Monday, November 19, 2012

Monday, November 19, 2012

troth \TRAWTH\, noun:
  1. Faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty.
  2. One's word or promise, especially in engaging oneself to marry.
Troth derives from a variation of truth in certain regions of England. Over time it has taken on a distinct meaning in certain phrases.
blank stairs
  1. stairs that have been sealed off and lead nowhere
  2. a misspelling of "blank stares"
1. John turned the building into three office spaces for rent, leaving blank stairs in one area.
2. Preacher on message board: "I asked the young couple if they had talked to God lately, and all I got was blank stairs."
Trivia
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History
  • Jay's Treaty: was signed; it resolved some leftover issues between the United States and Great Britain after the Revolutionary War (1794)
  • Gettysburg Address: Abraham Lincoln gave his famous 272-word speech on the Civil War's bloodiest battleground (1863)
  • Anwar Sadat: became the first Arab leader to officially visit the state of Israel (1977)
  • Milli Vanilli: German pop duo was stripped of its Grammy after it was revealed that neither member sang on their albums; they lip-synched in concert (1990)
Birthdays
  • James Garfield (U.S.) 1831
  • Tommy Dorsey 1905
  • Indira Gandhi 1917
  • Alan Young 1919
  • Larry King 1933
  • Dick Cavett 1936
  • Ted Turner 1938
  • Garrick Utley 1939
  • Pete Moore (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles) 1939
  • Dan Haggerty 1941
  • Calvin Klein 1942
  • Ahmad Rashad (Bobby Moore) 1949
  • Robert Beltran 1953
  • Kathleen Quinlan 1954
  • Glynnis O'Connor 1955
  • Ann Curry 1956
  • Scott Jacoby 1956
  • Allison Janney 1960
  • Matt Sorum (The Cult, Guns 'N' Roses) 1960
  • Meg Ryan 1961
  • Jodie Foster 1962
  • Terry Farrell 1963
  • Gail Devers 1966
  • Jason Scott Lee 1966
  • Travis McNabb (Better Than Ezra) 1969
  • Tony Rich 1971
  • Savion Glover 1973
  • Tamika Scott (Xscape) 1975
  • Kerri Strug 1977

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