Wednesday, August 30, 2023

parergon \pa-RUR-gon\, noun:

1. Work undertaken in addition to one's principal work.
2. Something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.

Parergon consists of a combination of Greek roots, para- meaning "beyond, and ergo meaning "work, labor."

 

poo pride

• High esteem obtained through the sight of the length, girth, or quantity of one's poo. Poo Pride is often left unmentioned, unless one takes a photo, or pulls someone over to look into the toilet bowl to gaze upon the glory of the recently-dumped poo.

"Rate My Poo takes Poo Pride to new heights. Or is that lows?" --MonkeyFilter

dat ass (_(_) 

• A positive vernacular expression used when one sees the buttocks of another, ((usually in a pic posted on an internet board)) Expressing delight and a possible suggestion of sexual interest.

 Oh lawd.. dat ass

History

• Melbourne: Australian city named for British prime minister Lord Melbourne was founded (1835)
• Second Battle of Bull Run: in the US Civil War, the Confederates achieved a victory over Union forces (1862)
• hotline: a direct link between the Kremlin and the White House went into operation to reduce the chances of an accidental war (1963)
• Thurgood Marshall: was confirmed as the first black US Supreme Court justice (1967)
• The Late Show with David Letterman: late-night talk show premiered on CBS (1993)

Birthdays

• Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1797
• Emily Bronte 1818
• Maria Montessori 1870
• Dr. Claire Straith 1891
• Huey P. Long 1893
• Raymond Massey 1896
• Roy Wilkins 1901
• Shirley Booth 1907
• Fred MacMurray 1908
• John Gunther 1901
• Joan Blondell 1912
• Julie Bishop 1914
• Ted Williams 1918
• Kitty Wells (Muriel Deason) 1919
• Regina Resnik 1922
• Robert H. Rines 1922
• Geoffrey Beene 1927
• Bill Daily 1928
• John Phillips (Mamas and the Papas) 1935
• Elizabeth Ashley 1939
• Ben Jones 1941
• John McNally (The Searchers) 1941
• Robert Crumb 1943
• Jean-Claude Killy 1943
• Peggy Lipton 1947
• Jon Paul Kolb 1947
• Mick Moody (Whitesnake) 1950
• Timothy Bottoms 1951
• David Paymer 1954
• Michael Chiklis 1963
• Michael Michele 1966
• Sherrie Austin 1971
• Cameron Diaz 1972
• Lisa Ling 1973
• Aaron Barrett (Reel Big Fish) 1980