Thursday June 7, 2012

larrup \LAR-uhp\, verb:

• To beat or thrash.

Larrup may derive from the Dutch word larpen meaning "to beat with flails".
yelpie

• a 20-30 something with really bad taste in food that thinks they can discern the nuances in fine wine and cheese ETC and writes a useless review on Yelp.

This restaurant is horrible and catered for yelpies.
Trivia

How did Volkswagen pay tribute to Grateful Dead front man Jerry Garcia following his demise in 1995?

• It published an ad in Rolling Stone magazine that contained a simple sketch of the front of a VW bus with a single teardrop falling from a headlight and the words, “Jerry Garcia 1942–1995.”

History

• Treaty of Tordesillas: divided the New World between Spain and Portugal (1494)
• Continental Congress: the delegates heard a motion to declare the United Colonies free and independent from England (1776)
• Vatican City: became an independent, sovereign state as the Lateran Treaty was signed in Rome (1929)
• The $64,000 Question: game show premiered on CBS (1955)
• Betamax: Sony released the first popular videocassette recorder, making it possible to tape one show while watching another (1975)

Birthdays

• Beau Brummel (George Bryan Brummell) 1778 - Arbiter of men's fashion in Regency England
• Paul Gauguin (Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin) 1848 - Post-Impressionist artist, painter, sculptor
• Jessica Tandy 1909 - Actress
• Virginia Apgar 1909 - Physician that specialized in anesthesia
• Dean Martin (Dino Paul Crocetti) 1917 - Singer, actor ("The Dean Martin Show", "Rio Bravo", "Young Lions")
• Gwendolyn Brooks 1917 - Writer
• Ray Scherer 1919 - Newsman, White House correspondent
• Charles Strouse 1928 - Composer, lyricist
• James Ivory 1928 - Director
• Randolph Turpin (Randolph Adolphus "Randy" Turpin) 1928 - Boxer known as the Leamington Larruper,
• Dolores Gray 1930 - Actress
• Virginia McKenna 1931 - Actress
• Wynn Stewart 1934 - Country musician
• Bert Sugan 1937 - Boxing journalist
• Tom Jones 1940 - Singer
• Ken Osmond 1943 - Actor, known for his role as Eddie Haskell in the original "Leave It To Beaver" television series
• Nikki Giovanni (Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni) 1943 - Poet, activist, author
• Jenny Jones 1946 - TV talk show host
• Anne Twomey 1951 - Actress
• Liam Neeson 1952 - Actor
• Colleen Camp 1953 - Actress
• Johnny Clegg 1953 - Singer, songwriter
• Louise Erdrich 1954 - Author
• William Forsythe 1955 - Actor
• L.A. Reid 1956 - Record producer
• Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson) 1958 - Musician, actor ("Purple Rain")
• Gordon Gano 1963 - Musician (The Violent Femmes)
• Ecstacy 1964 - Musician (Whodini)
• Eric Kretz 1966 - Musician (Stone Temple Pilots), Stone Temple Pilots Merchandise
• David Navarro (David Michael "Dave" Navarro) 1967 - Guitarist (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction)
• Helen Baxendale (Helen Victoria Baxendale) 1970 - Actress ("Cold Feet")
• Mike Madano 1970 - Hockey player (Dallas Stars, Minnesota North Stars)
• Allen Iverson 1975 - Basketball player
• Bill Hader 1978 - Actor, comedian ("Saturday Night Live")
• Anna Torv 1979 - Actress ("Fringe") (top pic Anna, next three are her doppleganger Susana Spears)
• Larisa Oleynik (Larisa Romanovna Oleynik) 1981 - Actress
• Anna Kournikova 1981 - Tennis player
• Michael Cera 1988 - Actor ("Juno," "Superbad")