Thursday, November 5, 2009

maunder \MON-duhr\ , intransitive verb;

1. To talk incoherently; to speak in a rambling manner.
2. To wander aimlessly or confusedly.

Origin: Maunder is perhaps a dialectal variant of meander (possibly influenced by wander).
Piglet Flu

• During times of pandemic, the common flu is known as Piglet Flu. While less deadly than Swine Flu it still makes you feel like shit. However, because it is not infamous like swine flu you get no respect from having it. So you feel like crap and no one gives a damn because you don't have h1n1.

Doctor: How do you feel.
Patient: Like shit.

Doctor: Well the tests came back, you don't have swine flu. So get the hell out you lazy good for nothing bastard. Come back with a real illness.

Patient: (as he is thrown out) But i really do have the flu. Even if it is only piglet flu.
Trivia
What is the largest denomination of U.S. paper money ever produced?

• $100,000. The $100,000 gold certificate was issued to Federal Reserve Banks by the U.S. Treasury in exchange for gold and is used solely in transactions between banks.

Today in History

• Susan B. Anthony: the suffragist attempted to vote in the 1872 presidential election although women were not allowed to; she was fined $100 but refused to pay (1872)
• Ella Grasso: Connecticut woman became the first female to be elected governor of a US state without succeeding her husband (1974)
• Saddam Hussein: the Iraqi dictator was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity (2006)

Today's Birthdays

• J.B.S. Haldane (1892-1964): geneticist; plus, scientists Paul Sabatier (1854-1941) & Fred Whipple(1906-2004)
• Sam Shepard (66): actor and Obie-winning playwright; writers Anna Leonowens (1834-1914),William Durant (1885-1981) and Ida Tarbell (1857-1944) share this birth date
• Bryan Adams (50): rock artist; other musicians born on this date include Art Garfunkel (68), Ike Turner (1931-2007), Peter Noone (62) and Kevin Jonas (22)
• Tilda Swinton (49): actor, Michael Clayton; also, actors Roy Rogers (1911 - 1998), Vivien Leigh (1913 - 1967), Elke Sommer (69), Nestor Serrano (54), Mo Gaffney and Robert Patrick (both 51), Andrea McArdle and Tatum O'Neal (both 46), Judy Reyes (42) and Sam Rockwell (41)
• Johnny Damon (36): NY Yankees outfielder; also, team players Bill Walton (57) and Kellen Winslow (52)