Friday, April 12, 2019

Friday, April 12, 2019

splenetic \spli-NET-ik\, adjective:
1. irritable; peevish; spiteful.
2. of the spleen; splenic.
3.
Obsolete. affected with, characterized by, or tending to produce melancholy.
noun:
1. a splenetic person.
Sharing its root with spleen, splenetic entered English at the turn of the fourteenth century, and comes from the Proto-Indo-European splegh-.
 
Jizzneyland
  • When a city or town specifically zones an area for "adult" businesses.
Troy, NY resident: Did you know that the City Council voted on the "Jizzneyland" zone last night? I'm not sure if 70 acres near a residential neighborhood is going to be enough.
 
Trivia
Which nation’s flag did a Texas county mistakenly print on the instruction sheets it distributed with absentee ballots?
  • Chile’s. The flags of Chile and the Lone Star State are incredibly similar. Both feature a white stripe on top, a red stripe on bottom, and a single five-pointed white star in the middle of a blue field. On Chile’s flag, the blue is in the top left corner, while on the Texas flag, it’s along the entire left side. The embarrassing mix-up, discovered in 2010, occurred in Atascosa County.
History
  • Galileo: Italian scientist's heresy trial began during the Inquisition (1633)
  • https://amzn.to/2JBZO6jUS Civil War: started when Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter (1861)
  • "Rock Around the Clock": Bill Haley and The Comets recorded the song that ushered in the era of rock 'n' roll (1954)
  • Yuri Gagarin: cosmonaut became the first human in space, orbiting Earth in 89 minutes aboard the Vostok I (1961)
  • Columbia: first space shuttle took its first test flight (1981)
Birthdays
  • Henry Clay 1777 - "The Great Pacificator", U.S. Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams, three time unsuccessful candidate for president of United States. Quote: "I would rather be right than president."
  • Lily (Alice) Pons 1895 - Singer, actress
  • Sally Rand 1903
  • Russ Garcia 1916 - Musician, composer, orchestra leader
  • Ann Miller (Lucille Ann Collier) 1923 - Actress ("Sugar Babies", "Hit the Deck"), dancer
  • Ned Miller 1925 - Country singer
  • Jane Withers 1926 - Actress ("Bright Eyes")
  • Tiny Tim (Herbert Khaury) 1930 - Ukulele playing, falsetto singer ("Tiptoe Through the Tulips")
  • Billy (Richard) Vaughn 1931 - Musician, musical director, orchestra leader, baritone singer (The Hilltoppers)
  • Montserrat Caballe 1933 - Opera singer
  • Charlie (Charles Richard) Lau 1933 - Baseball player
  • Judy Lynn 1936 - Country singer, entertainer ("The Judy Lynn Show"), U.S. Champion Yodeler
  • Charles Napier 1936 - Actor
  • Herbie Hancock 1940 - Jazz/fusion musician, composer
  • Woody (Woodrow Thompson) Fryman 1940 - Baseball pitcher
  • Frank Bank 1942 - Actor ("Leave it to Beaver")
  • Terry (Walter) Harmon 1944 - Baseball player
  • John Kay 1944 - Musician (Steppenwolf)
  • Ed O'Neill 1946 - Actor ("Married....with Children")
  • Tom Clancy 1947 - Author
  • Dan Lauria 1947 - Actor ("The Wonder Years", "Stakeout")
  • David Letterman 1947 - TV host, comedian
  • Scott Turow 1949 - Author ("Presumed Innocent", "The Burden of Proof")
  • David Cassidy 1950 - Singer, actor ("The Partridge Family")
  • Reuben Gant 1952 - Football player
  • Pat Travers 1954 - Singer
  • Andy Garcia 1956 - Actor ("When a Man Loves a Woman", "The Untouchables")
  • Herbert Grönemeyer 1956
  • Alex Briley 1956 - Singer (The Village People)
  • Vince Gill 1957 - Musician, singer (Bluegrass Alliance, Sundance, The Cherry Bombs, Pure Prairie League)
  • Suzzanne Douglas 1957 - Actress
  • Will Sergeant 1958 - Musician (Echo & the Bunnymen, Elektrafixion)
  • Art Alexakis 1962 - Musician (Everclear)
  • Deryl Dodd 1964 - Country singer
  • Amy Ray 1964 - Singer, musician (Indigo Girls)
  • Nicholas Hexum 1970 - Musician (311)
  • Shannen Doherty 1971 - Actress ("Beverly Hills 90210", "Little House on the Prairie")
  • Nicholas Brendon 1971 - Actress ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer")
  • Guy Berryman 1978 - Musician (Coldplay), Coldplay Official Store
  • Claire Danes 1979 - Actress ("Little Women", "Law & Order")
  • Jennifer Morrison 1970 - Actress ("House M.D.")
  • Jelena Dokic 1983 - Tennis player
  • Brendon Urie 1987 - Musician ("Panic at the Disco")
  • Brooklyn Decker 1987
  • Saoirse Ronan 1994 - Actress ("Atonement," "The 16 Lovely Bones")

     
      

      
        
        
      
        
           
          
      
      
      
      
      
      
        
      
         
      

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