Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

hardihood \HAHR-dee-hood\, noun:
1. boldness or daring; courage.
2. audacity or impudence.
3. strength; power; vigor: the hardihood of youth.
4. hardy spirit or character; determination to survive; fortitude: the hardihood of early settlers.
Hardihood came to English in the 1600s from the Old French hardir meaning "to harden" or "to make bold." This ultimately comes from the Proto-Germanic hardjan meaning "to make hard."
reindeer gaming
  • the act of putting christmas decoration reindeer into various sexual positions.
We're going to go reindeer gaming tonight. My neighbors just bought two new reindeers and they're just asking for it
Trivia
How many children did Bob Cratchit have in the Charles Dickens holiday classic A Christmas Carol?
  • Six. They’re identified in the novel as sons Tiny Tim and Peter, daughters Martha and Belinda, and two unnamed younger children, a boy and a girl.
Holiday
  • Christmas Day
History
  • William the Conqueror: monarch also known as William the Bastard was crowned king of England (1066)
  • George Washington: crossed the Delaware River to attack British forces in New Jersey (1776)
  • Nicolae Ceauşescu: Romanian leader and his wife were executed (1989)
Birthdays
  • Jesus of Nazareth (c.4 BCE-c.30 CE): teacher and prophet, considered by Christians to be the Messiah; his birth is celebrated today
  • Sir Isaac Newton 1642
  • Clara Barton 1821
  • Mohammed Ali Jinnah 1876
  • Maurice Utrillo 1883
  • Conrad Hilton 1887
  • Dame Rebecca West 1892
  • Robert Ripley 1893
  • Cal Farley 1895
  • Humphrey Bogart 1899
  • Cab (Cabell) Calloway III 1907
  • Tony Martin 1914 - Singer
  • Pete Rugolo 1915
  • Anwar Sadat (Egypt) 1918
  • Robert N. Hall 1919
  • Rod Serling 1924
  • Dick Miller 1928 - Actor
  • Chris Kenner 1929
  • O’Kelly Isley 1937 - Musician (The Isley Brothers)
  • Hanna Schygulla 1943 - Actress
  • Henry Vestine 1944 - Musician (Canned Heat)
  • John Edwards 1944 - Musician (The Spinners)
  • Ken Stabler (NFL) 1945
  • Gary Sandy 1945 - Actor ("WKRP In Cincinnati")
  • Noel Redding 1945 - Musician (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
  • Larry Csonka 1946 - Football player
  • Jimmy Buffett 1946 - Singer
  • Barbara Mandrell 1948
  • Sissy Spacek 1949 - Actress
  • Desireless 1952
  • Steve Wariner 1954 - Country Singer
  • Robin Campbell (UB40) 1954
  • Annie Lennox 1954 - Singer (Eurythmics)
  • Shane McGowan (Pogues) 1957
  • Klea Scott 1968
  • Noel Hogan 1971 - Musician (Cranberries)
  • Alecia Elliot 1982 - Country singer

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