It's Labor Day!

Today's Holiday: Labor Day

Holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. In most other countries—and among the leftists in the United States and Canada—May Day (May 1) is celebrated instead.

And now some catch-up:
Fittie

• A term used for describing the opposite sex as good looking, however not usually used between the same gender. The opposite of this is commonly butterz. See also buff and Hot.

"That girl is a right fittie!"
"Yeah, well hands off, she's mine."

Post-Party Depression

• The feeling you have after a big party you had been anticipating is over.

On sunday, I was experiencing post-party depression. After planning the big celebration for a month, I was sad when it was over.

Thumb me

• Encourage a friend to send you a SMS on their cell phone/mobile. The thumb being the key finger used in texting a message.

Mary thumb me the details once I finish this cell phone call.

Trivia
What is the most commonly purchased food in the U.S., after sugar and coffee, based on sales per foot of grocery store shelf space?

• Canned tuna.

What was the job background of the first $1 million winner on the TV quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

• The November 1999 jackpot winner, John Carpenter of Connecticut, was an Internal Revenue Service agent.

What was the name of the unsmiling district attorney who regularly lost in court on TV’s long-running Perry Mason show?

• Hamilton Burger. He was played by William Talman.

Today in History

• World War II: the largest war in history began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland (1939)
• Titanic: the wreck of the luxury liner was found on the North Atlantic ocean floor 73 years after she sank (1985)
• Beslan: Chechen terrorists took over a Russian school; hundreds were killed during the three-day standoff (2004)

Today's Birthdays

• Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950): creator of Tarzan
• Seiji Ozawa (73): renowned conductor
• Phil McGraw (58): TV psychologist and life strategist
• Gloria Estefan (51): Grammy-winning singer of "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"; also, musicians Barry Gibb and Greg Errico (both 62), Boney James (46) and Grant Lee Phillips (45)
• Ricardo Antonio Chavira (37): Desperate Housewives' Carlos Solis; other actors born on this date include Lily Tomlin (69) and Scott Speedman (33)