Friday, January 15, 2016

TGIF! Friday, January 15, 2016

pallid \PAL-id\, adjective:
  1. Having an abnormally pale or wan complexion.
  2. Lacking intensity of color or luminousness.
  3. Lacking in vitality or interest.
Pallid is from Latin pallidus "pale," from root of pallere "be pale".
 
working hard or hardly working

  • Funny play on words used by successful management types. Can be combined with finger guns for the ultimate combo.
Supervisor: Hey Joe! Working hard or hardly working? Hahahaha.
Joe: Hahahahaha! You're the best boss ever!
 
 
History
  • British Museum: opened to the public in Montague House in the Bloomsbury district of London (1759)
  • Harper's Weekly: published an editorial cartoon drawn by Thomas Nast in which he used a donkey to represent the Democratic party; he had meant for the animal to indicate an anti-war faction (1870)
    Great Molasses Flood: 7.5 million liters of molasses were spilled in Boston killing 21 and injuring 150. (1919)
  •  the Pentagon: opened; at the time, it was the world's largest office building (1943)
  • Super Bowl I: the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs (35-10) at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1967)
  • Miracle On The Hudson: Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger safely crash-landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River after strikes with wild geese caused the plane engine failure. (2009)
Birthdays
  • Jean Baptiste Moliere 1622
  • Frederick Authur Stanley 1841
  • Pierre S. DuPont 1870
  • Rex Ingram (Hitchcock) 1892
  • Edward Teller 1908
  • Gene Krupa 1909
  • Lloyd Bridges 1913
  • Steve Gromek 1920
  • Maria Schell 1926
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929
  • Margaret O'Brien 1937
  • Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band) 1941
  • Mike Marshall 1943
  • Andrea Martin 1947
  • Ronnie Van Zandt (Lynyrd Skynyrd) 1949
  • Nate Hawthorne 1950
  • Douglas Elwin "Duke" Erikson 1951 (Garbage)
  • Bobby Wilson 1951
  • Ernie DiGregorio 1951
  • Charo (Maria Martinez) 1951
  • Martha Davis (The Motels) 1951
  • Mario Van Peebles 1957
  • Julian Sands 1958
  • Peter Trewavas (Marillion) 1959
  • Lisa Lisa (Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam) 1967
  • Chad Lowe 1968
  • Kobé Tai 1968 t3h pr0n
  • Lori Michaels 1968 t3h pr0n
  • Regina King 1971
  • Ernie Reyes Jr 1972 (martial artist)
  • Angel Snow 1979 t3h pr0n
  • Pocahontas 1980 t3h pr0n 
  • Ginger Jolie 1982 t3h pr0n
  • Sarah James 1983 t3h pr0n
  • Tiffany Holiday 1986 t3h pr0n
  • Cody Milo 1986 t3h pr0n 
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