Friday, May 18, 2012

Friday May 18, 2012

lunette \loo-NET\ noun
1
a : something that has the shape of a crescent or half-moon: as
b : an opening in a vault especially for a window
c : the surface at the upper part of a wall that is partly surrounded by a vault which the wall intersects and that is often filled by windows or by mural painting
d : a low crescentic mound (as of sand) formed by the wind
2: the figure or shape of a crescent moon
cropduster
  • buttocks. derived from cropdusting.
That girl has a fine cropduster.
Trivia
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History
  • Montreal: the French founded the Quebec city as Ville Marie de Montréal (1642)
  • Napoleon Bonaparte: crowned himself emperor (1804)
  • Plessy v. Ferguson: the concept of separate but equal racial segregation in public places was affirmed by the US Supreme Court (1896)
  • Mount St. Helens eruption: Mount St. Helens, a stratovolcanic peak in Washington State, erupted, shooting a plume of gases 63,000 feet high and killing more than 50 people (1980)
  • Les Misérables: closed after 16 years on Broadway (2003)
Birthdays
  • Frank Capra 1897
  • Meredith Wilson 1902
  • Big Joe Turner 1911
  • Perry Como 1912
  • Pierre Balmain 1914
  • Margot Fonteyn 1919
  • Dame Margot Fonteyn 1919
  • Pope John Paul II (Karol Józef Wojtyla) 1920
  • Bill Macy 1922
  • Kay Winding 1922
  • Marquita Rivera 1922
  • Jack Whitaker 1924
  • Pernell Roberts 1930 - Actor ("Bonanza," "Trapper John, M.D.")
  • Robert Morse 1931 - Actor ("Mad Men," "How to Succeed in Business ...")
  • Dwayne Hickman 1934
  • Brooks Robinson 1937 - Baseball player
  • Albert Hammond 1942
  • Rodney Dillard 1942 - Musician (The Dillards)
  • Reggie Jackson 1946 - Baseball player
  • Joe Bonsall 1948 - Musician (The Oak Ridge Boys)
  • Dave Atkins 1949
  • Candice Azzara 1949
  • Rick Wakeman 1949 - Musician (Yes)
  • Rodney Milburn, Jr. 1950
  • James Stephens 1951
  • George Strait 1952 - Country musician
  • Butch Tavares 1953 - Musician (Tavares)
  • Wreckless Eric 1954
  • Chow Yun-Fat 1955 - Actor
  • Michael Cretu 1957 - Musician (Enigma)
  • Toyah Wilcox 1958
  • Page Hamilton 1960
  • Jari Kurri 1960 - Hockey player
  • Yannick Noah 1960 - Tennis player
  • Martika 1969 - Singer
  • Tina Fey 1970 - Actress, comedian ("30 Rock," "Saturday Night Live")
  • Special Ed 1974
  • Darryl Allen 1980 - Musician (Mista)
  • Spencer Breslin 1992 - Actor

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