Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

12*31*13
whitherward \HWITH-er-werd, WITH-\, adverb: 
  • Archaic. toward what place; in what direction.
Whitherward comes from Old English hwinder + -weard meaning "toward where?"
Constructophilia
  • A fetish involving a desire to engage in sexual activity with man made constructions. These may include, buildings, houses, towers and bridges.
Matt: Yo sally, have you heard about James and his constructophilia? He totally had sex with a bridge last night!
Sally: What the fuck.
Trivia
What popular TV sitcom character was known for his malaprops, including “Well, good-bye and good ribbons”?
  • Archie Bunker, on All in the Family.
Holiday
  • New Year's Eve
History
  • light bulb: was first demonstrated by inventor Thomas Edison, in Menlo Park, New Jersey (1879)
  • Times Square: Waterford crystal ball dropped for the first time in celebration of New Year's Eve (1907)
  • farthing: British coin in use since 13th century ceased to be legal tender (1960)
  • Panama Canal: waterway that connects the Caribbean with the Pacific was handed over to Panama by the US in accordance with the Torrijos-Carter Treaties (1999)
Birthdays
  • Henri Matisse 1869
  • George Marshall 1880
  • Simon Wiesenthal 1908
  • Jonah (Robert) Jones 1908
  • Rex Allen ("The Arizona Cowboy") 1924
  • Ross Barbour (The Four Freshmen) 1928
  • Odetta 1930
  • Anthony Hopkins 1937
  • Rosalind Cash 1938
  • Sarah Miles 1941
  • Tim Considine 1941
  • Andy Summers (Police) 1942
  • John Denver 1943
  • Ben Kingsley 1943
  • Pete Quaife (The Kinks) 1943
  • Barbara Carrera 1945
  • Diane von Furstenberg 1945
  • Tim Matheson 1947
  • Burton Cummings (The Guess Who) 1947
  • Donna Summer 1948
  • Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith) 1951 
  • James Remar 1953
  • Bebe Neuwirth 1958
  • Joe Dallesandro 1958
  • Val Kilmer 1959
  • Paul Westerberg 1959
  • Scott "NOT" Ian (Anthrax) 1963
  • Gong Li 1965 
  • Joe McIntyre (New Kids on the Block) 1972

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