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Weekend Box Office: 5/31/2011

Box Office

1. The Hangover Part II $86M
2. Kung Fu Panda 2 $47.8M
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides $39.6M
4. Bridesmaids $16.6M
5. Thor $9.4M

I don't think anyone is surprised that THE HANGOVER PART II took the #1 spot. The sequel to the wildly successful comedy got people into seats and broke a record. Adult comedies CAN make money!

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

leitmotif \LYT-moh-teef\, noun:

1. In music drama, a marked melodic phrase or short passage which always accompanies the reappearance of a certain person, situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the play; a sort of musical label.

2. A dominant and recurring theme.

Leitmotif (also spelled leitmotiv) is from German Leitmotiv, "leading motif," from leiten, "to lead" (from Old High German leitan) + Motiv, "motif," from the French. It is especially associated with the operas of German composer Richard Wagner.

Google harder

• A phrase used in response to someone whining about not being able to find something on Google. An expert googler would then show some resemblance of pity and assist by immediately googling for the desired information successfully.

Dude, I don't know what it means to kill two frogs with one dart, and I can't freakin find the definition on google!

Google harder you idiot...

Trivia

How many ballots did it take for the U.S. House of Representatives to name Thomas Jefferson president over Aaron Burr in February 1801?

• 36. The two had been tied with 73 votes each in the Electoral College.

History

• Copyright Act of 1790: was signed into law by US president George Washington; it initially covered only books, maps and charts
• Ford Motor Company: produced the last "Tin Lizzie" and began producing the Model A (1927)
• South Africa: became an independent republic (1961)
• Ancash earthquake: killed more than 47,000 in Peru (1970)
• Deep Throat: Watergate whistleblower's identity was revealed after 30 years of secrecy; he was W. Mark Felt, a former associate director of the FBI (2005)

Birthdays

• Walt Whitman (1819-1892): poet who wrote Leaves of Grass, "O Captain! My Captain!"
• William Pirrie (1847-1924): shipbuilder who built the Titanic
• Rainier III (1923-2005): prince of Monaco
• Clint Eastwood (81): actor/director, won Oscars for Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby; and, actors Denholm Elliot (1922-1992), Sharon Gless (68), Tom Berenger (62), Gregory Harrison (61), Roma Maffia (53), Chris Elliott and Kyle Secor (both 51), Lea Thompson (50), Brooke Shields (46), Colin Farrell (35), Eric Christian Olsen (34) and Jonathan Tucker (29)
• Peter Yarrow (73): Peter of Peter, Paul and Mary; and, singer Johnny Paycheck (1938-2003)
• Joe Namath (68): celebrity quarterback
• Phil Keoghan (44): Emmy Award-winning host of The Amazing Race

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Look forward to MONDAY! 5/30/2011

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Monday, May 30, 2011

avoirdupois \av-uhr-duh-POIZ; AV-uhr-duh-poiz\, noun:

1. Avoirdupois weight, a system of weights based on a pound containing 16 ounces or 7,000 grains (453.59 grams).
2. Weight; heaviness; as, a person of much avoirdupois.

Avoirdupois is from Middle English avoir de pois, "goods sold by weight," from Old French aveir de peis, literally "goods of weight," from aveir, "property, goods" (from aveir, "to have," from Latin habere, "to have, to hold, to possess property") + de, "from" (from the Latin) + peis, "weight," from Latin pensum, "weight."

meatox

• the act of abstaining from eating meat for a period of time, usually after heavily indulging.

dude, after that day we went to korean BBQ, AND to the hotdog stand, i'm gonna have to meatox.

Trivia

What now standard piece of automobile equipment was introduced 100 years ago today at the very first Indianapolis 500 race?

• The rearview mirror. It was on the winning car, a single-seat Marmon Wasp driven by Ray Harroun. All other cars in the race had a mechanic in the passenger seat serving as the rearview mirror.

Today in History:

• Joan of Arc: French heroine was burned at the stake for heresy (1431)
• Indy 500: the first was held; it was won by Ray Harroun driving a car fitted with a revolutionary rear-view mirror (1911)
• Lincoln Memorial: US presidential memorial, styled after a Greek temple, was established to honor Abraham Lincoln (1922)
• Goddess of Democracy: 30-ft. statue was erected by demonstrators at Tiananmen Square, Beijing (1989)
• Ground Zero: recovery effort officially ended with the removal of the last remaining piece of structural steel (2002)

Today's Birthdays:

• Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964): cubist sculptor
• Howard Hawks (1896-1977): classic filmmaker, Bringing up Baby; and, movie executive Irving Thalberg (1899-1936)
• Mel Blanc (1908-1989): voice of Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and dozens of other cartoon characters
• Alexey A. Leonov (77): cosmonaut who became the first person to walk in space
• Gale Sayers (68): youngest NFL hall-of-famer; also, team player Manny Ramirez (39)
• Wynonna Judd (47): country singer; plus, musicians Benny Goodman (1909-1986), Lenny Davidson (67) and Cee-Lo (37)
• Idina Menzel (40): actor, Wicked, Enchanted; other actors born on this date include Clint Walker (84), Keir Dullea and Ruta Lee (both 74), Michael J. Pollard (72), Stephen Tobolowsky (60), Colm Meaney (58) and Tonya Pinkins (49)

Sunday, May 29, 2011

toothsome \TOOTH-suhm\, adjective:

1. Pleasing to the taste; delicious; as, "a toothsome pie."
2. Agreeable; attractive; as, "a toothsome offer."
3. Sexually attractive.

