Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

zakuska \zuh-KOOS-kuh\, noun:
  • an hors d'oeuvre.
This Russian word for a snack, zakuska, entered the lexicon in the mid 1880s as a derivative of kusát meaning "to bite."
eCock-block
  • When the new porn you're downloading is 5% from completion and the download speed drops considerably or stops completely.
It was just about beat time when my shitty service provider totally eCock-blocked my Jenna Haze download.
Trivia
Before hitting the big time, what entertainer played the piano in a pretzel commercial featuring Chubby Checker singing a jingle based on “The Twist”?
  • Billy Joel, in 1970. The ad was for Bachman pretzels.
History
  • Boston Massacre: five colonists were killed when British troops fired into a rowdy crowd (1770)
  • Stars and Bars: first of several Confederate flags was adopted (1861)
  • Iron Curtain: phrase was coined by Winston Churchill in a speech in Missouri (1946)
  • North Korea: held peace talks with South Korea for the first time in 25 years; the representatives met in New York (1997)
  • Martha Stewart: businesswoman was convicted of conspiracy and obstruction of justice in the investigation of ImClone insider trading (2004)
Birthdays
  • Gerhardus Mercator 1512 - Flemis mapmaker
  • William Oughtred 1574
  • William Blackstone 1595 - First settler in Boston
  • Antoine Cadillac 1658 - Founder of Detroit, MI
  • Lucy Larcom 1824 - Poet
  • Elisha Harris 1824
  • James Merrit Ives 1824 - Lithographer: Partner of Nathaniel Currier.
  • Frank Norris 1870 - Author
  • Hector Villa-Lobos 1887
  • Emmett J. Culligan 1893 - Water treatment pioneer
  • Rex Harrison 1908 - Actor
  • James Noble 1922
  • James B. Sikking 1934
  • Dean Stockwell 1936 - Actor
  • Paul Evans 1938
  • Fred Williamson 1938
  • Tommy Tucker 1939
  • Samantha Eggar 1939 - Actress
  • Paul Sand 1944 - Actor
  • Murray Head 1946
  • Michael Warren 1946 - Actor ("Hill Street Blues")
  • Eddie Hodges 1947
  • Eddy Grant 1948 - Singer
  • Eugene Fodor 1950
  • Alan Clark 1952 - Musician (Dire Straits)
  • Marsha Warfield 1954 - Actress ("Night Court")
  • Penn Jillett 1955 - Magician (Penn and Teller)
  • Teena Marie 1956 - Singer
  • Andy Gibb 1958 - Singer
  • Craig Reid 1962 - Musician (The Proclaimers)
  • Charlie Reid 1962 - Musician (The Proclaimers)
  • Rome 1970
  • John Frusciante 1970 - Musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
  • Kevin Connolly 1974 - Actress ("Entourage")
  • Eva Mendes 1975 - Actress ("Hitch")
  • Niki Taylor 1975 - Model
  • Paul Konerko 1976 - Baseball player
  • Jake Lloyd 1989
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