Saturday, November 9, 2024

canonize \KAN-uh-nahyz\, verb:

1. To glorify and honor.

2. Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.

3. To consider or treat as sacrosanct or holy.

The original meaning of canonize is "to place someone in the canon or calendar of saints." Canon relates to the Greek kannon, "a measuring rod."

 

vote for pedro

• Reference to the cult classic movie "Napoleon Dynamite". Pedro, a quiet Mexican immigrant kid, is running for high school student body president. As part of his campaign, he distributes T-shits with "Vote for Pedro" printed across the front.

Vote for Pedro, and all your wildest dreams will come true.

 

Trivia

When it comes to Wall Street slang, what is the meaning of the acronym KIPPERS?

• Kids in Parents’ Pockets Eroding Retirement Savings. It refers to adult working-age children who’ve finished school and are living at home with and off their parents.

History

• Kristallnacht: Jews were beaten and killed by Nazis, and their homes and shops destroyed, during "the night of the broken glass" (1938)
• Rolling Stone: music and pop culture magazine published its first issue (1967)
• Berlin Wall: East Germany allowed free travel across its border to West Germany for the first time in 28 years (1989)

Birthdays

• Elijah Lovejoy 1802
• Marie Dressler 1868
• Ed Wynn 1886
• Claude Rains 1889
• Clifton Webb 1891
• Hedy Lamarr 1913 (actress, inventor)
  
• Spiro T. Agnew 1918
• Dorothy Dandridge 1922
• Robert Frank 1924
• Charlie Jones 1930
• Carl Sagan 1934
• Bob Gibson 1935
• Mary Travers (Peter, Paul & Mary) 1936
• Tom Fogerty (Creedance Clearwater Revival) 1941
• Tom Weiskopf 1942
• Billie August 1948
• Alan Gratzer (REO Speedwagon) 1948
• Dennis Stratton 1954 - Musican (Iron Maiden, Lionheart)
• Lou Ferrigno 1951
• Ike Owensby (Twice) 1968
• Mike Owensby (Twice) 1968
• Scarface (Geto Boys) 1969
• Pepa (Sandy Denton of Salt-N-Pepa) 1969
• Susan Tedeschi 1970
• Nick Lachey (98 Degrees) 1973
• Sisqo (Dru Hill) 1978
• Scottie Thompson 1981