Monday, April 9, 2012

cumshaw \KUHM-shaw\, noun:

• A present; gratuity; tip.

Cumshaw stems from the Chinese word gân xiè meaning "grateful thanks."

Easter

The celebration in which juvenile primates hunt for the colored shells of unborn dinosaur young planted by a small, furry woodland creature all in commemoration of a middle ages cult belief that 2000 years ago a zombie walked the earth.

What's that screeching from the park? It's just the little kids looking for easter eggs.

Trivia

In what year were the movies 9 and Nine both released?

• 2009.

History

• War of Jenkin's Ear: Robert Jenkins' ear was cut off, which led to a war between Spain and England (1731)
• public library: America's first tax-supported public library was founded in Peterborough, New Hampshire (1833)
• US Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, ending the war (1865)
• Marian Anderson: gave a concert at the Lincoln Memorial; the DAR had canceled her appearance at Constitution Hall because she was black (1939)
• Saddam Hussein: statue of Iraqi dictator was toppled in Baghdad, signifying the end of the Baath regime (2003)
• Prince Charles: married Camilla Parker-Bowles (2005)

Birthdays

• Charles Proteus Steinmetz 1865
• Frank King 1883 - Cartoonist, creator of "Gasoline Alley" cartoon strip
• Mance Lipscomb 1895
• Paul Robeson 1898 - Singer
• Ward Bond 1903 - Actor ("It’s a Wonderful Life", "The Maltese Falcon")
• Antel Dorati 1906 - Symphony orchestra conductor
• Julian Dash 1916 - Jazz musician
• John Presper Eckert 1919
• Art Van Damme 1920 - Musician (Art Van Damme Quintet)
• Hugh Hefner 1926 - Publisher, greatest man who ever lived
• Tom Lehrer 1928 - Songwriter
• Paul Arizin 1928 - Basketball player
• Jim Fowler 1932 - Naturalist
• Carl Perkins (Carl Lee Perkings) 1932 - Singer
• Jean-Paul Belmondo 1933 - Actor ("Casino Royale")
• Avery Schreiber 1935 - Comedian (Burns & Schreiber)
• Michael Learned 1939 - Actress ("The Waltons", "All My Sons")
• Jim Roberts 1940 - Hockey player
• Brandon de Wilde 1942 - Actor ("Shane")
• Margo Smith 1942 - Country singer
• Terry Knight 1943 - Singer (Terry Knight and the Pack , Grand Funk Railroad)
• Alden Roche 1945 - Football player
• Nate Colbert 1946 - Baseball player
• Les Gray 1946 - Singer (Mud)
• Michel Parizeau 1948 - Hockey player
• Hal Ketchum 1953 - Country singer, actor
• Dennis Quaid 1954 - Actor ("Wyatt Earp", "The Right Stuff"), brother of Randy Quaid
• Jimmy Tingle 1955 - Comedian
• Severiano (Seve) Ballesteros 1957 - Golfer
• Dave Innis 1959 - Country musician (Restless Heart)
• Mark Kelly 1961 - Musician (Marillion)
• Lisa Guerrero 1964 - Sports reporter ("Monday Night Football")
• Paulina Porizkova 1965 - Model, actress
• Joe Peters 1965 - Musician (Grant Lee Buffalo)
• Cynthia Nixon 1966 - Actress ("The Manhattan Project")
• Kevin Martin 1969 - Musician (Candlebox)
• Keshia Knight Pulliam 1979 - Actress ("The Cosby Show")
• Ryan Northcott 1980 - Actor
• Kristen Stewart (Kristen Jaymes Stewart) 1990 - Actress ("Panic Room", "Twilight", "New Moon")