Thursday, June 4, 2009

pother \POTH-er\, noun:

1. A commotion; a disturbance.
2. A state of nervous activity; a fuss.
3. A cloud of smoke or dust that chokes or smothers.
4. To make confused; trouble; worry.
5. To be overly concerned with trifles; fuss.

Pother probably originated around 1585–95 meaning "disturbance, commotion," but is of unknown origin.

iflml

• It means i fucking love my life

"man fml, i lost my phone, wait no it was just under my bed iflml."
Trivia

The term of a U.S. president ends at noon on January 20th. On what day do terms end for U.S. senators and congressmen?

• January 3rd, at noon. The date and time are stipulated in the 20th Amendment to the Constitution.

Today in History:

• Pulitzer Prizes: were first awarded, for biography, history and journalism (1917)
• Battle of Midway: began overnight; the Allies' victory marked the turning point of the naval war in the Pacific (1942)
• Tiananmen Square massacre: crowds of pro-democracy demonstrators were killed by Chinese troops (1989)

Today's Birthdays:

•George III (1738-1820): King of England who lost the American colonies; Finnish president Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (1867-1951) shared this birth date

•Beno Gutenberg (1889-1960): seismologist and geophysicist; Heinrich Wieland (1877-1957) was also born on this date

•Gerry Mulligan (1927-1996): one of jazz's greatest players of the baritone sax; saxophonist Anthony Braxton (64) was also born on this date

•Cecilia Bartoli (43): mezzo-soprano; baritone Robert Merrill (1917-2004) has a birthday today, too

•Angelina Jolie (34): actress, activist and Brangelina's distaff half; other actors born on this date include Bruce Dern (73), Parker Stevenson (57), Keith David (53), Scott Wolf (41) and Noah Wyle (38)