Tuesday, May 30, 2023

avoirdupois \av-uhr-duh-POIZ; AV-uhr-duh-poiz\, noun:

1. Avoirdupois weight, a system of weights based on a pound containing 16 ounces or 7,000 grains (453.59 grams).
2. Weight; heaviness; as, a person of much avoirdupois.

Avoirdupois is from Middle English avoir de pois, "goods sold by weight," from Old French aveir de peis, literally "goods of weight," from aveir, "property, goods" (from aveir, "to have," from Latin habere, "to have, to hold, to possess property") + de, "from" (from the Latin) + peis, "weight," from Latin pensum, "weight."

 

meatox

• the act of abstaining from eating meat for a period of time, usually after heavily indulging.

dude, after that day we went to korean BBQ, AND to the hotdog stand, i'm gonna have to meatox.

History

• Joan of Arc: French heroine was burned at the stake for heresy (1431)
• Indy 500: the first was held; it was won by Ray Harroun driving a car fitted with a revolutionary rear-view mirror (1911)
• Lincoln Memorial: US presidential memorial, styled after a Greek temple, was established to honor Abraham Lincoln (1922)
• Goddess of Democracy: 30-ft. statue was erected by demonstrators at Tiananmen Square, Beijing (1989)
• Ground Zero: recovery effort officially ended with the removal of the last remaining piece of structural steel (2002)

Birthdays

• Peter I (Russia) 1672
• Arthur Vining Davis 1867
• Stepin Fetchit 1892
• Cornelia Otis Skinner 1901
• Mel Blanc 1908
• Benny Goodman 1909
• Joseph Stein 1912
• Pee Wee Erwin 1913
• Frank Blair 1915
• Joseph W. Kennedy 1916 - bootlegger
• George London 1920
• Franklin Schaffner 1920
• Johnny Gimble 1926
• Clint Walker 1927
• Ruta Lee 1936
• Dave Hill 1937
• Michael J. Pollard 1939
• Gale Sayers 1943 - Football player
• Lenny Davidson 1944 - Musician (The Dave Clark Five)
• Meredith MacRae 1945
• Stephen Tobolowsky 1951
• Nicky "Topper" Headon 1955 - Musician (The Clash)
• Ted McGinley 1958
• Marie Fredriksson 1958 - Musician (Roxette)
• Ralph Carter 1961
• Wynonna Judd 1964 - Country musician (The Judds)
• Tom Morello 1964 - Musician (Rage Against The Machine)
• Patrick Dahlheimer 1971 - Musician (Live)
• Manny Ramirez 1972
• Trey Parker 1972
• Cee-Lo Green 1974 - (Goodie Mob)
• Blake Bashoff 1981