Thursday, March 10, 2022

phantasmagoria \fan-taz-muh-GOR-ee-uh\, noun:

1. A shifting series or succession of things seen or imagined, as in a dream.
2. Any constantly changing scene.

Phantasmagoria is from French phantasmagorie, from phantasme, "phantasm" (from Greek, from phantazein, "to make visible," from phantos, "visible," from phainein, "to show") + -agorie, perhaps from Greek agora, "assembly."

 

recrap

• To sum up a discussion composed largely of useless bullshit.

Person 1: "Tell me how the staff meeting went."

Person 2: "Allow me to recrap..."

 

History

• Personal Rule: King Charles I of England dissolved Parliament and began 11 years of ruling alone (1629)
• Alexander Graham Bell: made the first telephone call: "Watson, come here; I want you" (1876)
• rings of Uranus: were discovered (1977)
• syzygy: all the planets were on the same side of the Sun (1982)

Birthdays

• Marcello Malpighi 1628
• Friedrich Von Schlegel 1772
• Barry Fitzgerald 1888
• Arthur Honegger 1892
• Bix Beiderbecke 1903
• Claire Booth Luce 1903
• Chandler Harper 1914
• Heywood Hale Broun 1918
• Pamela Mason 1919
• Don Abney 1923
• Jethro (Kenneth Burns) 1923
• Ralph Emery 1933 - Talk show host
• Norman Blake 1938 - Bluegrass musician
• David Rabe 1940 - Playwright
• Chuck Norris 1940 - Actor ("Walker, Texas Ranger")
• Dean Torrence 1940 - Singer (Jan & Dean)
• Sandra Jean Palmer 1941
• Katharine Houghton 1945 - Actress
• Bob Greene 1947 - Newspaper columnist
• Tom Scholz 1947 - Musician (Boston)
• Paul Haggins 1953 - Director, screenwriter
  

  
• Shannon Tweed 1957 - Actress
• Sharon Stone 1958 - Actress
• Gail Greenwood (Belly) 1960 - Musician (L7)
• Jeff Ament 1963 - Musician (Pearl Jam)
• Jasmine Guy 1962 - Actress
• Neneh Cherry 1964 - Singer
• Prince Edward 1964 - Son of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II
• Rod Woodson 1965 - Football player
• Edie Brickell 1966 - Singer
• Stephen Mailer 1966 - Actor
• Paget Brewster 1969 - Actress ("Criminal Minds")
• Dylan Keefe 1970 - Musician (Marcy Playground)
• John Hamm 1971 - Actor ("Mad Men")
• Daryl Singletary 1971 - Country singer
• Timberland 1972 - Rapper, producer
• Cristian de la Fuente 1974 - Actor ("Family Law")
• Bree Turner 1977 - Actress
• Shannon Miller 1977 - Olympic gold-medal gymnast
• Robin Thicke 1977 - Singer
• Carrie Underwood 1983 - Singer, winner of the fourth season of "American Idol"
• Emily Osment 1992 - Actress ("Spy Kids" movies)

   

 
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Spotlight: Here are some facts about martial arts superstar Chuck Norris:

• Chuck Norris can lead a horse to water AND make it drink.
• Chuck Norris doesn't wear a watch, HE decides what time it is.
• There is no 'ctrl' button on Chuck Norris's computer. Chuck Norris is always in control.
• Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.
• Chuck Norris destroyed the periodic table, because Chuck Norris only recognizes the element of surprise.

Happy birthday, Chuck Norris!

Quote:

• "Violence is my last option." — Chuck Norris