This is kind of awesome, but what's the backstory?

YES

Where civilization entailed the corruption of barbarian virtues and the creation of a dependent people, I was opposed to civilization.

I like Zwarte Piet a bit better.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Peter

We don't have anything fun in America :-(

Culturally sanctioned public beatings.

The Jackalope!

what michigan would look like if ted nugget had his way on evolution