Sunday, September 4, 2011

braird \BRAIRD\, verb:

To sprout; appear above the ground.

noun:

The first sprouts or shoots of grass, corn, or other crops; new growth.

Braird derives from the Old English brerd, "edge, top."

TRDMC

• Tears Running Down My Cheek acronym. Used when something so funny is messaged to you, that you are in tears from laughing so hard. Usually from trying to stifle laughter.

Carly, "I had to leave the party after clogging the toilet. Meet you by the car..."

Chris, "TRDMC - I'm going to bust you on that one. Wait there...you'll be able to hear us laugh from the parking lot!"

Trivia

Which state has designated the California gull as its official bird?

• Utah, in recognition of the bird’s role in saving the crops of Mormon settlers from a plague of crickets—by eating them—in 1848. (California’s state bird is the California valley quail.)

History

• Roman Empire: came to an end — or at least the Western part did — when emperor Romulus Augustus was deposed (476)
• Los Angeles: the US's No. 2 city, the City of Angels, was founded by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve (1781)
• Geronimo: Apache chief became the last Native American warrior to surrender to US troops (1886)
• Edsel: the most famous American automotive design that was reviled by the public despite having all te qualities that tetsing found that they wanted,  was introduced by Ford; it was named for Henry Ford's son, Edsel (1957)
• Mark Spitz: swimmer won his seventh gold medal (1972); this record for the most golds at a single Olympics stood until it was broken by Michael Phelps in August 2008
• Google: the Internet's foremost search engine was introduced by Larry Page and Sergey Brin (1998)

Birthdays

• Lewis Latimer (1848-1928): inventor, made improvements to the lightbulb
• Edward Dmytryk (1908-1999): film director who was one of the Hollywood Ten
• Richard Wright (1908-1960): author, Native Son; writers François René Chateaubriand (1768-1848), Antonin Artaud (1896-1948) and Mary Renault (1905-1983) were also born on this date
• Dr. Drew Pinsky (53): Loveline and Celebrity Rehab host; plus, radio commentator Paul Harvey (1918-2009)
• Tom Watson (62): champion golfer; also, colleague Ray Floyd (69)
• Beyoncé Knowles (30): singer/actor; also, entertainers Mitzi Gaynor (80), Merald "Bubba" Knight (69), Jennifer Salt (67), Martin Chambers and Judith Ivey (both 59), Khandi Alexander (54), Damon Wayans (51), Noah Taylor (42), Ione Skye (40) and Wes Bentley (33)

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