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Provided by the compucert jettison \JET-uh-suhn, JET-uh-zuhn\, verb:
- to throw goods overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft in distress
- the act of throwing goods overboard when a craft is in distress; also, the goods thrown overboard
- (figurative) to throw away; discard
noun by 1425 from Anglo-Fr. getteson, from Old French getaison "act of throwing (goods overboard)," especially to lighten a ship in distress, from Late Latin jactionem, from jectare "toss about." The verb is first attested 1848.
- When someone calls your office phone and you transfer them to a random number from a department you choose because you either can't find the correct number or you don't feel like looking it up.
Co-worker: Who just called?
You: I'm not really sure but I totally just blind transferred him to some one in human resources.
Trivia
Why does New York’s Penn Station bear the name of another state?
- It wasn’t named for Pennsylvania—it was named for the Pennsylvania Railroad, which completed construction of the original Penn Station in 1910. The railroad also operated Penn Stations in Newark, New Jersey; Baltimore, Maryland; Cleveland, Ohio; and, more fittingly, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Today in History: - Marilyn Monroe: blonde bombshell wed legendary Yankee Joe DiMaggio; the marriage lasted less than a year, but DiMaggio remained devoted long after that (1954)
- Margrethe II: ascended the throne of Denmark as its first reigning queen since the early 1400s, thanks to a constitutional amendment that allowed female succession (1972)
- Miami Dolphins: beat the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII, becoming the first, and so far only, NFL team to have an undefeated season (1973)
Today's Birthdays: - Hugh Lofting (1886-1947): author, Dr. Dolittle; other writers born on this date include John Dos Passos (1896-1970) and Yukio Mishima (1925-1970)
- Andy Rooney (90): CBS's curmudgeonly commentator, zombie
- Allen Toussaint (71): R&B musician; also born today, Billie Jo Spears (72), Jack Jones (71), Slick Rick (44), LL Cool J (41) and Dave Grohl (40)
- Lawrence Kasdan (60): screenwriter and director, The Big Chill; also, director Steven Soderbergh (46)
- Maureen Dowd (57): Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist
Jason Bateman (40): actor, Arrested Development, Juno; also, actors Faye Dunaway (68), Holland Taylor (66), Carl Weathers (61), Mark Addy (45), Dan Schneider (43), Tom Rhodes and Emily Watson (both 42) and Jordan Ladd (34)
Quote:
- "Do something wonderful; people may imitate it." — Albert Schweitzer
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