Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

bedaub \bih-DOB\, transitive verb:
  1. To smudge over; to besmear or soil with anything thick and dirty.
  2. To overdecorate; to ornament showily or excessively.
Bedaub is from be-, "thoroughly" + daub, from Medieval French dauber, "to plaster," perhaps from Old French dauber, "to clothe in white, white-wash, plaster," from Latin dealbare, "to whitewash, to plaster," from de- (intensive prefix) + albus, "white."
brain boner
  • Something that strikes a chord in someone's thinking, creating a spur of "enlightenment" and stimulation in knowledge, especially in subjects like philosophy & logic.
John: Hey, have you seen that recent philosophical discussion between XXX and YYY on YouTube?
Peter: Yeah, it was so good it gave me a brain boner.

History
  • Niagara Falls: ceased falling due to an ice jam upstream (1848)
  • North America Act: the British parliament created the Dominion of Canada (1867)
  • Royal Albert Hall: was opened by Queen Victoria, dedicated to her husband and consort, Prince Albert (1871)
  • Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: the Ringling Brothers joined P.T. Barnum and James A. Bailey to form "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1919)
  • Ethel and Julius Rosenberg: US Communist couple were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage about the atomic bomb on behalf of the Soviet Union (1951)
  • Vietnam War: the last US soldiers left South Vietnam (1973)
  • Ireland: became the first country to ban smoking in all public places (2004)
Birthdays
  • John Tyler (U.S.) 1790
  • Cy Young 1867
  • Howard Lindsay 1888
  • Phillip Ahn 1905
  • Edward Biggs 1906
  • Phil Foster 1914
  • Eugene McCarthy 1916
  • Sam Walton 1918 - Founder of Wal-Mart
  • Pearl Mae Bailey 1918
  • Eileen Heckart 1919
  • John McLaughlin 1927 - TV host ("The McLaughlin Group")
  • Judith Guest 1936 - Author
  • Vangelis 1943 - Composer ("Chariots of Fire")
  • Eric Idle 1943 - Comedian ("Monty Python")
  • John Major 1943 - Former British prime minister
  • Billy Vukovich 1944
  • Walt "Clyde" Frazier 1945 - Basketball player
  • Bobby Kimball 1947 - Singer (Toto)
  • Michael Brecker 1949 - Musician (The Brecker Brothers)
  • Bud Cort 1950
    Marina Sirtis 1955 - Actress (Star Trek TNG)
  • Earl Campbell 1955 - Football player (Houston Oilers)
  • Chris Lawford 1955 - Actor
  • Terry Jacks 1956
  • Kurt Thomas 1956 - Olympic gymnast
  • Christopher Lambert 1957 - Actor
  • Perry Farrell 1958 - Singer (Jane's Addiction, Porno for Pyros)
  • Amy Sedaris 1961 - Comedian, actress ("Strangers with Candy")
  • Elle MacPherson 1964 - Model
  • John Popper 1967 - Musician (Blues Traveler)
  • Regina Leigh 1968 - Country singer (Regina Regina)
  • Lucy Lawless 1968 - Actress ("Xena: Warrior Princess")
  • Brady Seals 1969 - Country singer
  • Jennifer Capriati 1976 - Tennis player
    Chris D'Elia 1980 - comedian
     

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