Sunday, December 4, 2011

collop \KOL-uhp\, noun:

1. A small slice of meat.

2. A small slice, portion, or piece of anything.

3. A fold or roll of flesh on the body.

Collop is derived from the Middle English word colhoppe meaning “a dish of stewed meat.”

Honey Badger Limit

• The point at which you no longer care or give a shit! Reference the viral video of Randall narrating a video about the Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger who "don't care" and "doesn't give a shit" - just takes what it wants because it is a hungry bastard.

My relationship with Connie has really gone to shit. I've reached my Honey Badger Limit - I just don't give a shit anymore.

Trivia

In the 1989 film Field of Dreams, what three messages are whispered to Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella by a ghostly voice?

• “If you build it he will come,” “Ease his pain,” and “Go the distance.” Kinsella was played by Kevin Costner.

History

• Chicago: was founded with a mission established by French priest Jacques Marquette on the shore of Lake Michigan (1674)
• suttee: the Hindu practice of a widow's self-immolation on her husband's funeral pyre was outlawed by the British in India (1829)
• Mary Celeste: the ship was discovered heading toward the Strait of Gibraltar, sound if somewhat wet, but all its crew and passengers were missing and have never been found (1872)
• The Los Angeles Times: began publication; it is now the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in the US (1881)

Birthdays

• Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881): philosopher and historian
• Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944): abstract painter
• Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926): poet
• Francisco Franco (1892-1975): Spanish general and leader
• Jeff Bridges (62): Oscar-winner for Crazy Heart; also, actors Deanna Durbin (90), Gemma Jones (69), Patricia Wettig (60), Tony Todd (57), Marisa Tomei (47), Fred Armisen (45) and Kevin Sussman (41)
• Jay-Z (42): rapper, producer; other musicians born on this date include Bob Mosley (69), Chris Hillman (67), Dennis Wilson (1944-1983), Gary Rossington (60) and Cassandra Wilson (56)
• Tyra Banks (38): supermodel, host of The Tyra Banks Show