Friday, May 17, 2019

Friday, May 17, 2019

spang \spang\, adverb:
  • directly, exactly: The bullet landed spang on target.
Spang is an Americanism of uncertain origin. It first entered English in the 1830s.
 
It won't happen again
  • The phrase that people say to their boss when they know that they have fucked up and their boss has yelled at them at them. This is the acceptable response apart from "sorry" that should be used when apologizing to a boss. The harshness of the reason can vary from being late to shredding a court case report. The result is always the same, the accused, embarrassed and flustered, the boss, pissed off, saying "it better not" and the rest of the workers staring at the accused.
Boss: Hey Gary, have you seen the Johnson Parking ticket case? It was on my desk.
Gary: Was it on the same corner that is the shred pile?
Boss: Yes, have you seen it?
Gary: I kind of shredded it...
Boss: YOU DID WHAT???
Gary: But it was on the shred pile
Boss: ALWAYS ASK ME WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO SHRED SOMETHING. NOW GO INTO THE SHREDDER AND PICK OUT ALL THE PAPER FROM THE FILE AND STICK IT BACK TOGETHER!!!
Gary: Sorry Mr Stevens. It won't happen again.
Boss: It better not.
 
Trivia 
What was the title of the grueling week-long U.S. bicycle race sponsored by celebrity entrepreneur Donald Trump?
  • The Tour de Trump. Held in 1989 and 1990, the race attracted top cycling teams from around the world.
 
History
  • Buttonwood Agreement: 24 prominent brokers created the foundation of the NYSE (1792)
  • Kentucky Derby: horse race was run for the first time; Aristides won (1875)
  • Brown v. Board of Education: the US Supreme Court unanimously banned segregation (1954)
  • Watergate: the US Senate began hearings about the Nixon-era scandal (1973)
  • Laurent Kabila: rebel leader declared himself president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), deposing Mobutu (1997)
  • wedding vows: Massachusetts became the first US state to legally allow same-sex marriages (2004)
Birthdays
  • Sandro Botticelli 1444 
  • Edward Jenner 1749
  • Joseph Norman Lockyer 1836
  • Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini 1900
  • James Bell 1903
  • Carl McIntire 1906
  • Maureen O'Sullivan 1911
  • Archibold Cox 1912
  • Stewart Alsop 1914
  • Carl Lipscombe 1915
  • Brigit Nilsson 1918
  • Bob Merrill 1921
  • Kanid Burruss 1921 - Musician (Xscape)
  • Dix Hixson 1924
  • Jackie McLean 1932
  • Dennis Hopper 1936 - Actor
  • Pervis Jackson 1938 - Musician (The Spinners)
  • Taj Mahal 1942 - Singer
  • Jesse Winchester 1944
  • Bill Bruford 1948 - Musician (Yes, King Crimson)
  • Kathleen Sullivan 1953 - Television personality
  • Bill Paxton 1955 - Actor
  • Bob Saget 1956 - Actor, comedian ("Full House")
  • Sugar Ray Leonard 1956 - Boxer
  • Audie Desbrow 1957 - Musician (Great White)
  • Paul Di'Anno 1958 - Musician (Iron Maiden)
  • Jim Nantz 1959 - Sports announcer
  • Enya 1961 - Musician
  • Craig Ferguson 1962 - Television host ("The Late Late Show")
  • Page McConnell 1963 - Musician (Phish)
  • O'Dell 1965 - Musician (Mint Condition)
  • Trent Reznor 1965 - Musician (Nine Inch Nails)
  • Hill Harper 1966 - Actor ("CSI: NY")
  • Thom Filicia 1969 - Television personality ("Queer Eye For the Straight Guy")
  • Darnell Van Rensalier (Shai) 1970
  • Jordan Knight 1970 - Singer (New Kids on the Block)
  • Sendhil Ramamurthy 1974 - Actor ("Heroes")
  • Matt Cassel 1982 - Football player
  • Tahj Mowry 1986
  • Nikki Reed 1988 - Actress

 
 

0 comments: