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Thursday, February 28, 2013
This was caught in a river in New Jersey
It is believed that this monster that was caught in a river in New Jersey is a sea lamprey!
More HERE
ADDENDUM: It's been mentioned that this is off scale. It's a forced perspective photo making the lamrey look much bigger than it actually is. Notice the size in the stick in the hand and as it exits the side of the animal.
ADDENDUM: It's been mentioned that this is off scale. It's a forced perspective photo making the lamrey look much bigger than it actually is. Notice the size in the stick in the hand and as it exits the side of the animal.
Stone Temple Pilots fired Scott Weiland
Stone Temple Pilots announced that they have fired Scott Weiland. The twist to this story is that recently Scott released a statement maintaining that he was still in the band. I'm curious where this will all lead as this has happened, in one form or another, repeatedly over the last decade.
More here:
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/02/27/scott-weiland-fired-from-stone-temple-pilots/Thursday, February 28, 2013
recant \ri-KANT\, verb:
- to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., especially formally.
This Reformation era word entered the lexicon in the 1530s from the Latin cantāre meaning "to sing." Thus recant literally translates as "to sing again" or "to sing back."
Snipe
- To bid on an eBay auction minutes before it ends, hoping that others will not be able to place a higher bid in time.
Damn! I thought I won that item, but somebody sniped it!
Trivia
How many times has Otto Mann, the boozed-up, burned-out school bus driver on TV’s The Simpsons, crashed his bus?
How many times has Otto Mann, the boozed-up, burned-out school bus driver on TV’s The Simpsons, crashed his bus?- 15, but he proudly boasts that there were no fatalities.
- Methodism: Anglican clergyman and evangelist John Wesley chartered the first Methodist church (1784)
- Shanghai Communiqué: US President Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued a document advancing normalization between the two countries (1972)
- M*A*S*H: the final episode — "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" — aired; it was the top-rated TV episode in the US (1983)
- Olof Palme: the Swedish prime minister and his wife were shot in Stockholm; he was killed, she survived (1986)
- Waco siege: 51-day standoff began with a gun battle between federal agents and members of the cloistered Branch Davidian sect; the agents were attempting to arrest leader David Koresh on a weapons charge (1993)
Birthdays
- Mary Lyon 1797 - Educator, founder of Mount Holyoke Seminary (later Mt. Holyoke College)
- Sir John Tenniel 1820 - Cartoonist, illustrator
- Charles Blondin (Jean Francois Gravelet) 1824 - Acrobat, aerialist, first to walk across Niagra Falls on a tightrope.
- Ben Hecht 1894 - Novelist, scriptwriter, playwright
- Linus Pauling 1901 - Nobel prize for chemistry in 1954, Nobel peace prize winner in 1962
- Vincente Minnelli (Lester Anthony Minnelli) 1903 - Director, Liza Minelli's father
- Earl Scheib 1907
- Milton Caniff 1907 - Cartoonist
- Billie Bird 1908
- Zero (Samuel) Mostel (Samuel Joel Mostel) 1915 - Actor
- Lee Castle 1915 - Musician, bandleader (Jimmy Dorsey's band)
- Alf Kjellin 1920 - Actor, director
- Charles Durning 1923 - Actor ("Spy Hard", "Dick Tracy", "The Hindenburg")
- Chris Kraft 1924 - NASA flight director and voice of Mission Control for all Mercury and many Gemini missions
- Svetlana Allilueva 1926 - Author, daughter of Russian leader Joseph Stalin
- Stanley Baker 1927 - Actor ("The Guns of Navarone")
- Frank Malzone 1930 - Baseball player
- Gavin MacLeod 1931 - Actor ("Love Boat", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show")
- Don Francks 1932 - Actor
- Tommy Tune 1939 - Dancer, actor, choreographer
- Mario Andretti 1940 - Auto racer, twin of Aldo Andretti
- Aldo Andretti 1940 - Twin of Mario Andretti
- Joe South 1940 - Songwriter, singer
- Frank Bonner 1942 - Actor ("WKRP in Cincinnati")
- Brian Jones (Lewis Hopkin-Jones) 1942 - Musician (The Rolling Stones)
