Monday, February 04, 2013

Monday, February 4, 2013

word-hoard \WURD-hawrd\, noun:
  • A person's vocabulary.
Word-hoard first occurred in modern English in the 1890s. It was a literal translation of the Old English word wordhord which meant "a store of words."
seems legit
  1. What one would say in a situation that arouses suspicions, but is ultimately determined to pose no threat.
  2. What one would say ironically in a situation that is obviously NOT legit, usually dealing with illicit activities such as drugs and pedophilia, or the purchase of knockoff merchandise.
1) This muscle cream isn't a brand I've ever heard of, but there's no ingredients label on it so it can't be steroids. Seems legit.

2a) This 15-year old Christina Hansen wants me to come visit her for a surprise... seems legit!
2b) This guy is asking for 15 bucks for this thousand dollar Gucci bag... seems legit!
Trivia
What elements are represented by the three numbers listed on a bag of fertilizer—for example, 10-20-10?
  • Nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). The numbers indicate the percentage, by weight, of each of the ingredients, which are listed on the bag in alphabetical order.
History
  • electoral college: George Washington and John Adams were elected the first President and Vice President of the United States (1789)
  • Confederate States of America: a new union broke away from the United States; it was formed by southern slave states (1861)
  • Yalta Conference: the "Big Three" — Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin — met in the Crimea (1945)
  • Yugoslavia: was formally replaced by Serbia and Montenegro; the two declared independence three years later (2003)
  • Facebook: social networking site that redefined "friend" was founded by Mark Zuckerberg (2004)
Birthdays
  • Mark Hopkins 1802
  • Fernand Léger 1881
  • Jacques Prévert 1900
  • Charles Lindbergh 1902
  • MacKinlay Kantor 1904
  • Eddie Foy Jr. 1905
  • James Craig 1912
  • Byron Nelson 1912
  • Rosa Parks 1913
  • Dick Seaman 1913
  • William Talman 1915
  • Ida Lupino 1918
  • Norman Wisdom 1918
  • Betty Friedan 1921
  • William Phipps 1922
  • Conrad Bain 1923
  • Gary Conway 1936
  • John Schuck 1940
  • George A. Romero 1940
  • John Steel (The Animals) 1941
  • Cheryl Miller 1943
  • Florence LaRue (The Fifth Dimension) 1944
  • David Brenner 1945
  • Dan Quayle 1947
  • Alice Cooper 1948 
  • Michael Beck 1949
  • Pamela Franklin 1950
  • Lisa Eichhorn 1952
  • Lawrence Taylor 1959
  • Pamela Ferdin 1960
  • Tim Booth (James) 1960
  • Henry Bogdan (Helmet) 1961
  • Clint Black 1962
  • Dave Buchanan (Yankee Grey) 1966
  • Gabrielle Anwar 1970 (Burn Notice)
  • David Garza 1971
  • Michael Goorjian 1971
  • Natalie Imbruglia 1975
  • Rick Burch (Jimmy Eat World) 1975
  • Cam'ron 1976

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