Thursday, March 15, 2012

iniquitous \ih-NIK-wi-tuhs\, adjective:

• Characterized by injustice or wickedness; wicked; sinful.

Iniquitous literally meant "unfair" in Latin, as its clear roots betray.
Steak and Blowjob Day

• Celebrated on March 14th, Steak and Blowjob Day is a holiday for men, celebrated the month after Valentine's Day -- a holiday for women. The idea is simple: no cards, flowers, candy or other whimsical gifts. Ladies (and gay men), you simply bestow your partner with a steak and a blowjob. Not necessarily in that order.

Jeff: "Hey Bob, what did Stacey get you for Steak and Blowjob Day?"
Bob: "Well Jeff, that would be a big juicy steak, and a big juicy blowjob."
Trivia
When it comes to bicycling slang, what is a three-hour tour?

• A ride that looks easy, but turns out to be harrowing. The phrase is borrowed from the theme song of the 1960s TV sitcom Gilligan’s Island, which describes how a three-hour tour on an excursion boat ended up with all on board shipwrecked on an uncharted island.

History

• Ides of March: Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated, stabbed in the Senate house (44 BCE)
• blood bank: the first hospital repository of blood was established at Cook County Hospital in Chicago (1937)
• My Fair Lady: Lerner and Loewe musical debuted on Broadway, starring Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews (1956)
• The Godfather: widely considered one of the best films ever made, premiered (1972)
• symbolics.com: the first Internet domain name was registered (1985)
• Sedna: the press announced discovery of the "tenth planet," the farthest celestial body in the solar system (2004)

Birthdays

• Andrew Jackson (U.S.) 1767
• Emil von Behring 1854
• Jimmy McPartland 1907
• Samuel "Lightnin" Hopkins 1912
• Macdonald Carey 1913
• Harry James 1916
• Norm Van Brocklin (NFL) 1926
• Alan L. Bean 1932 - Astronaut
• Cecil Taylor 1933
• Judd Hirsch 1935
• Jimmy Lee Swaggert 1935
• Phil Lesh 1940 - Musician (The Grateful Dead)
• Mike Love 1941 - Musician (The Beach Boys)
• David Costell 1944 - Musician (Gary Lewis & The Playboys)
• Sly Stone 1944 - Musician (Sly & the Family Stone)
• Tracy Smith 1945
• Bobby Bonds 1946
• Howard Scott 1946 - Musician (War)
• Ry Cooder 1947 - Musician
• Dee Snider 1953 - Musician (Twisted Sister)
• Craig Wasson 1954
• Park Overall 1957
• Harold Baines 1959 - Baseball player (MLB)
• Fabio 1961 - Model
• Terry Cummings 1961 - Basketball player (NBA)
• Terence Trent D'Arby 1962 - Singer
• Bret Michaels 1963 - Musician (Poison)
• Rockwell (Kenneth Gordy) 1964 - Singer
• Mark McGrath 1968 - Singer (Sugar Ray)
• Kim Raver 1969 - Actress ("24")
• Mark Hoppus 1972 - Musician (Blink 182)
• Eva Longoria Parker 1975 - Actess ("Desperate Housewives")
• will.i.am 1975 - Musician (Black Eyed Peas)
• Joseph "Joe" Hahn 1977 - Musician (Linkin Park)
• Kevin Youkilis 1979 - Baseball player
• Young Buck 1981 - Rapper
• Kellan Lutz 1985 - Actor ("Twilight")
• Caitlin Wachs 1989