Saturday, June 17, 2023

abut \uh-buht\ , verb;

1. To be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border.

2. To end at.

Origin: Abut relates to the Old French abuter, "to touch at one end," but also verbally relates to "of a but to" the end of something, and perhaps derives influence from the English butt, or "ending."

 

nerdjacking

• In conversation, digressing into extreme and/or unnecessary detail about oneâs passion (music, coding, gaming) to an otherwise uninitiated layperson, without awareness or acknowledgement of the listenerâs rapidly waning interest or lack of understanding of the subject at hand.

Clyde held Stellaâs attention briefly, until he began nerdjacking the conversation by talking about World of Warcraft for 4 uncomfortable minutes.

History

• California: was claimed by Sir Francis Drake for England; he called it Nova Albion (1579)
• Battle of Bunker Hill: first great battle of the Revolutionary War began (1775)
• Statue of Liberty: gift from France arrived in New York (1885)
• Watergate: office break-in at Democratic Headquarters in Washington began a scandal that would bring down a government (1972)
• O.J. Simpson: the car chase watched by millions on TV ended in the arrest of the NFL Hall-of-Famer suspected of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole, and Ronald Goldman (1994)

Birthdays

• Edward I 1239 - Edward of Carnarvon, King of England from 1307-1327
• John Wesley 1703 - Cleric, Christian theologian
• James Weldon Johnson 1871 - Author, politician, diplomat, critic
• Igor Stravinski (Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky) 1882 - Composer
• Ralph Bellamy 1904 - Actor
• Red Foley (Clyde Julian Foley) 1910 - Singer, musician, television personality
• John Hersey (John Richard Hersey) 1914 - Writer, journalist
• Stringbean (David Akeman) 1915 - Country singer
• Elroy Hirsch 1923 - Football player
• Peter Lupus 1932 - Bodybuilder, actor
• Dickie Doo 1939 - Musician (Dickie Doo and The Don'ts)
• Bobby Bell (Robert "Bobby" Lee Bell, Jr) 1940 - Football player
• Norman Kuhlke 1942 - Musician (The Swinging Blue Jeans)

  
• Steve Clark 1943 - Musician (Def Leppard)
• Newt Gingrich (Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich) 1943 - Politician, historian, author
• Randy Johnson (Randolph Klaus "Randy" Johnson) 1944 - Football player
• Chris Spedding (Peter Robinson) 1944 - Musician
• Barry Manilow 1946 - Musician
• Joe Piscopo (Joseph Charles John "Joe" Piscopo) 1951 - Comedian, actor
• Dave Fortier 1951 - Hockey player
• Mark Linn-Baker 1953 - Actor ("Perfect Strangers"), director
• Bobby Farrelly 1954 - Writer, director
• Jello Biafra 1959 - punk rocker (Dead Kennedys)

  
• Thomas Haden Church 1961 - Actor
• Greg Kinnear 1963 - Actor, television personality
• Dan Jansen 1965 - Speed skater
• Jason Patric 1966 - Actor
• Kevin Thornton 1969 - Musician (Color Me Badd)
• Will Forte 1970 - Actor, comedian ("Saturday Night Live," "MacGruber")
• Venus Williams 1980 - Tennis player