- Poul Popiel 1943
Donnie Iris 1943- Barbara Acklin 1944
- Kelly Bishop 1944 - Actress ("Gilmore Girls")
- Bubba Smith 1945 - Football player
- Stephanie Beacham 1947 - Actress
- Marty Perez 1947 - Baseball player
- Mercedes Ruehl 1948 - Actress ("Last Action Hero", "Married to the Mob")
- Bernadette Peters (Lazzara) 1948 - Actress ("The Jerk", "Pennies From Heaven"), singer
- Tom Riker 1950 - Basketball player
- Roland Harper 1953 - Football player
Adrian Dantley 1955 - Basketball player- Gilbert Gottfried 1955 - comedian
- John Turturro 1957 - Actor ("Girl 6", "The Color of Money", "Desperately Seeking Susan")
- Cindy Wilson 1957 Musician (B-52's)
- Phil Gould 1957 - Musician (Level 42)
- Rae Dawn Chong 1961 - Actress
- Robert Sean Leonard 1969 - Actor ("Manhattan Project", "House")
- Pat Monahan 1969 - Musician (Train)
- Maxine Bahns 1971 - Actress
- Eric Lindros 1973 - Hockey player
- FeFe Dobson 1985 - Singer
- Bobb'e J. Thompson 1996
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Jaida Dreyer Releases New Album & Lyric Video
Country singer-songwriter Jaida Dreyer's debut album, I Am Jaida Dreyer, is available now and can be purchased on all major digital retailers, including iTunes and Amazon. Jaida has also shared a fan made lyric video for the track, streaming now on YouTube.
Produced by Grammy award-winning producer Byron Gallimore (Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sugarland), the record features 10 original songs written or co-written by Jaida. Radio singles such as "Confessions" and "Half Broke Horses" are included in the mix, along with co-writes like "The Boy Who Cried Love" -- the result of a successful writing session with Sugarland's Kristian Bush.
Jaida recently shared, "I'm overwhelmed by the love and space I've been given to make my art. This record is a collection of different moments in my life. I hope people connect with the songs and recognize moments of their own life in them."
Co-written with Brad and Brett Warren and Lance Miller, the song is an autobiographical flashback to Jaida's childhood and explores personal challenges of loss and change. Backboned by an inspired equestrian metaphor, the song is both nostalgic and reminiscent for the talented horseback rider turned fearless musician. Stay tuned for the official music video coming soon!
For more on Jaida Dreyer, visit her official site at jaidadreyer.com.
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"Half Broke Horses" Lyric Video: http://youtu.be/prBflSzHe4w
Official Sites:
Haley & Michaels Share The Price I Pay Video Teaser
Nashville based country duo Haley & Michaels have just shared a teaser clip from the upcoming music video for their debut single, "The Price I Pay." The full video, directed by Annie Price (Faith Hill's "This Kiss"), will premiere on TNN (The Nashville Network) this Friday, March 1st at 11pm CST (12am EST/9pm PST). It will repeat on Saturday and Sunday evening at 6pm CST. The video will also be featured on CMT.com on March 4th.
Turning heads with a heartfelt cover of Hunter Hayes' "Wanted," the Nashville Independent Award winning duo are currently wrapping up a residency at Nashville's legendary venue, 12th & Porter (full schedule here). "The Price I Pay" will be available on iTunes soon.
For more on Haley & Michaels, visit their official site at haleyandmichaels.com.
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"The Price I Pay" Video Teaser: http://youtu.be/VWEZ7blvn6s
"Wanted" Video (Hunter Hayes Cover): http://youtu.be/RRrucFA4X7s
Official Sites:
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
quittance \KWIT-ns\, noun:
- recompense or requital.
- discharge from a debt or obligation.
- a document certifying discharge from debt or obligation, as a receipt.
Quittance is derived from the Old French quit meaning "free, clear." The root did not take on its negative connotation, "to give up," until the 1600s.
Eyeolating
- When you're checking out a girl (or guy) so vigorously that you violate them.
Friend: Could anyone notice me checking out that dime that walked by?
Me: Dude, you could go to jail, that's how hard you were eyeolating her.
