Sunday, November 16, 2014

frisson \ free-SOHN; Fr . free-SAWN \ , noun; 

• a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill: The movie offers the viewer the occasional frisson of seeing a character in mortal danger. 

Origin: Frisson entered English in 1770s from the French word for "shiver" or "shudder." 

IYKWIM

• Acronym. Stands for "If you know what I mean". Mainly used in instant messaging conversations. Can also be used in conjunction with "AITYD" (and I think you do).

"I could really go for a tossed salad for lunch." 

"Oh, I've got a salad for you to toss, IYKWIM...AITYD.

History

• Jadwiga: blonde blue-eyed beauty became "king" of Poland (1384)
• Battle of Cajamarca: conquistador Francisco Pizarro massacred thousands of Incas in a surprise attack in Peru, and captured the emperor Atahualpa (1532)
• Native Americans surrender to British in Indian War of Chief Pontiac (1764)
• Federal Reserve System formally opens in the US (1914)
• US-USSR relations: FDR extended formal diplomatic recognition to the Soviet Union (1933)
• Sound of Music: the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical opened on Broadway (1959)
• Skylab 4 launched into Earth orbit (1973)

Birthdays 

• Burgess Meredith 1908

• Daws Butler 1916
• Clu Gulager 1928
• Hubert Sumlin 1931
• Elizabeth Drew 1935
• Joanna Pettet 1944
• Steve Railsback 1948
• David Leisure 1950
• Mani (The Stone Roses) 1962
• Zina Garrison-Jackson 1963
• Dwight Gooden (MLB) 1964
• Lisa Bonet 1967
• Suzi Simpson 1968 - from Athens Greece, playmate (Jan, 1992)
• Tammy Lauren 1969
• Martha Plimpton 1970
• Oksana Baiul 1977