Posts
Provided by the compucert quandary \KWAHN-duh-ree; -dree\, noun:
- A state of difficulty, perplexity, doubt, or uncertainty.
Quandary is of unknown origin.
- Politics: Formerly known as "the double-cross," it refers to infiltration and sabotage of the opposition party, particuarly during (but not limited to) an election campaign. The second half of "All the President's Men" describes ratfucking done to 1972 Democratic presidential candidates by employees of the Committee to Re-Elect Nixon. A typical ratfuck is to falsely claim there's a political rally for the opposition party, order 300 pizzas for delivery in the name of the party, and then nobody shows up.
Ken Clawson, Nixon's communications director, confessed to a ratfuck when he told how he forged a letter making it look like a Democratic candidate was a racist.
Trivia
When it comes to clothes, what is cisvestism?
- Dressing in strange or inappropriate clothing—such as an adult’s wearing clothes intended for a child.
- The Charge of the Light Brigade: the British assaulted Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava, which was commemorated in a poem by Tennyson (1854)
- United Nations: voted mainland China in, Taiwan out (1971)
- Operation Urgent Fury: the US invaded Grenada in response to the execution of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop (1983)
Today's Birthdays
Chad Smith (47): drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers; other pop musicians born on this date include Helen Reddy (67), Taffy Danoff and Jon Anderson (both 64), Ed Robertson (38) and Ciara (23) - Adam Goldberg (38): actor, who had memorable guest starring roles in Friends and Entourage; also, actors Jeanne Cooper and Marion Ross (both 80), Brian Kerwin (59), Nancy Cartwright (52), Tracy Nelson (45), Michael Boatman and Kevin Michael Richardson (both 44) and Mehcad Brooks (28)
- Midori (37): classical violinist; composers Johann Strauss (1825-1899) and Georges Bizet (1838-1875) share this birth date
0 comments:
Post a Comment