Trivia
What was the top handicap attained by England’s Prince Charles on the polo field, where the highest rating is a 10-goal handicap?
What was the top handicap attained by England’s Prince Charles on the polo field, where the highest rating is a 10-goal handicap?
- A respectable four goals. Beginning players start with a handicap of –2.
- Dominican Republic: became independent of Haiti (1844); then got its first elected president after 38 years of dictatorship (1963)
- Leaning Tower of Pisa: the Italian government requested aid in preventing the tower from toppling; however, it was considered important to retain the tilt (1964)
- carbon-14: radioactive isotope that is the basis of radiocarbon dating was discovered at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1940)
- Kuwait: oil-rich Arabian Peninsula country was liberated from Iraqi occupation during the Gulf War (1991)
Birthdays
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807 - Poet
- Enrico Caruso 1873 - Opera singer
- Hugo (Layfayette) Black - U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- Marian Anderson 1897 - Opera singer
- John Steinbeck 1902 - Writer ("The Grapes of Wrath")
- Gene Sarazen 1902 - Golfer
- James T. Farrell 1904 - Author
- Franchot Tone 1905 - Actor ("Mutiny on the Bounty")
- Joan Bennett 1910 - Actress ("Little Women [1933]", "House of Dark Shadows")
- Ted Horn 1910 - Auto racer
- Irwin Shaw (Irwin Gilbert Shamforoff) 1913 - Novelist ("The Young Lions")
- John Connally 1917 - Governor of Texas, was shot during the JFK assassination.
- Guy Mitchell (Al Cernick) 1927 - Singer
- James Herlihy 1927 - Actor ("Four Friends"), writer ("Midnight Cowboy")
- Joanne Woodward 1930 - Actress ("The Three Faces of Eve")
- Elizabeth Taylor 1932 - Actress ("Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?")
- Ray Berry 1933 - Football player, coach
- Ralph Nader 1934 - Consumer advocate
- Chuck Glaser 1936 - Singer (Glaser Brothers), songwriter
- Jay Silvester 1937 - Discus athlete, first to throw over 60m
- Barbara Babcock 1939 - Actress
- Peter Revson 1939 - Auto racer
- Howard Hesseman 1940 - Actor ("WKRP in Cincinnati")
- Mary Frann (Mary Frances Luecke) 1943 - Actress ("Newhart")
- Wil (Wilbur) Jones 1947 - Basketball player, coach
- Eddie Gray 1948 - Musician (Tommy James & The Shondells)
- Debra Monk 1949 - Actress
- Steve Harley (Nice) 1951 - Musician (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel)
- Dwight Jones 1952 - Basketball player
- Neal Schon 1954 - Musician (Journey)
- Reinhard Fendrich 1955
- Garry Christian 1955 - Musician (The Christians)
- Johnny Van Zant 1957 - Country singer
Adrian Smith 1957 - Musician (Iron Maiden)- Paul Humphreys 1960 - Musician (OMD)
- Grant Show 1962 - Actor ("Melrose Place", "Beverly Hills 90210")
- Adam Baldwin 1962 - Actor ("Wyatt Earp", "Ordinary People")
- Mike Cross 1965 - Musician (Sponge)
- Chili 1971 - Singer (TLC)
- Roderic Clark 1973
- Tony Gonzalez 1976 - Football player
- Chelsea Clinton 1980 - Daughter of U.S. President Clinton
- Bobby Wilson 1981 - Musician (Mista)
- Josh Groban 1981 - Singer
- Liz Chavez 1985
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Review Tuesday: Aeon Flux - The Complete Animated Collection
I don't watch much anime so when a friend let me borrow Aeon Flux - The Complete Animated Collection I couldn't resist. The show is legendary!
Aeon Flux was the brain child of Peter Chung. You may or may not know that his other famous property was, ready for this??? RUGRATS! How does a guy who created such tame a tame children's show go so far to the opposite end of the spectrum? Because he needed to. When your creativity is stuffed into a niche, you might need to find some release. For Chung, he started off with animated shorts on MTV's Liquid Television. Short skits that ended up with Aeon Flux getting killed each episode. To me, that was where things started going wrong, but I'll get to that later.
