Sunday, February 24, 2013

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?
  • 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.
History
  • 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)

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