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Provided by the compucert hunky dory \HUHNG-kee-DOHR-ee\, adjective:
About as well as one could wish or expect; satisfactory; fine; OK.
Hunky dory is an American coinage from the late 1800s. The source is posited to be an adaptation of New York City slang or perhaps a reference to a street in Japan named Honcho dori, known as a destination for sailors on shore leave
Microwave minute
When time slows down while waiting for you food to heat in the microwave. Known side effects are increased hunger, slowing of all the clocks in your house and walking around aimlessly trying to kill time. The microwave minute has the ability to slow time turning one minute into what feels lime an hour.
Kus(9:00 pm): dude when are you gunna get here??
Ryan(9:00 pm): I'll be there in a microwave minute.
Trivia
When it comes to medical shorthand, what do the abbreviations Dx, Hx, Sx, and Tx represent?
Diagnosis, History, Symptoms, and Treatment, respectively.
History
Battle of San Juan Hill: future president Theodore Roosevelt led the Rough Riders in a charge up Kettle Hill during the Spanish-American War (1898)
Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty: was signed by the US, UK, USSR and others to halt spread of nuclear arms (1968)
Walkman: portable audio player was introduced by Sony (1979)
Hong Kong: reverted to Chinese rule after 156 years of British rule (1997)
Birthdays
George Sand (1804-1876): feminist novelist
Sydney Pollack (1934-2008): director/actor, Out of Africa, Michael Clayton; plus, directors William Wyler (1902-1981) and Claude Berri (1934-2009)
Twyla Tharp (69): dancer and choreographer
Deborah Harry (65): singer, Blondie
Dan Aykroyd (58): actor, comedian, winemaker, ufologist; also, actors Charles Laughton (1899-1962), Olivia De Havilland (94), Leslie Caron (79), Jamie Farr and Jean Marsh (both 75), David Prowse (75), Geneviève Bujold (68), Alan Ruck (54), Andre Braugher (48), Pamela Anderson (43), Henry Simmons (40), Hilarie Burton (28) and Liv Tyler (33)
Princess Diana (1961-1997): humanitarian princess, Prince Charles' first wife- Carl Lewis (49): Olympic gold medal winner in track
2 comments:
Pamela Anderson is BEYOND Hunky Dory !
I'd do her in a MICROWAVE MINUTE!
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