Monday, November 10, 2014

hebdomadal \ heb-DOM-uh-dl \ , adjective; 

• taking place, coming together, or published once every seven days; weekly: hebdomadal meetings; hebdomadal groups; hebdomadal journals . 

noun: 

• a weekly magazine, newspaper, etc. 

Origin: Hebdomadal ultimately comes from the Greek term hébdomos meaning "seventh."

MIRF (merf) noun.

• acronym for Mom I'd Run From. The opposite of a MILF. A mom you definitely would not want to do.

"I don't know where she gets her good looks, her mom is a MIRF!"

"Your momma's so ugly she's not a MILF she's a MIRF!"

History

• BAXOJAYZ-CENTRICITY was created (2004)
• David Livingstone: the missing missionary was located in Ujiji by journalist/explorer Henry Stanley, who then uttered the famous comment, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" (1871)
• Knute Rockne: the college football coach delivered his famous "Win one for the Gipper" speech, after which his Notre Dame team defeated Army (1928)
• Iwo Jima Memorial: the Marine Corps War Memorial was dedicated in Rosslyn, Virginia (1954)
• Sesame Street: the Muppets-based series from the Sesame Workshop premiered (1969)
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial: opened to visitors in Washington, DC (1982)

Birthdays

• Martin Luther 1483
• Oliver Goldsmith 1728
• Jared Kirtland 1793
• Jane Froman 1907
• Billy May 1916
• George Fenneman 1919
• Russell Johnson 1924
• Richard Burton 1925
  
• Paul Bley 1932
• Bobby Rush 1934
• Roy Scheider 1935
• Albert Hall 1937
• Russell Means 1940
• Tim Rice 1944
• Alaina Reed-Hall 1946
• David Loggins 1947
• Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) 1948
• Donna Fargo 1949
• Ann Reinking 1949
• Bram Tchaikovsky (Motors) 1949
• Ronnie Hammond (Atlanta Rhythm Section) 1950
• Jack Scalia 1951
• Roland Emmerich 1955
• Sinbad 1956
• Matt Craven 1956
• MacKenzie Phillips 1959
• Michael Jai White 1964
• Chris Gage 1968
• Warren G 1970
• Jim Adkins (Jimmy Eat World) 1975
• Brittany Murphy 1977
• Eve 1978
• Martina Jacová (aka Kyla Cole) 1978
• Chris Jannou (Silverchair) 1979
• Bryan Neal 1980
• Heather Matarazzo 1982