Saturday, May 13, 2023

 

autodidact \aw-toh-DY-dakt\, noun:

• One who is self-taught.

Autodidact is from Greek autodidaktos, "self-taught," from auto-, "self" + didaktos, "taught," from didaskein, "to teach."

 

flexting (v.)

• To text so extensively and in such a manner that it is flirting.

Duugs put down your phone and stop flexting

Trivia
What was the first male name given to an Atlantic hurricane?

• Bob, in 1979. That was the first year the World Meteorological Organization began alternating between male and female names in alphabetical order. For the previous 26 years, only female names had been used—starting with Alice.

 

History

• Mexican War: was declared by US president James Polk; the resulting land expansion was widely justified by manifest destiny (1846)

  
• "blood, toil, tears and sweat": Winston Churchill famously offered these elements in his first address as prime minister; Theodore Roosevelt was the first to use the phrase 43 years earlier (1940)
• Pope John Paul II: was shot in Rome by right-wing Turkish militant Mehmet Ali Agca; the pontiff survived the assassination attempt (1981)
  THE CROW: Brandon Lee's haunting final film opened in theaters (1994)
• $20 bill: the Andrew Jackson was revamped and colorized to thwart counterfeiters (2003)

Birthdays

• Henry William Stiegel 1729 - Glass maker, ironmaster
• Walt Whitman 1819 - Poet, essayist, journalist, humanist
• Arthur Sullivan 1842 - Operetta composer, worked with Sir William Gilbert
• Maxine Sullivan (Marietta Williams) 1911 - Singer
• Robert Middleton (Samuel Messer) 1911 - Actor ("Desperate Hours")
• Joe Louis (Barrow) 1914 - Boxer, "The Brown Bomber"
• Johnny Wright 1914 - Country singer
• "Red" Garland (William "Red" Garland) 1923 - Musician
• Beatrice Arthur 1926 - Actress ("The Golden Girls", "Maude")
• Clive Barnes 1927 - Writer, critic
• Herbert Ross 1927 - Director
• Johnny (John Junior) Roseboro 1933 - Baseball player
  Beverley Owen 1937  - Actress (Marilyn on The Munsters)
• Zohra Lampert 1937 - Actress ("Alan & Naomi")
• Harvey Keitel 1939 - Actor ("Pulp Fiction", "Thelma and Louise", "Taxi Driver")
• Senta Berger 1941 - Actress ("The Victors")
• Richie Valens (Richard Steven Valenzuela) 1941 - Singer
• Mary Wells 1943 - Singer

  
• "Magic" Dick Salwitz 1945 - Musician (J. Geils Band)
• Danny Klein 1946 - Musician (J. Geils Band)
• Mike Chernoff 1946 - Hockey player
• Tim Pigott-Smith 1946 - Actor (" The Jewel in the Crown")
• Overand (Peter) Watts 1947 - Musician (Mott the Hoople)
• Franklin Ajaye 1949 - Actor ("Fraternity Vacation", "Convoy")
• Stevie Wonder (Steveland Morris) 1950 - Musician
• Bobby Valentine 1950 - Baseball player, manager
• Paul Thompson 1951 - Musician (Roxy Music)
• Frances Barber 1957 - Actress ("A Zed & Two Noughts", "Home Sweet Home")
• Dennis Rodman 1961 - Basketball player, nickname: "The Worm", actor
• Julianne Phillips 1960 - Model, actress
• Tom Verica 1964 - Actor
• Stephen Colbert 1964 - libtard
• Lorraine McIntosh 1964 - Musician (Deacon Blue)
• Lari White 1965 - Country music singer
• Darius Rucker 1966 - Musician (Hootie and the Blowfish)
• Samantha Morton 1977 - Actress
• Hunter Parrish 1978 - Actor ("Weeds")
• Sunny Leone 1971 - t3h pr0n
• Robert Pattinson 1986 - Actor ("Twilight" series)

  

 

 

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