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Provided by the compucert pablum \PAB-luhm\, noun:
- Something (as writing or speech) that is trite, insipid, or simplistic.
- (capitalized) A trademark used for a bland soft cereal for infants.
It's a Trap
A phrase mentioned by Admiral Ackbar in "Return of the Jedi", in which states the obvious: The Rebel fleet fell under a trap set up by the Imperial Navy. Now used in several message boards as a multi-purpose phrase
Crewman: "Admiral, we have enemy ships in sector 47!"
Ackbar: "It's a trap!"
Trivia
When it comes to ships, what’s the orlop?
- The lowest deck on ships with four or more decks.
- Buckeye State: Ohio became the 17th US state; in prehistoric times it was inhabited by Mound Builders (1803)
- Cornhusker State: Nebraska, purchased from France in 1803, became the 37th US state (1867)
- Yellowstone: the world's oldest national park was established; it is noted for its geysers, hot springs, mud pots and fumaroles (1872)
- Peace Corps: JFK established an agency to "promote world peace and friendship"; since then, nearly 200,000 Americans have served in 139 countries (1961)
- Ralph Ellison (1914-1994): author of Invisible Man; poet Robert Lowell (1917-1977) shared this birth date
- Roger Daltrey (66): rock singer, The Who; plus, musicians Glenn Miller (1904-1944), Harry Belafonte (83), Mike D'Abo (66) and Ke$ha (23)
- Javier Bardem (41): Oscar-winning actor, No Country for Old Men; also, actors David Niven (1910-1983), Robert Clary (84), Robert Conrad (75), Alan Thicke (63), Tim Daly (54), Russell Wong (47), George Eads (43), Jack Davenport (37), Mark-Paul Gosselaar (36) and Jensen Ackles (32)
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