Tuesday, June 6, 2017

pecksniffian \pek-SNIF-ee-uhn\, adjective:

• Hypocritically and smugly affecting benevolence or high moral principles.

Pecksniffian is named after Seth Pecksniff, a character in "Martin Chuzzlewit, a novel" (1843), by Charles Dickens.

  

chat blue balls

• The anxiety and suspense involved in staring as you see a friend is typing an instant message or facebook chat message but never seems to complete it. The feeling can last for minutes or even hours. Unfortunately unlike actual blue balls, chat blue balls can not be relieved by jerking off.

Person 1: "What's with Freddy, he was supposed to come out with us an hour ago?"

Person 2: "He looked pretty pissed, he's probably suffering from chat blue balls again."

 

History

• YMCA: was founded in London (1844)
• drive-in movie: opened in Camden, NJ (1933)
• SEC: commission was established to protect investors (1934)
• D-Day: Allied invasion of France marked a turning point in WWII (1944)

• James Meredith: the first African-American to attend the University of Mississippi was shot and wounded on a highway during his March Against Fear (1966)
• Eastern Mediterranean Event: asteroid exploded in the air over the sea between Libya and Crete (2002)
• Phylicia Rashad: became the first African-American actress to win a Best Actress Tony for her leading role in A Raisin in the Sun (2004)
• American Pharoah: first horse to win the Triple Crown since 1978. 

Birthdays

• Pierre Corneille 1606 - Dramatist
• Nathan Hale 1755 - Soldier for Continental Army during American Revolutionary War, considered to be America's first spy, known for his famous quote "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
• John Trumbull 1756 - Artist during the American Revolutionary War period
• Alexander Pushkin (Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin) 1799 - Russian author and poet
• Thomas Mann 1875 - German novelist, short story writer, social critic
• Ted Lewis (Theodore Leopold Friedman) 1892 - Musician, bandleader, singer
• Walter Abel 1898 - Actor
• Aram Khachaturian 1903 - Composer
• Tom Ryan 1926 - Writer, artist
• David Scott (David Randolph Scott) 1932 - NASA astronaut and engineer
• Billie Whitelaw (Billie Honor Whitelaw) 1932 - Actress
• Roy Innis 1934 - Civil rights activist
• Levi Stubbs 1936 - Musician (Four Tops)
• Gary U.S. Bonds (Gary Levone Anderson) 1939 - Singer
• Joe Stampley 1943 - Country singer
• Monty Alexander (Montgomery Bernard Alexander) 1944 - Musician
• Peter Albin 1944 - Musician (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
• David Dukes 1945 - Actor
• Ada Kok 1947 - Swimmer
• Robert Englund (Robert Barton Englund) 1948 - Actor, best known for player the character of Freddy Krueger
• Harvey Fierstein 1954 - Actor, playwright
• Sandra Bernhard 1955 - Comedian, singer, actress
• Bjorn Borg 1956 - Tennis player
• Jimmy Jam (James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III) 1959 - Songwriter, producer (Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis)
• Amanda Pays 1959 - Actress
• Steve Vai 1960 - Guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, actor
• Sean Yseult 1966 - Musician (White Zombie)
• Max Casella 1967 - Actor ("The Sopranos," "Doogie Howser, M.D.")
• Damion Hall 1968 - Musician (Guy), also known as "Crazy Legs"
• Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia 1972 smokin' hot singer of Lacuna Coil
• Staci Keenan 1975 - Actress