Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

rejectamenta \ ri-jek-tuh-MEN-tuh \ , noun; 
  • things or matter rejected as useless or worthless. 
Origin: Rejectamenta is derived from a New Latin construction meaning "things thrown back." It entered English in the 1800s. 

slackitude
  • The act of, or state of being a slacker. Describes the attitude typically associated with being a slacker. Most appropriately applies to one with no responsibilities, one that gets by pretending to be hard at work, or the co-worker that is found hanging out near the coffee machine for most of the day.
I just can't tolerate that guy's slackitude! If I were his manager, I'd sack him, no doubt.
 

History
  • the Great Disappointment: adherents of Millerism found that Jesus had not returned; most left the movement, while the rest figured out that it was the beginning of investigative judgment in heaven (1844)
  • the Met: NYC's famous opera house opened with a performance of Charles Gounod's Faust (1883)
  • Toastmasters International: public speaking educational organization was founded in Santa Ana, California (1924)
  • Cuban Missile Crisis: JFK imposed an air and naval blockade on Cuba after learning of Soviet missile bases there (1962)
  • Chandrayaan-1: India launched its first unmanned lunar probe (2008)
Birthdays
  • Franz Liszt 1811
  • Sarah Bernhardt 1844
  • Giovanni Martinelli 1885
  • Curly Howard 1903
  • George Beadle 1903
  • Constance Bennett 1905
  • Jimmie Foxx (MLB) 1907
  • Boots Mallory 1913
  • Harry Walker (MLB) 1916
  • Joan Fontaine 1917
  • Doris Lessing 1919
  • Mitzi Green 1920
  • Timothy Leary 1920
  • Slater Martin (NBA) 1925
  • Robert Rauschenberg 1925

  • Dory Previn 1930
  • Derek Jacobi 1938
  • Christopher Lloyd 1938
  • Tony Roberts 1939
  • Ray Jones (Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas) 1939
  • Stanley Mazor 1941
  • Annette Funicello 1942
  • Catherine Deneuve 1943
  • Bobby Fuller (Bobby Fuller Four) 1943
  • Leslie West (Mountain) 1945
  • Eddie Brigati (The [Young] Rascals) 1945
  • Butch Goring (NHL) 1949
  • Stiv Bators (Dead Boys) 1949
  • Jeff Goldblum 1952
  • Patti Davis 1953
  • Jamie Quirk (MLB) 1954
  • Todd Graff 1959
  • Cris Kirkwood (Meat Puppets) 1960
  • John Wesley Harding 1965
  • Valeria Golino 1966
  • Shaggy 1968
  • Shelby Lynne 1968
  • Tracey Lee 1970
  • Saffron Burrows 1972
  • Ichiro Suzuki 1973
  • Michael Fishman 1980
  • Zachary Hanson (Hanson) 1985
  • Jonathan Lipnicki 1990

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