Thursday, September 29, 2011

woolgathering \WOOL-gath-(uh)-ring\, noun:

• Indulgence in idle daydreaming.

Woolgathering derives from the literal sense, "gathering fragments of wool."

floss d'oeuvres

• The food remnants that are collected by flossing which for the most part are covertly re-eaten by the owner since spitting them across the room would be regarded as tacky and vulgar.

John: Did you just eat the crap you pulled from your teeth with that flossing stick Fab??

Fab: And why not?? No reason to waste a good floss d'oeuvres boy!

Trivia / Holiday

What are apple slices traditionally dipped in during the first holiday meal of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year?

• Sweet honey. After taking bites of the honey-dipped apple, holiday observers recite a special prayer in which they ask God for a good and sweet new year.

History

• Richard II: became the first English king to abdicate his throne; he was forced to do so by his successor, Henry IV, and died shortly thereafter (1399)
• bobbies: Sir Robert Peel's police force went on duty at Scotland Yard (1829)
• Tylenol scare: began with the first of seven deaths in the Chicago area from ingestion of cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules (1982)
• Dow Jones: had its steepest one-day drop in history, 778 points (2008)

Birthdays

• Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616): author of Don Quixote
• Enrico Fermi (1901-1954): pioneer in nuclear fission

• Jean-Luc Ponty (69): jazz violinist; other musicians born on this date include Jerry Lee Lewis (76), Mike Post (67), Mike Pinera (63), Suzzy Roche (55) and Les Claypool (48)
• Lech Walesa (68): labor leader who became president of Poland; plus Mexican president Miguel Alemán (1902-1983)
• Bryant Gumbel (63): TV journalist and sportscaster
• Zachary Levi (31): the titular star of Chuck; also, actors Greer Garson (1904-1996), Trevor Howard (1913-1988), Lizabeth Scott (89), Steve Forrest (87), Anita Ekberg (80), Ian McShane (69), Madeline Kahn (1942-1999), Drake Hogestyn (58), Jill Whelan (45), Emily Lloyd (41), and Rachel Cronin and Mackenzie Crook (both 39)

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