This is a show about the adventures of a Monickan (spelling?) agent named Aeon Flux and how her destiny is forever entangled with Trevor Goodchild. The show is considered a sexy thriller, but I really didn't see it that way. Sure, Aeon runs around almost nude all the time, when she meets up with Trevor all sorts of body fluid exchange happens, and the many themes are really sexually charged, but somehow it came off as trying too hard and seemed UNsexy to me. Add the fact that there is NO CONTINUITY among the episodes and you are kinda left wondering, WTF did I just see? 
I don't consider this great by any stretch of the imagination, but if you were wondering, there's not a lot to watch. The story was inconsistent. The animation was frequently bad. But you can go for it. Try to borrow or rent it, you'll probably be angry wasted money on the DVD or BluRay. Somewhat entertaining.
One thought before I let you go. While watching the show I could swear that Aeon bore a strong resemblance to Courtney Cox. I wonder if the fact that Aeon was Monickan (spelling?) and that Courtney was Monica of Friends was supposed to be an inside joke? Well, I waste the energy to think about it anymore.
On IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111873/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
paraph \PAR-uhf\, noun:
- a flourish made after a signature, as in a document, originally as a precaution against forgery.
Though early incarnations of paraph appear in Italian, Middle French, and Middle English, its earliest origins are Greek with para- meaning "beside" and the final -ph resulting from graphos, referring to text.
psychic
- A person with a supernatural talent for finding money.
Person A: She removed my hex!
Person B: No, she removed $50 from your wallet for a stupid rock. She's a psychic!
Trivia
Which current U.S. Supreme Court justice was shown holding a gavel and wearing a judge’s black robe in a high-school yearbook photo?
Which current U.S. Supreme Court justice was shown holding a gavel and wearing a judge’s black robe in a high-school yearbook photo?
- Justice Elena Kagan, who joined the high court in 2010. In the 1977 photo the future jurist, then an eighth-grader, was pictured with other members of the student government at New York City’s Hunter College High School.
- Bank of England: issued the first one-pound note after the government forbade paying out from the diminished gold reserves (1797)
- Grand Canyon: the enormous gorge was established as a national park (1919); Grand Teton National Park was established on the same date in 1926
- World Trade Center: bomb in basement killed 6, injured more than 1,000 and caused serious structural damage (1993)
Birthdays
- Nicolas Joseph Cugnot 1725 - Inventor
- Victor Hugo 1802 - Author
- Honore Daumier 1808
- Levi Strauss 1829
- William "Buffalo Bill" Cody 1846 - Frontiersman, showman
- John Harvey Kellogg 1852
- Herbert Henry Dow 1866
- William Frawley 1887
- Jean Vercors 1902
- Madeleine Carroll 1906
- Jackie Gleason 1916
- Mason Adams 1919
- Tony Randall 1920
- Betty Hutton 1921
- Margaret Leighton 1922
- Fats Domino 1928 - Musician
Johnny Cash 1932 - Musician- Bill Duke 1943
- Paul Cotton (Poco) 1943
- Mitch Ryder 1945 - Singer
- Bob "The Bear" Hite 1945 - Musician (Canned Heat)
- Sandie Shaw (Sandra Goodrich) 1947 - Singer
- Priscilla Lopez 1948
- Jonathan Cain 1950 - Musician (Babys, Journey)
- Michael Bolton 1953 - Singer
- Greg Germann 1958 - Actor ("Ally McBeal")
John McDaniel 1961- John Jon 1961 - Musician (Bronski Beat)
- Jennifer Grant 1966
- Suzi Simpson 1968 - playmate from Athens, Greece (Jan, 1992)
- Erykah Badu 1971 - Singer
- Rico Wade (Society of Soul) 1972
- Marshall Faulk 1972 - Football player
- Mark DeRosa 1975 - Baseball player
Monday, February 25, 2013
Jaida Dreyer Streams New Single Half Broke Horses
Country singer-songwriter and Streamsound Records recording artist Jaida Dreyer is set to release her debut album, I Am Jaida Dreyer, on February 26th. The album will be available on all major digital retailers, including iTunes and Amazon. The single, "Half Broke Horses," is streaming now on Jaida's YouTube.
