Thursday, October 05, 2017

Thursday, October 5, 2017

bandersnatch \BAN-der-snach\, noun:
1. An imaginary wild animal of fierce disposition.
2. A person of uncouth or unconventional habits, attitudes, etc., especially one considered a menace, nuisance, or the like.
Bandersnatch was invented by Lewis Carroll in 1871 in his book Through the Looking Glass.
 
thisclose
  • Very, very close. It is the written equivalent to the oral statement "this close," where the speaker uses certain vocal intonations and hand gestures to indicate a high level of closeness.
My football team was thisclose to winning the game, but the opposing team scored as time expired.
He was sitting thisclose to me on the subway.

History
  • "From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever": Chief Joseph of the Nez Percé tribe makes his famous statement of surrender to US Cavalry troops (1877)
  • Jarrow March: 200 protesters set out on a walk from Jarrow in northeastern England to Parliament in London in a bid to draw attention to their unemployment and poverty (1936)
  • Dr. No: the first James Bond 007 movie came out (1962)
  • Monty Python's Flying Circus: debuted on BBC-TV (1969)
  • PBS: nonprofit TV network began broadcasting (1970)
Birthdays
  • Chester A. Arthur (U.S.) 1830
  • Robert H. Goddard 1882 - Known as the "Father of the Space Age"
  • Ray Kroc 1902 - Founder of McDonalds
  • Larry Fine 1902
  • Joshua Logan 1908
  • Allen Ludden 1918
  • Donald Pleasence 1919
  • Bil Keane 1922
  • Glynis Johns 1923
  • Bill Dana 1924
  • Gail Davis 1925
  • Richard Gordon, Jr. 1929
  • Skip (George) Homeier 1930
  • Diane Cilento 1933
  • Margie Singleton 1935
  • Vaclav Havel (Czechoslovakia) 1936
  • Johnny Duncan 1938
  • Carlo Mastangelo (Dion and The Belmonts) 1938
  • Arlene Smith (The Chantels) 1941
  • Richard Street (The Temptations) 1942
  • Steve Miller (The Steve Miller Band) 1943
  • Brian Connolly (The Sweet) 1948
  • Jeff Conaway 1949
  • B.W. Stevenson 1949
  • Brian Johnson (AC/DC) 1947 
  • Eddie Clarke (Motorhead) 1950
  • Karen Allen 1951
  • Clive Barker 1952
  • Harold Faltemeyer 1952
  • Russ Mael (Sparks) 1953
  • Bob Geldof (Boomtown Rats) 1954
  • David Bryson (Counting Crows) 1954
  • Leo Barnes (Hothouse Flowers) 1955
  • Bernie Mac 1957
  • Daniel Baldwin 1960
  • Michael Andretti 1962
  • Dave Dederer (Presidents of the U.S.A.) 1964
  • Mario Lemieux (NHL) 1965
  • Guy Pearce 1967
  • Josie Bissett 1970
  • Grant Hill 1972
  • Kate Winslet 1975
  • Scott Weinger 1975
  • Brian Mashburn (Save Ferris) 1975
  • Paul Thomas (Good Charlotte) 1980



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