Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

orison \AWR-uh-zuhn\, noun:
  • A prayer.
Orison derives from the Late Latin oratio-, a conjugation of the Latin "plea, oration."
 
facebook wit
  • The intellegent humor that nearly everyone seems to gain when they have a half an hour to contemplate a witty response. It is usually a bad comparison to a person's actually conversational skills since they can sit and contemplate the response for as long as they need.
(Facebook wit conversation)
Susie (7:12): So... supposedly the world is ending on Saturday...
Dan: (7:32): Hell yeah! (pun totally intended ;)
Susie (7:34): You think you'll still be here after the rapture?
Dan: (8:01): Oh, I'm throwing a rapture party! Devil juice and Satan cakes, with the Antichrist spinning!
Susie: (8:04): ROFL!
 
(Real conversation)
Susie (7:12): So... supposedly the world is ending on Saturday...
Dan (7:13): Oh, wow, that's really interesting...
(Crickets chirping)




Holiday
  • Flag Day (US)
History
  • Munich: Benedictine monks founded the Bavarian city on the banks of the Isar River (1158)
  • US Army: was founded to fight the British (1775)
  • Bear Flag Revolt: the California Republic was declared by Sonoma settlers while California was still ruled by Mexico (1846)
  • UNIVAC I: the first commercial computer was dedicated at the US Census Bureau (1951)
  • Pledge of Allegiance: President Eisenhower signed the order inserting the words "under God" (1954)
  • Falkland Islands: military dispute ended as Argentine forces surrendered to the British (1982)
Birthdays
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811
  • Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax 1848
  • Burl Ives 1909
  • Dorothy McGuire 1916
  • Sam Wanamaker 1919
  • Gene Barry 1921
  • Pierre Salinger 1925
  • Don Newcombe 1926 - Baseball player
  • Cy Coleman 1928
  • Che Guevarra 1928 - racist socialist
  • Marla Gibbs 1931 - Actress, producer
  • Jerzy Kosinski 1933
  • Jack Bannon 1940
  • Muff Winwood 1943 - Musician (Spencer Davis Group)
  • Rod Argent 1945 - Musician (The Zombies, Argent)
  • Donald Trump 1946 - US Prez
  • Barry Melton 1947 - Musician (Country Joe and the Fish)
  • Alan White 1949 - Musician (Yes)
  • Eddie Mekka 1952 - Actor ("Laverne and Shirley")
  • Will Patton 1954 - Actor
  • Eric Heiden 1958 - Olympic gold-medal speed skater
  • Boy George (George O'Dowd) 1961 - Singer (Culture Club)
  • Chris DeGarmo 1963 - Musician (Queensryche)
  • Yasmine Bleeth 1968 - Actress ("Baywatch")
  • Steffi Graf 1969 - Tennis player
  • Traylor Howard 1971 - Actress ("Monk," "Two Guys and a Girl")
  • Diablo Cody 1978 - Screenwriter ("Juno")
  • Kevin McHale 1988 - Actor ("Glee") 

 
 Yasmine Bleeth - Fan club album
 
 

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