Friday, June 1, 2012

skirr \skur\, verb:

1. To go rapidly; fly; scurry.
2. To go rapidly over.

noun:

1. A grating or whirring sound.

Skirr is related to the word scour, which comes from the Old Norse word skur meaning "shower."
Supes

• A shortened version of super. Can be used in any situation.

Jeremy-"Dude we just got a three foot bong."
Andrew-"What?!? that's supes legit!"
or
Taylor-"Hey mann we're playin pong in my room tonight. Beers on me"
Jordan-"Ahh man now I'm supes excited to play"
Trivia

Who was the first president to have solar panels installed on the roof of the White House?

• Jimmy Carter, in 1979. They were used to heat water for the staff eating area.

Holiday

• National Doughnut Day (US)

History

• Kentucky: became the 15th state in the US (1792); Tennessee joined the Union four years later (1796)
• north magnetic pole: was found for the first time, by English explorer James Clark Ross on the Boothia Peninsula (1831)
• Action Comics: debuted, featuring Superman (1938)
• Heimlich maneuver: was introduced in Emergency Medicine magazine (1974)
• Nepalese royal massacre: 10 people were slain in Narayanhity Royal Palace, including the king and queen; Crown Prince Dipendra was accused of murder-suicide (2001)

Birthdays

• Brigham Young 1801
• Nelson Riddle 1921
• Richard Erdman 1925
• Andy Griffith 1926 - Actor
• Norma Jeane Mortenson (Marilyn Monroe) 1926 - Actress
• Pat Corley 1930
• Edward Woodard 1930
• Pat Boone 1934 - Singer
• Peter Masterson 1934
• Morgan Freeman 1937 - Actor
• Cleavon Little 1939
• Rene Auberjonois 1940
• Fredrica von Stade 1945
• Brian Cox 1946
• Jonathan Pryce 1947
• Ron Wood 1947 - Musician (Rolling Stones) 
• Tom Sneva 1948
• Powers Boothe 1949 - Actor
• Gemma Craven 1950
• Graham Russell 1950 - Musician (Air Supply)
• Ronnie Dunn 1953 - Musician (Brooks and Dunn)
• Lisa Hartman Black 1956 - Actress
• Alan Wilder 1959 - Musician (Depeche Mode)
• Simon Gallup 1960 - Musician (The Cure)
• Richard Comeaux 1961 - Musician (River)
• Paul Coffey 1961 - Hockey player
• Mike Joyce 1963 - Musician (Smiths)
• Jason Donovan 1968
• Teri Polo 1969 - Actress
• Derek Lowe 1973 - Baseball player
• Heidi Klum 1973 - Model, television host ("Project Runaway")
• Alanis Morissette 1974 - Musician
• Santana Moss 1979 - Football player
• Damien Fahey 1980 - Television host ("Total Request Live")
• Justine Henin 1982 - Tennis player