Wednesday, August 25, 2010

galore \guh-LOHR\, adjective:

• In abundance; in plentiful amounts.

Galore comes from the Gaelic gu leóir, "enough."

Check your Totem

• A reference from the Christopher Nolan movie Inception that suggests that a person should examine their totem (small personal object) in order to determine whether they are in reality or in delusional dreamland. Intended to be used sarcastically.

D-Bag: "I swear every b**** in that club wanted my D."

Smugster: Go Check your Totem.

Trivia

How many signs of the zodiac are not represented by a living creature?

• Only one, Libra.

History

• New Orleans: was founded by French colonists (1718)
• Great Moon Hoax: the first of six articles appeared in The New York Sun, discussing a variety of animal life supposedly discovered on the moon (1835)
• English Channel: was swum for the first time, by Matthew Webb (1875); he died eight years later attempting a swim in the rapids beneath Niagara Falls
• Paris: was liberated by the Allies in World War II (1944)
• Aaliyah: singer/actor died in a plane crash in the Bahamas (2001)

Birthdays

• Althea Gibson (1927-2003): tennis champ; athletes Rollie Fingers (64), Albert Belle (44), Robert Horry (40) and Marvin Harrison (38) share this birth date
• Elvis Costello (56): rocker singer/songwriter; plus musicians Wayne Shorter (77), Gene Simmons (61), Rob Halford (59), Billy Ray Cyrus (49) and Jo Dee Messina (40)
• Tim Burton (52): director, Beetlejuice; also, filmmakers Hugh Hudson (74), John Badham (71) and Marshall Brickman (69)
• Blair Underwood (46): actor, In Treatment; also, actors Mel Ferrer (1917-2008), Sean Connery (80), Tom Skerritt (77), David Canary (72), Anthony Heald (66), Anne Archer (63), John Savage (61), Claudia Schiffer (40), Eric Millegan (36), Rachel Bilson (29) and Blake Lively (23)
• Rachael Ray (42): TV chef; also, TV hosts Monty Hall (89) and Regis Philbin (79)