Saturday, December 05, 2015

Saturday, December 5, 2015

gormandize \v. GAWR-muh n-dahyz; n. gawr-muh n-DEEZ\ 
verb 
  • to eat greedily or ravenously. 
noun 
  • unrestrained enjoyment of fine foods, wines, and the like. 
Origin: Gormandize comes from the French term gourmand meaning "a person who is fond of good eating." 

sex sickness 
  • The exhaustion and sick feeling you get when you have too much sex 
Guy 1: Jamie fucked seven times in one day and then threw up. 
Guy 2: Sounds like major sex sickness

History
  • Phi Beta Kappa: oldest collegiate honors society was founded as a secret club at the College of William and Mary (1776)
  • Gold Rush: President James Polk confirmed that gold had been found in California and triggered the mass move West (1848)
  • Prohibition: the 21st Amendment was passed, repealing the 18th Amendment and ending the ban on alcoholic beverages in the US (1933)
  • Bermuda Triangle: US Navy squadron disappeared in the mysterious area, as did aircraft sent to search for it (1945)
  • AFL-CIO: George Meany led the newly formed federation of labor unions (1955)
  • "irrational exuberance": former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned that the market might be dangerously overvalued (1996)
Birthdays
  • Martin Van Buren (U.S.) 1782
  • Christina Georgina Rossetti 1830
  • George Armstrong Custer 1839
  • Walt Elias Disney 1901 - Disney movies, music and books
  • Otto Preminger 1906
  • Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman) 1932
  • Joan Didion 1934
  • Calvin Trillin 1935
  • J.J. Cale 1938
  • Jeroen Krabbe 1944
  • Jose Carreras 1947
  • Jim Messina 1947 - Musician (Buffalo Springfield)
  • Morgan Brittany 1951
  • Brian Backer 1956
  • Jack Russell 1960 - Musician (Great White)
  • Ty England 1963
  • Carrie Hamilton 1963
  • John Rzeznick 1965 - Musician (The Goo Goo Dolls)
  • Gary Allan 1967
  • Margaret Cho 1968
  • Amy Acker 1976
  • Jessica Pare 1980
  • Frankie Muniz 1985
  • Ross Bagley 1988


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