Wedsnesday, September 2, 2015

lachrymose \LAK-ruh-mohs\ adjective 

1. given to shedding tears readily; tearful. 
2. suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful. 

Origin: Lachrymose derives from the Latin word meaning "tear," lacrima. The adjectival suffix -ous means "full of; abounding in; given to; like." Lachrymose entered English in the mid-1600s.

amscray 

• Pig latin for "scram," which means "leave."

(Mom and Dad are having sex when Little Johnny walks in) 

Johnny: Hi Mom! Hi Dad! 

Dad: WTF?! AMSCRAY!

History

• Great Fire of London: conflagration that wiped out much of London began (1666 OS)
• United States Department of the Treasury: was established by an act of Congress (1789)
• "Speak softly and carry a big stick": policy was enunciated by US vice president Theodore Roosevelt at the Minnesota State Fair (1901)
• Japan's surrender: WWII officially came to an end with a ceremony aboard the USS Missouri (1945)
• Principality of Sealand: North Sea micronation located off the coast of Suffolk was established by Paddy Roy Bates, who has ruled it ever since (1967)

Birthdays

• Cleveland Amory 1917
• Laurindo Almeida 1917
• Allen Drury 1918
• Martha Mitchell 1918
• Marge Champion 1923
• Horace Silver 1928
• Eddie Price 1929
• Grady Nutt 1934 - Comedian ("Hee Haw")
• Peter Ueberroth 1937
• Sam Gooden (Roosters, The Impressions) 1939
• Jimmy Clanton 1940
• Tom Keating 1942
• Joe Simon 1943
• Luke Walker 1943
• Rosalind Ashford (Martha & the Vandellas) 1943
• Marty Grebb (The Buckinghams) 1946
• Terry Bradshaw 1948
• Christa McAuliffe 1948
  
• Nate 'Tiny' Archibald 1948
• Jerry Augustyniak (10,000 Maniacs) 1948
• Lamar Johnson 1950
• Mark Harmon 1951
• Lenvil Elliott 1951
• Jimmy Connors 1952
• Rick Manning 1954
  
• Linda Purl 1955
• Steve Porcaro (Toto) 1957
• Fritz McIntyre (Simply Red) 1958
• Paul Deakin (The Mavericks) 1959
• Eric Dickerson 1960
• Keanu Reeves 1964
• Salma Hayek 1966
• K-Ci (Jodeci) 1969
• Tony Thompson 1975

Salma Hayek demonstrates the proper technique for giving me a handy jay!

Happy berfday, yo!