Thursday, April 28, 2011

polymorphous \pol-ee-MAWR-fuhs\, adjective:

• Having, assuming, or passing through many or various forms, stages, or the like.

Polymorphous combines the Greek roots Poly-, "many," and -morphous, "shape."

cold finger

• Similar to cold shoulder, except a cold finger is done by ignoring someone's text or facebook message--usually when said person's comment is pointless or uncalled for.

FB status: "Man, I just got called into work for another 16 hour weekend shift."

Tool: "Lol, I never work weekends lol"

*cold finger/friend removal is appropriate here

Trivia

What popular actor has played doctor in a number of movies—including roles as Dr. Sayer, Dr. Carlisle, Dr. Kosevich, Dr. Adams, and Dr. Nielsen?

• Robin Williams. He was Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Awakenings, 1990), Dr. Cozy Carlisle (Dead Again, 1991), Dr. Kosevich (Nine Months, 1995), Dr. Hunter “Patch” Adams (Patch Adams, 1998), and Dr. Chris Nielsen (What Dreams May Come, 1998).

Holiday

• Take Our Daughters to Work Day (US)

History

• mutiny on the Bounty: mutineers led by Fletcher Christian took over the HMS Bounty and set Capt. William Bligh and other sailors adrift (1789)
• Benito Mussolini: Italy's Fascist dictator was executed (1945)
• Kon-Tiki: Thor Heyerdahl and 5 others set sail from Peru across the Pacific on a raft to prove that pre-Columbian South Americans could have settled Polynesia (1947)
• Muhammad Ali: refused induction into the US army; his heavyweight title was stripped and he was later convicted of draft dodging (1967)
• food pyramid: suggested eating plan was adopted by the US Department of Agriculture (1992); it has since been modified
• Aldrich Ames: CIA officer pleaded guilty to spying for the Soviet Union (1994)

Birthdays

• James Monroe (1758-1831): 5th US president, whose administration was called the Era of Good Feelings
• Oscar Schindler (1908-1974): the inspiration for Schindler's List
• Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916-1993): creator of the eponymous car
• Harper Lee (85): author of To Kill a Mockingbird; plus, writers Johan Borgen (1902-1979)and Ian Rankin (51)
• Jay Leno (61): hack comedian, douche
• Penélope Cruz (37): Oscar-winner for Vicky Cristina Barcelona; also, actors Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954), Ann-Margret (70), Marcia Strassman (63), Paul Guilfoyle (62), Mary McDonnell (59), Elisabeth Röhm and Jorge Garcia (both 38), Jessica Alba (30) and Jenna Ushkowitz (25)