Thursday, July 13, 2017

Thursday, July 13, 2017

gumption \GUHMP-shuhn\, noun:
1. Initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness.
2. Courage; spunk; guts.
Gumption comes from a Scottish term, possibly deriving from the Old Norse gaumr, "attention, heed."
 
Facebook Minute (n)
  • an elongated and obscure period of time spent distracted on Facebook when the original intent was to merely check your messages.
Dude, whereâs Mark?
Oh, he just ran inside to check his messages really quick. He'll back in a Facebook minute.
Fuck, we're never gonna eat now.
 
Trivia
In Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original ape-man story, Tarzan of the Apes, what was Jane’s hometown?
  • Baltimore, Maryland. Her full name was Jane Porter.
History
  • Jean Paul Marat: physician and radical French revolutionary was stabbed in his bath by noblewoman Charlotte Corday; she was swiftly guillotined (1793)
  • Hollywood Sign: the iconic landmark was officially dedicated (1923); until 1949 it read "HOLLYWOODLAND"
  • World Cup: the first world soccer competition began in Uruguay (1930)
  • Live Aid: benefit concert took place in London and Philadelphia, raising £150 million for famine relief; Phil Collins performed at both venues, traveling by Concorde (1985)
  • presidential disability clause: President Ronald Reagan transferred power for 7 hours to his vice president, George Bush, before undergoing surgery for cancer; it was the first time the clause was invoked (1985)
Birthdays
  • Edward J. Flanagan 1886 - Founder of Boys Town in Nebraska.
  • Dave Garroway 1913
  • Sam Hanks 1914
  • Ruben Gomez 1927
  • Bob Crane 1928
  • Robert N.C. Nix, Jr. 1928
  • Frank Ramsey 1931
  • David Storey 1933
  • Wole Soyinka 1934
  • Jack Kemp 1935
  • Charles Coody 1937
  • Patrick Stewart 1940
  • Robert Forster 1941
  • Harrison Ford 1942
  • Roger McGuinn (Byrds) 1942
  • Stephen Bladd (J. Geils Band) 1942
  • Erno Rubik 1944
  • Lynn Loring 1944
  • Cheech Marin 1946
  • Didi Conn 1951
  • Louise Mandrell 1955
  • Cameron Crowe 1957
  • Lawrence Donegan 1961
  • Victoria Shaw 1962
  • Michael Jace 1965
  • Neil Thrasher (Thrasher Shiver) 1965
  • Gerald Levert 1966
  • Deborah Cox 1973


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