Toothsome is derived from tooth + -some.
reality challenged (adj.)

• being in a state in which one is utterly and completely unable to distinguish fact from fiction, and is thus obviously and undeniably full of shit. Most politicians are reality challenged. So are a number of attorneys, as well as most people living in Hollywood.

To use it in a sentence: "That guy is SO reality challenged... that he can't even tell shit from Shinola!"

Trivia

Which of the U.S.’s 50 state capitals is at the highest elevation?

• Santa Fe, New Mexico, at 7,000 feet.

History

• Rhode Island: ratified the US constitution; it was the last of the original 13 colonies to do so (1790)
• Wisconsin: became the 30th US state; it leads the country in cheese production (1848)
• Mount Everest: the world's highest peak was summited for the first time, by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay (1953)
• Discovery: space shuttle completed the first docking with the International Space Station (1999)

Birthdays

• Charles II (1630-1685): king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
• Patrick Henry (1736-1799): American patriot who said "Give me liberty or give me death!"
• T.H. White (1906-1964): novelist, The Once and Future King; also, writer G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
• John F. Kennedy (1917-1963): 35th POTUS; established the Peace Corps
• Al Unser Sr. (72): championship automobile racer
• Rupert Everett (52): actor and Vanity Fair contributing editor; also, entertainers Bob Hope (1903-2003), Helmut Berger (67), Anthony Geary (64), Annette Bening (53) and Tracey Bregman (48)
• Melanie Brown (36): singer, The Spice Girls' "Scary Spice"'; musicians Gary Brooker (66), Danny Elfman (58), LaToya Jackson (55), Melissa Etheridge (50) and Noel Gallagher (44) were also born on this date

Read more: http://www.answers.com/

Feeling Lucky, punk?

Can't argue with that

Saturday, May 28, 2011

vertiginous \vur-TIJ-uh-nuhs\, adjective:

1. Affected with vertigo; giddy; dizzy.

2. Causing or tending to cause dizziness.

3. Turning round; whirling; revolving.

4. Inclined to change quickly or frequently; inconstant.

Vertiginous derives from Latin vertigo, "a turning round, a whirling round; giddiness," from vertere, "to turn." Related words include reverse, "to turn back (re-) or around"; subvert, "to undermine" (from sub-, "under" + vertere -- at root "to turn from under, to overturn"); and versus, "against" (from versus, "turned towards," hence "facing, opposed," from the past participle of vertere).

I'm Good

• Rejection of and ridicule for an offered good or service by feigning satiation. When "No Thank You" just won't do.

Person A: "Would you like to try some of my new recipe? It's Guacamole Crab Dip."

Person B: "No, I'm good"

Person A (on the phone): "Hey, Jenny. You've been studying too hard. How 'bout I swing by your apartment and give you a back rub?"

Jenny: "No. I'm good"

Person A: Do you want to go down to the Creepy Crawl and see The Wheezing Coughers?

Person B: "No thanks, I'm good."

Trivia

What two lines from Tom Cruise’s hit film Jerry Maguire are on the American Film Institute’s list of top movie quotes?

• “Show me the money” was number 25, and “You had me at hello” was number 52, on the list of 100 quotes.

Today in History:

• Indian Removal Act: law forcing the relocation of eastern tribes to the other side of the Mississippi River was signed by US President Andrew Jackson (1830)
• Sierra Club: environmental activist group was founded by Scottish-American conservationist John Muir, among others; it now has nearly three quarters of a million members (1892)
• Mathias Rust: 19-year-old pilot from Germany landed his plane near Moscow's Red Square; he was arrested and sentenced to four years in prison, but was released after a year (1987)

Today's Birthdays:

• William Pitt, the younger (1759-1806): British PM; also, politicians Edvard Beneš (1884-1948), Randolph Churchill (1911-1968), Rudy Giuliani (67) and Mark Sanford (51)
• Milutin Milankovic (1879-1958): geophysicist who studied ice ages
• Ian Fleming (1908-1964): creator of James Bond; also, writers Thomas Moore (1779-1852), Patrick White (1912-1990) and Walker Percy (1916-1990)
• Jerry West (73): one of the NBA's greatest shooting guards; andm athlete Jim Thorpe (1888-1953)
• Lynn Johnston (64): cartoonist, For Better or For Worse
• Gladys Knight (67): R&B singer; also, singers John Fogerty (66) and Kylie Minogue (43)
• Carey Mulligan (26): Bafta winner and Oscar nominee for An Education; also, actors Sondra Locke (67), Christa Miller (47), Justin Kirk (42), Jesse Bradford and Monica Keena (both 32) and Joseph Cross (25)

WTF Friday: WTF?!?!?

