Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

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hempy \ HEM-pee \ , adjective; 
  • Scot . mischievous; often in trouble for mischief. 
Origin: Hempy comes from the late Middle English word hempi , which meant "made of hemp." This is thought to be a dark joke about one being fit for hanging by a hemp rope, and, by attenuation, mischievous.

Alex from Target
  • Alex from Target is a hardcore pimp who recently gained fame as an Instagram sensation for reasons beyond the comprehension of any sane person.
Alex from Target bagged my bags when no one else would.


History
  • Kenesaw Mountain Landis: judge was elected the first commissioner of baseball after the Black Sox scandal (1920)
  • Leon Trotsky: was expelled from the Communist Party and Joseph Stalin became the Soviet ruler (1927)
  • Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge: eight-mile-long structure opened for traffic (1936)
  • Ellis Island: the New York Harbor facility, which served more than 12 million immigrants, was closed (1954)
Birthdays
  • Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1815
  • Auguste Rodin 1840
  • Jo Stafford 1918
  • Richard Quine 1920
  • Kim Hunter 1922
  • Sunset Carson (Michael Harrison) 1922
  • Grace Kelly 1929
  • Jack Oakie 1930
  • Charles Manson 1934
  • Ruby Nash Curtis (Ruby & the Romantics) 1939
  • Brian Hyland 1943
  • Wallace Shawn 1943
  • Jimmy Hayes (Persuasions) 1943
  • Al Michaels 1944
  • Booker T. Jones (Booker T. & the MGs) 1944
  • Neil Young 1945
  • Barbara Fairchild 1950
  • Megan Mullally 1958
  • Nadia Comaneci 1961
  • David Ellefson (Megadeth) 1964
  • Tony Montana (Great White) 1965
  • Tonya Harding 1970
  • Angela Watson 1974
  • Tevin Campbell 1976
  • Anne Hathaway 1982

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