Sunday, October 25, 2015

Sunday, October 25, 2015

sycophant \SIK-uh-fuhnt\ , noun:
  • A person who attempts to win favor by flattering people of wealth or influence; a parasite; a toady.
Origin: Sycophant derives from Greek sukophantes, "an accuser (especially a false accuser) or rogue," fromsukon, "fig" + phantes, "one who shows," from phainein, "to show."
 
bullshine
  • Work-safe and broadcast-safe synonym of bullshit.
Person 1: "Have you heard about that guy who slept with 200 women?" 
Person 2: "Yeah, whatever, that's a load of 'bullshine'!"

History
  • The Charge of the Light Brigade: the British assaulted Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava, which was commemorated in a poem by Tennyson (1854)
  • Battle of Leyte Gulf: one of the largest naval battles in history took place between the US and Japan as the US invaded the Philippines (1944)
  • United Nations: voted mainland China in, Taiwan out (1971)
  • Operation Urgent Fury: the US invaded Grenada in response to the execution of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop (1983)
Birthdays
  • Georges Bizet 1838
  • Pablo Picasso 1881
  • Richard Byrd 1888
  • Leo G. Carroll 1892
  • Whit Bissell 1909
  • Minnie Pearl (Sarah Ophelia Colley) 1912
  • Lee MacPhail 1917
  • Chubby Jackson 1918
  • Buddy Thomson (MLB) 1923
  • Earl Palmer 1924
  • Billy Barty 1924
  • Jimmy Heath (Heath Brothers) 1926
  • Barbara Cook 1927
  • Marion Ross 1928
  • Jeanne Cooper 1928
  • Tony Franciosca 1928
  • Earl Ingarfield 1934
  • Jeanne Black 1937
  • Bobby Knight 1940
  • Ann Tyler 1941
  • Helen Reddy 1942
  • Jon Anderson (Yes) 1944
  • Taffy Danoff (Starland Vocal Band) 1944
  • Glen Tipton (Judas Priest) 1948 
  • Brian Kerwin 1949
  • Matthais Jabs (The Scorpions) 1955
  • Nancy Cartwright 1957
  • Mark Miller (Sawyer Brown) 1958
  • Nick Thorp (Curiosity Killed the Cat) 1958
  • Christina Amphlett (Divinyls) 1960
  • Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) 1962
  • Tracy Nelson 1963
  • Michael Boatman 1964
  • Speech 1968
  • Chely Wright 1970
  • Adam Goldberg 1970
  • Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies) 1970
  • Midori 1971
  • Pedro Martinez (MLB) 1971
  • Lamont Bentley 1973
  • Ben Gould 1980
  • Young Rome 1981
  • Jerome Jones (Immature) 1981
  • Katy Perry (Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson) 1984

   



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