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Provided by the compucert ineffectual \in-ih-FEK-choo-uhl\, adjective:
- Not producing the proper effect; without effect; weak; useless; futile; unavailing.
Super Tuesday February 5
- A weekly ritual taking place on Tuesday in which co-workers and/or friends, participate in. This is usually the highlight of the week.
Every Tuesday, my co-workers and myself head out to Best Buy to check out the new releases, go to the market for any necessities, usually juice, and then to Subway for their Tuesday special: a footlong sub for $3.99 before heading back to the office for lunch.
Trivia
What TV sitcom star did a cartwheel when he headed down the aisle to receive an Emmy?
- Alan Alda, in his tuxedo, in 1979, when he was awarded his first Emmy in the writing category (on his third nomination). Honored for his work on the TV sitcom M*A*S*H, Alda is the only person to win Emmys for acting, directing, and writing.
- United Artists: US film company was founded by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith (1919)
- Reader's Digest: DeWitt and Lila Wallace published their first issue of condensed articles; the pocket-sized volume cost 25 cents (1922)
- Tybee bomb: the US lost a hydrogen bomb off the coast of Georgia; some 14 nuclear weapons are known to be missing from the US arsenal alone (1958)
- Alan Shepard: astronaut became the first person to golf on the moon (1971)
- Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965): American politician and presidential candidate known for his wit and intellect
- Laura Linney (44): Oscar-nominated star of Kinsey and You Can Count on Me; other actors born today include Barbara Hershey (60), Jennifer Jason Leigh (46) and Jeremy Sumpter (19)
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