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
- 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)
- 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")
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