution.

Sucrose: she was dottores daughter, really nice girl. it was so funny watching her interact with normal people and with the fatui family, she would go from this sassy girl with few words to a stuttering mess. shes actually not that shy, she just hates new people and gets really scared by them. childe, her, and the hearth kids all saw each other as cousins. her favorite color was mint, because her dads hair was mint, and her favorite flavor was coffee. she loved coffee. to an unhealthy amount. she liked me, and would try to get me to stop doing dumb things. she succeeded half the time. i maybe saw her as a sister figure.

Arleccino: she really wanted the hearth kids to be happy and trained, so she pushed them. they all knew it was because she cared for them, though. she adored tea and would judge you if you didn't make tea the right way. she was always cold and liked to use columbina as a heater. she hated dogs, and loved cats a lot more. her cats were vicious though, they scarred me for life. she also loves cake, but not any other baked good.

Sandrone: she was a genius and was the one who made the cathrine dolls, of course with my input. she respected all of her creations, and treated them like people. she couldn't walk, but she found ways to work around that as well as making the place more accessible for those who came after. she loved oranges, as well as things like cinnamon.

Pantalone: idiot rich guy was really annoying, but he had heart. he just had weird ways of expressing it. she really had the most terrible handwriting, as well as the best accuracy for throwing things. it was almost a superpower, the way that she would throw a can and it would nail childe perfectly on the head. he was a simp for dottore though. he got threatened sooo much by dottores kid when she found about about the two of them, even though sucrose was usually really sweet.

Pierro: he was like that weird dad wrangling the absolute toddlers that were the rest of the harbingers. he really licked tea parties, and would have them with the tsaritsa and pulcinella, as well as with childe. i think that he was kaeyas grandpa or something, i don't know. he hated sunny days, said his eyes were too sensitive. he knew a bazillion languages, he would speak inasumen to me to improve his skills. he was actually kinda nice. but i would never let him know that, he already has half the other harbingers seeing him as a parental figure, and i already have dottore.

Shogun: my beloved sister. they hated sweets, and loved cold things. they ended up making a hollow body for ei and separating themselves from her, gaining a cryo vision on the process, as well as cutting their hair, a move they stole from me. when they were under ei's thumb, we would secretly send letters to each other, and we kept in contact. they hated super strong flavors, and adored eating edible things. they were horrible at social interaction, and got along well with dottore, sucrose, sandrone, and arleccino, who took them under her wing.

Pulcinella: the old short guy. shild looked up to him, but not me lol. he really liked animals, and would always pet them. she was like a semi grandparent figure and loved seeing the kids at the houses of the hearth. he was like an empath in that he would always know if something was up, and was almost like a therapist type guy. he pierro and tsarista were the three guardians of the group, and they became close because of it.

Signora: her first language was mond, and she would curse under her breath in it whenever she got too mad. she was soo up to date with fashions and the like, she would always be wearing the hot new look. girl would not get over her dead husband, but her and dottore and pantalone had a thing going on, i wasn't involved that much. she had a cyro delusion, but no vision. actually i think she had an anemo vision but never used it because she didn't like it. she actually had annoying sensory issues. also she totally lived, just took a second to regenerate and heal.

Capitano: he was weird, and part liyuen. all the ladies adored him, and always tried to be in his company. of course once somebody was under a harbinger, they would really get attached to them. however mr boat guy took it even further, knowing basically everybody. nobody ever saw his face, but he adored flowers and could name basically every single flower ever. he played the violin, and was really good at it. sometime you could catch him playing out in the garden. him and child had a whole weird crush/sparring partners thing going on.

Tsarista: she was basically the best leader anybody could ask for. she knew us all intimately well, and basically everybody adored her. rightfully so of course. she made schnesnaya the safest place ever, as well as super duper accessible. like, if you were disabled in any way, schesnaya had your back. sure it may seem weird, to outsiders, the culture there, but ti was strong. she loved roses, and would have tea parties with pierro and pulcinna to drink firewhisky out of dainty cups and gossip. she had a whole thing with a bunch of other archons, and yeah she was planning a rebellion. she loved everybody talents, and would collect things for them. she loved roses and berries and things that were red (her favorite color)

Sorry about rambling, this ask brought up memories. i miss them lmao.

Scaramouche (#sunflop)

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