Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

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bailiwick \BAY-luh-wik\, noun:
  1. A person's specific area of knowledge, authority, interest, skill, or work.
  2. The office or district of a bailiff.
Bailiwick comes from Middle English baillifwik, from baillif, "bailiff" (ultimately from Latin bajulus, "porter, carrier") + wik, "town," from Old English wic, from Latin vicus, "village."
 
Work Mouth
  • A form of self-censorship practiced at work to avoid offensive or cuss words. Typically includes cuss-replacements you learned from your grandma. Potentially embarrassing if accidentally used outside of work at parties or in the company of your drunk friends.
  • May also be used in the company of grandparents, teachers, preachers, and others who disapprove of cussing.
  • Does not apply to all professions. Musicians and construction workers have no need for a work mouth.
At work:
-Did you just say fuck?
-Yeah, sorry. I forgot to use my work mouth.
At a party:
-Did you just say fiddlesticks?
-Yeah, sorry. I still have my work mouth on.
Trivia
Who owned the largest commercial whiskey distillery in 18th-century America?
  • George Washington. At its peak in 1799, the five-still distillery produced 11,000 gallons of whiskey. Located three miles from Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, it was reconstructed and opened for guided tours in 2007.
Holiday
  • George Washington's Birthday (USA 2/22)
History
  • Transcontinental Treaty: Spain ceded Florida to the US (1819)
  • Woolworth's store: general-store clerk Frank Woolworth opened his first five-and-dime, in Utica, NY (1879)
  • Daytona 500: NASCAR's most important race was first held in Daytona Beach, Florida; Lee Petty came in first, driving at 135.52 mph (213.22 kmph) (1959)
  • 1978 - Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen were arrested in New York and charged with drug possession.
  • Miracle on Ice: the US beat the Soviet Union at ice hockey in a major upset at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York (1980)
  • 1989 - Milli Vanilli won a Grammy for Best New Artist. It was admitted later that they were not the vocalists on the album.
  • 1993 - Radiohead's first album, "Pablo Honey", was released.
  • Securitas depot robbery: a group of men pulled off Britain's biggest crime in terms of cash stolen — £53 million (2006)
Birthdays
  • George Washington (U.S.) 1732 - First President of the United States.
  • Johann Nikolaus Forkel 1749
  • Rembrandt Peale 1778
  • Frederic-Francois Chopin 1810
  • James Russell Lowell 1819
  • Robert Baden-Powell 1857
  • Edna St. Vincent Millay 1892
  • Luis Bunuel 1900
  • Robert Young 1907
  • Sheldon Leonard 1907
  • John Mills 1908
  • Robert Wadlow 1918
  • Bud Yorkin 1926
  • Paul Dooley 1928
  • Edward M. Kennedy 1932 - got away with murder
  • Ernie K-Doe 1936
  • Bobby Hendricks 1938
  • Jonathan Demme 1944
  • Oliver (Swofford) 1945
  • John Ashton 1948
  • Ellen Greene 1950
  • Julie Walters 1950
  • Julius Erving II 1950
  • Miou-Miou (Sylvette Hery) 1950
  • Amy Alcott 1956
  • Kyle MacLachlan 1959
  • Steve Irwin 1962 - The Crocodile Hunter
  • Jeri Ryan 1968
  • Jose Solano 1971
  • Lea Salonga 1971
  • Michael Chang 1972
  • Scott "Flip" Phillips (Thomas Scott "Flip" Phillips) 1973 - Drummer (Creed)
  • Drew Barrymore 1975 - Actress
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