WTF Friday: I'm not using that pen

Friday, May 27, 2011

dudgeon \DUH-juhn\, noun:

• A state or fit of intense indignation; resentment; ill humor -- often used in the phrase "in high dudgeon."

The origin of dudgeon is unknown.

Carb Coma

• The sleepy feeling after eating a large meal comprised chiefly of carbohydrates, whether in the form of rice, noodles, bread or dough.

Dude, I was totally dozing at the office after that giant serving of chow mein for lunch. Total carb coma.

Trivia

What did visionary Czech scientist Otto Wichterle produce in his kitchen using a contraption made with an Erector Set, bike parts, and a phonograph motor?

• The first soft contact lenses. In 1961, with his strange apparatus, Wichterle developed a process that used centrifugal force to turn a water-absorbing plastic (hydrogel poly-hydroxethyl methacrylate) into soft lenses.

Today in History:

• St. Petersburg: city was founded by Peter the Great as his "window on Europe" (1703 N/S)
• Survivor: won the first running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico (1873)
• Golden Gate Bridge: opened to pedestrians; bicycles and wheelchairs are also allowed on the bridge's sidewalks (1937)
• Bismarck: German warship was attacked and sank; nearly 2,000 crew members died (1941)
• Alexander Solzhenitsyn: Soviet dissident novelist returned to Russia after 20 years in exile (1994)

Today's Birthdays:

• Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910): abolitionist, writer of "Battle Hymn of the Republic"; women's rights activist Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) shared this birth date
• Herman Wouk (96): Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Caine Mutiny and The Winds of War; writers Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961), Rachel Carson (1907-1964) and John Cheever (1912-1982) were also born on this date
• Henry Kissinger (88): US diplomat and Nobel laureate; US vice-president Hubert Humphrey (1911-1978) shared this birth date
• Joseph Fiennes (41): Mark Benford in Flash Forward; also, actors Christopher Lee (89), Lee Meriwether (76), Lou Gossett Jr. (75), Bruce Weitz (68), Richard Schiff (56), Peri Gilpin (50), Paul Bettany (40), Jack McBrayer (38) and Chris Colfer (21)
• Jamie Oliver (36): celebrity chef

Really????

Thursday, May 26, 2011

clinquant \KLING-kunt\, adjective:

1. Glittering with gold or silver; tinseled.

noun:

1. Tinsel; imitation gold leaf.

Clinquant is from French, glistening, tinkling, present participle of obsolete clinquer, to clink, perhaps from Middle Dutch klinken

back door braggart

• n. A person who states a problem that they have with the express intention of letting everyone know how awesome they think they are, revealing their douche baggery to all.
• v. Back Door Bragging: The act of expressing a false statement in order to set up the conversation to prove how (seemingly) fantastic the subject finds themselves.
• effect: typically leads to eye rolls and general annoyance with subject.

Sarah: Lets go check out the new mall!

Lisa: Oh I hate clothes shopping anymore. Since I've been working out I can never find anything that fits because my waist is too tiny and my tits are too big. Life is so unfair!

Sarah: You're such a back door braggart, Lisa. Go fuck yourself.

Trivia

What canned goods were the subject of the first food standards established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration?

• Canned tomatoes, tomato puree, and tomato paste, in 1939. The agency’s second set of food standards dealt with jams and jellies.

History

• Edict of Worms: declared Martin Luther an outlaw and banned his writings (1521)
• Andrew Johnson: 17th president of the United States was acquitted by one vote in his impeachment trial (1868)
• Dow Jones Industrial Average: stock market index was first published by The Wall Street Journal (1896)
• George Willig: the "human fly" scaled the South Tower of the World Trade Center in 3.5 hours; he was fined $1.10 for the illegal feat — a penny per story (1977)
• Ellis Island: the US Supreme Court ruled that the immigration landmark belonged more to New Jersey than New York (1998)

Birthdays

• Aleksandr Pushkin (1799-1837): poet, novelist, playwright
• Miles Davis (1926-1991): jazz trumpeter, Kind of Blue; also, musicians Al Jolson (1886-1950), Stevie Nicks (63), Hank Williams Jr. (62) and Lenny Kravitz (47)
• Sally Ride (60): America's first woman in space; plus, America's first female ambassador Helen Eugenie Anderson (1909-1997)
• Helena Bonham Carter (45): Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter films and Queen Elizabeth, in The King's Speech; also, actors John Wayne (1907-1979), Robert Morley (1908-1992), James Arness (88), Pam Grier and Philip Michael Thomas (both 62), Margaret Colin (54), Doug Hutchison (51) and Genie Francis (49)
• Matt Stone (40): creator of South Park; comedian Bobcat Goldthwait (49) shares this birth date

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Happy BOB Day!

I'll drink to that!