Friday, May 09, 2014

TGIF! Friday, May 9, 2014

immiscible \ ih-MIS-uh-buhl \ , adjective; 
  • not miscible; incapable of being mixed.
Origin: Immiscible is derived from the prefix im- which is a variant of in- meaning having a negative force, as in the words immoral and indefensible . The word miscible means "capable of being mixed" and is used primarily in chemistry and physics.
wwjkd
  • What Would James Kirk Do? When stuck in a life-threatening, impossible situation with no realistic plausible means of escape, only a plan thought up by James "Jim" Kirk would work.
Person 1: OK, were stuck in an underground cavern on a distant planet with no access to the surface.
Person 2: We need a plan. WWJKD?

History
  • the Pill: oral contraceptive was approved by the FDA; it all began with hormones from an inedible Mexican yam (1960)
  • "vast wasteland" speech: FCC chairman Newton Minow referred to television as a "vast wasteland" and called for programming in the "public interest" (1961)
  • The Beatles: hired George Martin as their producer and signed their first recording contract (1962)
  • Aldo Moro: the bullet-riddled body of the five-term Italian prime minister was found; he had been kidnapped by violently left-wing Red Brigade terrorists (1978)
  • White Sox: beat the Brewers in 25 innings (eight hours and six minutes), the longest game in MLB history (1984)
  • Ebola: Kinshasa was quarantined after an outbreak (1994)
Birthdays
  • John Brown 1800
  • Belle Boyd 1843
  • Sir James Barrie 1860
  • Howard Carter 1873
  • Henry J. Kaiser 1882
  • Hank Snow 1914
  • Mike Wallace 1918 - Broadcast journalist ("60 Minutes")
  • Lloyd Price 1933
  • Alan Bennett 1934
  • Albert Finney 1936 - Actor
  • Glenda Jackson 1936 - Actress
  • Dave Prater 1937 - Musician (Sam & Dave)
  • Sonny Curtis 1937 - Musician (Buddy Holly and the Crickets)
  • Ralph Boston 1939
  • Nokie Edwards 1939 - Musician (The Ventures)
  • James L. Brooks 1940 - Director
  • Pete Birrell 1941 - Musician (Freddie and the Dreamers)
  • Tommy Roe 1942
  • Richie Furay 1944 - Musician (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
  • Steve Katz 1945 - Musician (Blood, Sweat and Tears)
  • Clint Holmes 1946
  • imagebam.comCandice Bergen 1946 - Actress ("Murphy Brown")
  • Anthony Higgins 1947
  • Clavin Murphy 1948 - Basketball player
  • Billy Joel 1949 - Musician
  • Tom Peterson 1950 - Musician (Cheap Trick)
  • Alley Mills 1951 - Actress ("The Wonder Years")
  • Tony Gwynn 1960 - Baseball player
  • Dave Gahan 1962 - Musician (Depeche Mode)
  • Paul Heaton 1962 - Musician (The Housemartins)
  • imagebam.comPeter Wilkinson 1969 - Musician (Cast)
  • Ghostface Killah 1970 - Rapper (Wu-Tang Clan)
  • Tamia 1975
  • Dan Regan 1977 - Musician (Reel Big Fish)
  • Rosario Dawson 1979 - Actress
  • Brandon Webb 1979 - Baseball player
  • Rachel Boston 1982 - Actress ("American Dreams")
  • Prince Fielder 1984 - Baseball player
  • Audrina Patridge 1985 - Actress ("The Hills")
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