Sunday, February 15, 2015

Sunday, February 15, 2015

pinchbeck \PINCH-bek\, noun, adjective:
  1. an alloy of zinc and copper used to imitate gold in jewelry-making; by extension, something counterfeit; an imitation
  2. not genuine; fake
by 1734, named for Christopher Pinchbeck (c1670-1732), London watchmaker, who developed the alloy
lol theory
  • The theory that the internet phrase lol, meaning "laugh out loud", can be placed at any part in any sentence and make said sentence lose all credibility and seriousness.
ex 1 Doc: We need to operate on your colon lol, you have cancer. 
ex 2 Jesus: Take this all of you and eat it, it is my body, lol. 
ex 3 Me: Will you marry me? Lol. 
^Lol theory in action


History
  • USS Maine: exploded and sank in Havana harbor, helping to provoke the Spanish-American War (1898)
  • Decimal Day: the UK and Ireland switched their currencies to a decimal system (1971)
  • Soviet invasion of Afghanistan: the Soviet Union announced that all its troops had left Afghanistan, nine years after the invasion began (1989)
  • Canadian flag: red-and-white maple leaf banner was adopted (1965)
  • YouTube: video sharing website launched in the US (2005)
Birthdays
  • Galileo Galilei 1564 - Astronomer
  • John Sutter 1803
  • Cyrus McCormick (Cyrus Hall McCormick, Sr.) 1809 - Inventor
  • Charles Tiffany 1812
  • Susan B. Anthony 1820 - American suffragist
  • Harold Arlen 1905
  • Cesar Romero 1907
  • Kevin McCarthy 1914
  • Hank Locklin 1918
  • Harvey Korman 1927
  • Graham Hill 1929
  • Claire Bloom 1931
  • Gerhard M. Sessler 1931
  • Adolfo (Adolfo Sardina) 1933
  • Susan Brownmiller 1935
  • Bill Bradley (Will Jr.) 1938
  • Brian Holland 1941 - Songwriter
  • Mick Avory (The Kinks) 1944
  • John Helliwell (Supertramp) 1945
  • Rusty Hamer 1947
  • David Brown (Santana) 1947
  • Sherry (Sharon) Jackson 1947
  • Marisa Berenson 1948
  • Jane Seymour 1951 - Actress ("Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman")
  • Melissa Manchester 1951 - Singer
  • Matt Groenig 1954 - Cartoonist ("The Simpsons")
  • Ali Campbell 1959 - Musician (UB40)
  • Mikey Craig 1960 - Musician (Culture Club)
  • Darrel Green 1960 - Football player
  • Chris Farley 1964
  • Michael Easton 1967
  • Emily May Young 1970
  • Renee O'Connor 1971
  • Jaromir Jagr 1972 - Hockey player
  • Brandon Boyd 1976
  • Ashley Lyn Cafagna 1983
  • Russell Martin - 1983 - Baseball player

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