The breakout release features 10 original songs written or co-written by the singer and is produced by Grammy award-winning record producer Byron Gallimore (Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sugarland). The album features a special guest appearance by Sugarland’s Kristian Bush on the track, “Boy Who Cried Love,” which she also co-wrote.
“Jaida’s music is so personal and authentic,” said Gallimore. “Not only is Jaida a great performer, but she is also a gifted writer and musician. Her charisma and soul completely shine right through on this album.”
Dreyer added, "I'm overwhelmed by the love and space I've been given to make my art. This record is a collection of different moments in my life. I hope people connect with the songs and recognize moments of their own life in them.
The Canadian-born songstress has been writing for Gallimore’s publishing division for almost 5 years. Her current single “Half Broke Horses” is at country radio now and scheduled for impact February 19th. The song, a very personal autobiographical flashback from Dreyer’s childhood, explores loss and change with a heartfelt equestrian metaphor, one which the talented horse rider turned musician is well acquainted with. The single was co-written with Brad and Brett Warren and Lance Miller.
The rising star broke onto the Hot Country charts last year, which lead to her first appearance on the historic Grand Ole Opry. The singer-songwriter also embarked on an extended radio promotion tour that stretched as far north as Canada.
Dreyer was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and raised in Latimer, Iowa, where the population sign still reads 303. Before she turned 18, She had lived in seven states, with the bulk of her time spent between Texas and Georgia. From an early age, she embraced an on-the-go lifestyle, donning her “gypsy boots” and setting out with her mother across the country wherever equine work took them, eventually, living in a car before being taken in by a rock band. This single event would reignite her creative fire to pursue guitar. “The lead singer taught me to play 3 chords. From there, I was hooked.”
She credits her eclectic taste in music to her mother, who introduced her to classic artists like Kitty Wells and Hank Williams, Sr., as well as then-current hitmakers like Tanya Tucker, Keith Whitley, and Patty Loveless. As a pre-teen, Dreyer also found herself drawn to a variety of singer-songwriters like Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, Lyle Lovett, and Steve Earle.
For more on Jaida, visit her official site at jaidadreyer.com.
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"Half Broke Horses" Stream: http://youtu.be/jEOEOjFGtF8
Official Sites:
Weekend Box Office: 02/25/2013
Box Office
1. Identity Thief $14.1M
2. Snitch $13M
3. Escape from Planet Earth $11M
4. Safe Haven $10.6M
5. A Good Day to Die Hard $10M
It seems that no one was interested in seeing anything in the theaters on OSCARS weekend. Identity Thief retook the #1 spot with merely $14.1 mill.
Monday, February 25, 2013
obnubilate \ob-NOO-buh-leyt\, verb:
- to cloud over; becloud; obscure.
Obnubilate, a late 16th century word, is a verbal derivative of the Latin nūbilus meaning "cloudy," though its closer ancestor, obnūbilāre means "to darken."
Coupon Karma
- The act of clipping every coupon and leaving them near the item in the store for others to use. The good Karma is returned when others start practicing Coupon Karma as well.
Wife: Greg, why was your shopping trip so long?
Husband: Sorry, I had a ton of coupons that I had to leave around the store. Just practicing Coupon Karma.
Wife: You're an idiot.
Husband: Actually, I found a $2 coupon for your tampons...you're welcome.
Trivia
What facial feature almost resulted in Charles Darwin’s being denied the post of naturalist aboard the HMS Beagle on its historic 1831 voyage?
What facial feature almost resulted in Charles Darwin’s being denied the post of naturalist aboard the HMS Beagle on its historic 1831 voyage?
- The shape of his nose. In his autobiography, Darwin reported that Captain Robert FitzRoy “doubted whether anyone with my nose could possess sufficient energy and determination for the voyage.”
