Thursday, December 25, 2014

Thursday, December 25, 2014

oblique \oh-BLEEK\, adjective, noun:
  1. something oblique, such as a line or figure
  2. in military use, by turning 45 degrees
  3. not straight up and down or across; slanting
  4. a muscle attached at an oblique angle to the structure that it controls
  5. having unequal sides; situated obliquely instead of transverse or longitudinal
  6. not straightforward; indirect
by 1425, from Middle French oblique, from Latin obliquus "slanting, sidelong, indirect," from ob "against" + root of licinus "bent upward," from Proto Indo-European base *lei- "to bend, be movable."
 
merry textmas
  • The use of text messaging to send Christmas greetings.
Bob: Hey Sheri, who is blowing up your phone over there?
Sheri: Everyone sending me Merry Textmas's


Holiday
  • Christmas Day - Literally Christ-Mass, the liturgical commemoration of the birth of Christ. There is evidence of its observance on 25 December at Rome by the early 4th cent. There is no evidence to support the theory that this was the actual birth-date of Christ. The choice was rather dictated by well-established pagan celebrations on that day. Many of the features of modern Christmas, such as Christmas trees, cards, and boxes, are Victorian rather than earlier.
History
  • William the Conqueror: monarch also known as William the Bastard was crowned king of England (1066)
  • George Washington: crossed the Delaware River to attack British forces in New Jersey (1776)
  • Nicolae Ceauşescu: Romanian leader and his wife were executed (1989)
Birthdays
  • Jesus of Nazareth (c.4 BCE-c.30 CE): teacher and prophet, considered by Christians to be the Messiah; his birth is celebrated today
  • Sir Isaac Newton 1642
  • Clara Barton 1821
  • Mohammed Ali Jinnah 1876
  • Maurice Utrillo 1883
  • Conrad Hilton 1887
  • Dame Rebecca West 1892
  • Robert Ripley 1893
  • Cal Farley 1895
  • Humphrey Bogart 1899
  • Cab (Cabell) Calloway III 1907
  • Tony Martin 1914 - Singer
  • Pete Rugolo 1915
  • Anwar Sadat (Egypt) 1918
  • Robert N. Hall 1919
  • Rod Serling 1924
  • Dick Miller 1928 - Actor
  • Chris Kenner 1929
  • O’Kelly Isley 1937 - Musician (The Isley Brothers)
  • Hanna Schygulla 1943 - Actress
  • Henry Vestine 1944 - Musician (Canned Heat)
  • John Edwards 1944 - Musician (The Spinners)
  • Ken Stabler (NFL) 1945
  • Gary Sandy 1945 - Actor ("WKRP In Cincinnati")
  • Noel Redding 1945 - Musician (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
  • Larry Csonka 1946 - Football player
  • Jimmy Buffett 1946 - Singer
  • Barbara Mandrell 1948
  • Sissy Spacek 1949 - Actress
  • Desireless 1952
  • Steve Wariner 1954 - Country Singer
  • Robin Campbell (UB40) 1954
  • Annie Lennox 1954 - Singer (Eurythmics)
  • Shane McGowan (Pogues) 1957
  • Klea Scott 1968
  • Noel Hogan 1971 - Musician (Cranberries)
  • Alecia Elliot 1982 - Country singer

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