Monday, October 6, 2014

pulchritudinous \puhl-kri-TOOD-n-uhs, -TYOOD-\ adjective 

• physically beautiful; comely. 

Origin: Pulchritudinous is built on the Latin word for "beautiful," pulcher. The noun pulchritude entered English in the mid-1400s; pulchritudinous did not gain traction in the US until the late 1800s. 

bedding the rules

• When you sleep with a figure of authority in order to move higher up whatever ladder you are on.

Sandra knew her fake boobs and blonde hair could only get her so far. If she was ever going to win this beauty pageant she would have to start bedding the rules.Did you hear about that intern Monica? apparently she's started bedding the rules.

History 

• Moulin Rouge: France's most famous cabaret opened in the Montmartre section in Paris (1889)
• The Jazz Singer: first full-length talkie debuted with songs and 291 spoken words (1927)
• The Curse of the Billy Goat: began when Billy Sianis and his goat were ejected from Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series; Sianis predicted that the Cubs would never again win a World Series, and, so far, they haven't even been in one since then (1945)
• Yom Kippur War: Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on the holiest day of the Jewish year (1973)
• Anwar Sadat: Egypt's president was assassinated by Islamic fundamentalists while reviewing a military parade in Cairo (1981)

Birthdays

•  Wenceslas III (1289-1306): king of Hungary

• Jenny Lind 1820
  

  
• George Westinghouse 1846 - Founder of Westinghouse Electric Company and invented railway braking systems
• Reginald Fessenden 1866
• Le Corbusier 1887
• Jerome Cowan 1897
• Florence Seibert 1897
• Jack Sharkey 1902
• Helen Wills Moody 1905
• Janet Gaynor 1906
• Carole Lombard 1908
• Thor Heyerdahl 1914
• H.R. (Bum) Bright 1920
• Shana Alexander 1925
• Paul Badura-Skoda 1927
• Hafez Assad (Syria) 1930
• Fred Graham 1931
• Anna Quayle 1936
• Britt Ekland 1942
• Fred Travalena 1942
• Millie Small 1946
• Klaus Dibiasi 1947
• Thomas McClary (The Commodores) 1950
• David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) 1954
• Elisabeth Shue 1963
• Matthew Sweet 1964
• Tim Rushlow 1966
• Kitty (B-Rock and the Bizz) 1971
• Bobby Farrell (Boney M) 1949
• Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon) 1951
• Amy Jo Johnson 1970
  Olivia Thirlby 1986 (Cassandra Anderson in Dredd)