Monday, May 22, 2017

Monday, May 22, 2017

slaver \SLAV-uhr; SLAY-vuhr\, intransitive verb:
1. To slobber; to drool.
noun:
1. Saliva drooling from the mouth.
Slaver is probably of Scandinavian origin, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse slafra.
 
Fucking Retrospect
  • A phrase used to describe the agonizing frustration of realizing that you did something you regret, and wanting to do it differently but realizing it after-the-fact. This typically occurs about 5 minutes later but the realization of such can occur years later...
Looking back in fucking retrospect, I realized that cute girl didn't want to know the time: she was actually interested in me!

History
  • War of the Roses: series of civil wars began, pitting York against Lancaster (1455)
  • Pact of Steel: Germany and Italy committed to a military alliance (1939)
  • Truman Doctrine: became US law; it encouraged aid to countries under communist threat (1947)
  • Richard Nixon: became the first American president to visit Russia (1972)
  • Sri Lanka: became a republic, changing its name from Ceylon (1972)
  • Republic of Yemen: was formed by the union of North Yemen and South Yemen (1990)
  • The Tonight Show: Johnny Carson hosted the last episode of his late night show (1992)
Birthdays 
  • Wilhelm Richard Wagner 1813 - Composer
  • Mary Cassatt 1844 - Painter, printmaker
  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1859 - Author of Sherlock Holmes detective novels
  • Laurence Olivier 1907 - Actor, director, producer
  • Sun Ra (Herman Poole Blount, Le Sony'r Ra) 1914 - Musician
  • Vance Packard 1914 - Journalist, social critic, author
  • Judith Crist 1922 - Film critic
  • Charles Aznavour 1924 - Singer
  • Elaine Leighton 1926 - Musician
  • Michael Constantine 1927 - Actor
  • Jackie Cain 1928 - Musician
  • T. Boone Pickens 1928 - Oil tycoon
  • Kenny Ball 1930 - Musician
  • Al Brown 1934 - Band leader (Al Brown's Tunetoppers)
  • Peter Nero (Bernard Nierow) 1934 - Pianist, conductor
  • Frank Converse 1938 - Actor
  • Susan Strasberg 1938 - Actress
  • Richard Benjamin 1938 - Actor, director
  • Paul Winfield 1939 - Actor ("Sounder")
  • Bernard Shaw 1940 - Broadcast journalist
  • Michael Sarrazin 1940 - Actor
  • Barbara Parkins 1942 - Actress
  • Bernie Taupin 1950 - Songwriter, worked with Elton John
  • Jerry Dammers 1954 - Musician (Specials)
  • Iva Davies 1955 - Musician (Icehouse)
  • Al Corley 1956 - Actor, singer, producer
  • Morrissey 1959 - Musician (The Smiths)
  • Dana Williams 1961 - Musician (Diamond Rio)
  • Ann Cusak 1961 - Actress
  • Jesse Valenzuela 1962 - Musician (Gin Blossoms)
  • Johnny Gill 1966 - Singer (New Edition)
  • Dan Roberts 1967 - Musician (Crash Test Dummies)
  • Naomi Campbell 1970 - Model
  • Alison Eastwood 1972 - Actress, director
  • Anna Belknap 1972 - Actress ("CSI: NY")
  • Donell Jones 1973 - Musician
  • A.J. Langer 1974 - Actress
  • Ginnifer Goodwin 1978 - Actress ("Big Love")
  • Maggie Q 1979 - Actress
  • Apolo Anton Ohno 1982 - Speed skater 


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