Regnans in Excelsis: Pope Pius V excommunicated Elizabeth I of England in support of the Roman Catholic rebellion; it did not go well (1570)
- Hiram Rhoades Revels: became the first African-American senator, filling the unexpired term of Confederate States of America president Jefferson Davis (1870)
- hockey: was first televised; the Rangers beat the Canadiens 6-2 at Madison Square Garden (1940)
- Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston: the boxer later known as Muhammad Ali won the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston at age 22; he lost it and rewon it twice more (1964)
Birthdays
- Pierre Auguste Renoir 1841 - Impressionist artist
- Adelle Davis 1904
- Zeppo Marx 1909 - Comedian (Marx Brothers)
- Millicent Fenwick 1910 - Human rights activists
- Jim Backus 1913 - Actor (voice of Mr. Magoo, "Gilligan's Island", "Rebel Without a Cause")
- Ralph Baldwin 1916 - Horse trainer
Anthony Burgess 1917 - Author ("A Clockwork Orange")- Bobby Riggs 1918 - Tennis player
- Monte Irvin 1919 - Baseball player
- 'Texas Rose' Bascom 1922 - Trick roper
- (Elsie) Lisa Kirk 1925 - Singer, actress ("The Producers")
- Bert Remsen 1925 - Actor ("Dick Tracy")
- Ralph Stanley 1927 - Musician (Stanley Brothers)
- René Thomas 1927 - Musician, jazz guitarist
- Ralph Stanley 1927
- Larry Gelbart 1928 - Producer, writer
- Tommy Newsom 1929 - Musician, arranger, composer, back-up conductor (NBC's Tonight Show band)
- John Astin 1930
- Faron Young 1932 - singer, actor, founder of Music City News magazine
- Linda Cristal (Marta Victoria Moya Burges) 1934 - Actress
- Tony Lema 1934 - Golfer
- Sally Jessy Raphael (Sally Lowenthal) 1935 - TV talk show host
Tom Courtenay 1937 - Actor ("Doctor Zhivago", "The Last Butterfly")- Bob Schieffer 1937 - Report
- Diane Baker 1938
- Denny Lemaster 1939 - Baseball player
- Ron Santo 1940 - Baseball player
- Carl Eller 1942 - Football player
- Karen Grassle 1944 - Actress ("Little House on the Prairie")
- Matt Guokas 1944 - Basketball player
- Jack Handey 1961 - Author, TV writer ("Saturday Night Live")
- Cesar Cedeno 1951 - Baseballplayer
- Lee Evans 1947 - Track and fiedl athlete
Dennis Diken 1957 - Musician (Smithereens)- Stuart Wood 1957 - Musician (Bay City Rollers)
- Mike Peters 1959 - Musician (Alarm)
- Veronica Webb 1965 - Actress
- Téa Leoni 1966 - Actress ("Jurassic Park III", "Deep Impact")
- Carrot Top 1967 - Comedian
- Sean Astin 1971 - Actor ("The Goonies", "The War of the Roses", "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring")
- Julio Iglesias Jr. 1973 - Singer
- Chelsea Handler 1975 - Comedian
- Rashida Jones 1976 - Actress ("The Office", "Parks and Recreation")
Sunday, February 24, 2013
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Front 242:
Tragedy >For You<
>For You<
>For You<
>For You<
With that skill that was hers alone
She drove her clutches into me
I was dumbfounded
She was hungry
She required me entirely
All that's left is here to remain
It's a dull and cruel pain
It's a dull and cruel pain
That passes the ages unaltered
Her stamp is in my heart
I still feel disemboweled
I clearly retain
A blank
The void
The sore in my soul
The mark in my heart
Her acid reign
Hot sun, global fun
Needed action, start to run
And that voice that was hers alone
Still resounds in me
She left me dislocated
Disavowed
And twitching
Her rhythm is in my heart
She inspired in me
An acute sense of treachery
Sunday, February 24, 2013
mainour \MEY-ner\, noun:
- a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief: to be taken with the mainour.
Mainour, a Medieval word, entered Middle English from the Old French manoeuvre meaning "hand labor."
Please Advise
- Corporate Jargon for What The Fuck.
Dear Jim,
I have not yet received the Alabama case files I asked you to Send.
Please Advise.
John
Trivia
What is used to inflate the tires of cars competing in NASCAR races?
What is used to inflate the tires of cars competing in NASCAR races?
