Saturday, March 03, 2012

Saturday, March 3, 2012

liege \leej\, adjective:
1. Loyal; faithful.
2. Owing primary allegiance and service to a feudal lord.
3. Pertaining to the relation between a feudal vassal and lord.
noun:
1. A feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
2. A feudal vassal or subject.
Liege is of uncertain origin. It either came from the Middle English word leidig meaning "free" or from the Late Latin word for serf, laeticus. Both roots identified the relationship between a vassal, or serf, and his superior.
401KO'd
  • When something drastic happens in your life that causes you to take a serious financial loss. Economic downturn on a personal level.
Dude 1: Hey, we going to pool our money for those season tickets?
Dude 2: I can't man, I took a paycut and totally got 401KO'd.
Trivia
What rock band provided the theme songs for TV’s CSI crime series and its spin-offs CSI: Miami and CSI: New York?
  • The Who. “Who Are You” is used for CSI; “Won’t Get Fooled Again” for CSI: Miami; and “Baba O’Riley” for CSI: New York.
History
  • Emancipation of Serfs in Russia: Tsar Alexander II liberated more than 20 million serfs, about one-third of the population (1861)
  • Carmen: Georges Bizet's masterpiece opera debuted in Paris; critics panned it (1875)
  • "The Star-Spangled Banner": Francis Scott Key's poem became the official US national anthem (1931)
  • Sky Tower: observation and telecommunications tower opened in Auckland; at 328 meters (1.076 feet), it is the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere (1997)
  • Switzerland: citizens voted to join the United Nations, abandoning nearly 200 years of formal neutrality (2002)
Birthdays
  • Alexander Graham Bell 1847
  • Shalom Alekhem 1859
  • Rupert Brooke 1887
  • Matthew Ridgway 1895
  • Mayo Methot 1904
  • Jean Harlow 1911
  • Robert Whitehead 1916
  • Julius Boros 1920
  • James Doohan 1920
  • Diana Barrymore 1921
  • Doc Watson 1923 - Musician, singer
  • George Pullman 1831
  • Paul Clayton 1933
  • Princess Radziwill 1933
  • Gia Scala 1934
  • Willie Chambers 1938 - Musician (The Chambers Brothers)
  • John Thomas 1941
  • Mike Pender 1942 - Musician (The Searchers)
  • Jance Garfat 1944 - Musician (Dr. Hook)
  • George Miller 1945 - Director, producer
  • Jennifer Warnes 1947 - Singer
  • Dave Mount 1947 - Musician (Mud)
  • David Pritchard 1949
  • Blue Weaver 1949 - Musician (Amen Corner)
  • Tim Kazurinsky 1950 - Actor, director
  • Robyn Hitchcock 1953 - Musician
  • Dale Bozzio 1955 - Singer (Missing Persons)
  • Mianda Richardson 1958 - Actress
  • Mary Page Keller 1961
  • Herschel Walker 1962
  • Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1962 - Olympic track and field gold medalist
  • Tone-Loc 1966
  • Brian Leetch 1968 - Hockey player
  • John Bingham 1969 - Musician (Fishbone)
  • Julia Bowen 1970 - Actress ("Ed", "Boston Legal")
  • David Faustino 1974 - Actor ("Married With Children")
  • Danny Masterson 1976
  • Jessica Biel 1982 - Actress ("7th Heaven")
  • Santonio Holmes 1984 - Football player

2 comments:

Heff said...

That's the BEST Biel shot you could find to post ???

Sorry. You lost points on this one !

Bobby "the Blue" said...

I meant to post some more, but was busy on Saturday. It's my only day off during tax season. Then forgot to get back to it yesterday.