pinchbeck \PINCH-bek\, noun, adjective:
- an alloy of zinc and copper used to imitate gold in jewelry-making; by extension, something counterfeit; an imitation
- not genuine; fake
by 1734, named for Christopher Pinchbeck (c1670-1732), London watchmaker, who developed the alloy
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
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