- Pure nitrogen. It’s used instead of compressed air because it maintains tire pressure longer, is more fuel efficient, resists heat buildup in hot weather, and reduces oxidation, which can damage a tire from the inside.
- Gregorian calendar: solar calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in a papal bull known as Inter gravissimas, to correct the Julian calendar (1582)
- Marbury v. Madison: established judicial review, giving the Supreme Court power to overturn acts of Congress it deems unconstitutional (1803)
- Andrew Johnson: became the first US president to be impeached, for defying the Tenure of Office Act (1868)
- National Public Radio: the home of All Things Considered and Car Talk was created (1970)
Birthdays
- Wilhelm Grimm 1786 - Author with brother Jakob Grimm (Grimm's Fairy Tales: Rumpelstiltskin, Snow White, The Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb)
- Winslow Homer 1836 - Artist
- Honus (John Peter) Wagner 1874 - Baseball player, "The Flying Dutchman"
- Chester Nimitz 1885 - U.S. Navy Admiral, WWII Commander in Chief, signed the Japanese surrender papers
- Marjorie Main (Mary Tomlinson) 1890 - Actress ("Ma and Pa Kettle", "The Egg and I")
- Zachary Scott (Zachary Thomson Scott, Jr.) 1914 - Actor ("Flamingo Road", "The Young One")
Abe Vigoda 1921 - Actor ("Barney Miller", "The Godfather"), zombie- Steven Hill 1922 - Actor ("Law & Order", "Mission: Impossible", "Leagle Eagles")
- Mark Lane 1927 - Attorney, author ("Rush to Judgment"), conspiracy theorist regarding the JFK assassination
- Bubba (John Melvin) Phillips 1928 - Baseball player
- Richard B. Shull 1929 - Actor ("Splash")
- Barbara Lawrence 1930
- Dominic Chianese 1931 - Actor ("The Sopranos"), singer
- John Vernon 1932 - Actor ("The Outlaw Jose Wales", "Dirty Harry")
- Michel Legrand 1932 - Composer
- Linda Cristal 1936
- Renata Scotto 1936 - Opera singer
- Lance Reventlow 1936 - Auto racer, son of Barbara Hutton
- James Farentino 1938 - Actor ("Dynasty", "The Final Countdown")
- Paul Jones 1942 - Musician (Manfred Mann)
- George Harrison 1943 - Musician (Beatles) - In 1992, Harrison stated, "I only learned recently after all these years that the date and time of my own birth have always been off by one calendar day and about a half hour on the clock." Previously, Harrison thought his birthday was the 25th.
- Sheila Larkin 1944
- Barry Bostwick 1945 - Actor ("Spy Hard", "Spin City" "War & Remembrance")
- Rupert Holmes 1947 - Musician, songwriter
Edward James Olmos 1947 - Actor ("Blade Runner", "Miami Vice")- Lonnie Turner 1947 - Musician (The Steve Miller Band)
- George Thorogood 1950 - Musician
- Helen Shaver 1951 - Actress ("The Craft", "Born to be Wild")
- Debra Jo Rupp 1951 - Actress ("That '70s Show")
- Fred Dean 1952 - Football player
- Tom Burleson 1952 - Basketball player
- Frank (Joseph) Riccelli 1953 - Baseball player
- Greg Wesbrooks 1953 - Football player
- Mike Sember 1953 - Baseball player
- Steven Jobs 1955 - Co-founder of Apple, Inc. - iTunes Music
- Bob Abrams 1955 - Musician (The Buckinghams)
- Paula Zahn 1956 - TV journalist ("CBS This Morning")
- Eddie Murray 1956 - Baseball player
- Sammy Kershaw 1958
- Michelle Shocked 1962 - Singer
- Todd Field 1964 - Director
- Billy Zane 1966 - Actor ("Titanic")
- Jeff Garcia 1970 - Football player
- Mike Lowell 1974 - Baseball player
- Simeon Rice 1974 - Football player
- Bonnie Somerville 1974 - Actress
- Lleyton Hewitt 1981 - Tennis player
- Brandon Brown 1983 - (Mista)
Saturday, February 23, 2013
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