Wednesday, August 10, 2016

absquatulate \ab-skwoch-uh-leyt\, verb:

• To flee; abscond.

Absquatulate is an example of a pseudo-Latinism, which combines Latin roots to form a new word. This was a 19th century linguistic trend in various parts of the United States.

 

Youtube Attention Span

• Your normal attention span only significantly decreased due to Youtube. Whereas normally 10 minutes is a short amount of time, Youtube turns it into a cinematic experience.

Jill: Watch this video!

Jack: Okay.

Jack: wtf? 10 minutes? That's way over my Youtube Attention Span.

Jill: *cries*

History

• Ferdinand Magellan: set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe; of the five ships that set out under his command, only one — the Victoria — returned to Spain (1519)
• Smithsonian Institution: was created with $500,000 left by English scientist James Smithson (1846)
• Son of Sam: New York serial killer David Berkowitz was arrested (1977)
• Yuri Malenchenko: Ukrainian cosmonaut became the first person to be married in space, to a woman on the ground in Texas (2003)

Birthdays

• Herbert Clark Hoover (U.S.) 1874
• Leo Fender 1909
• Jeff Corey 1914
• Al Alberts (Four Aces) 1922
  
• Rhonda Fleming 1923
• Claus Von Bulow 1926
• Jimmy Martin 1927
• Jimmy Dean 1928
• Eddie Fisher 1928
• Rocky Colavito 1933
• Bobby Hatfield (The Righteous Brothers) 1940
• Ronnie Spector 1947
• Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) 1947
• Patti Austin 1948
• Gene Johnson (Diamond Rio) 1949
• Daniel Hugh Kelly 1952
• Rosanna Arquette 1959
• Antonio Banderas 1960
• John Farriss (INXS) 1961
• Julia Fordham 1962
• Aaron Hall 1964
• Lorraine Pearson (Five Star) 1967
• Todd Nichols (Toad The Wet Sprocket) 1967
• Michael Bivins 1968
• Angie Harmon 1972
• Nikki Bratcher (Divine) 1980