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Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Wedesday, October 28, 2026
quotha \ KWOH-thuh \ , interjection;
- Archaic . indeed! (used ironically or contemptuously in quoting another).
Origin: Quotha entered English in the early 1500s from quoth a meaning "quoth he." Quoth , an archaic verb meaning "said," has been used since Middle English was spoken.
Parallel Parkinson's
- An inability to parallel park. Sufferers of this disease may try five and six times to guide their vehicle into an open space before finally giving up, and leaving the automobile 2-3 feet from the curb at an awkward angle.
Her Parallel Parkinson's always seemed to flare up when she found a space in front of a restaurant with a big window full of on-lookers.
History
- Harvard College: Harvard University's oldest school was founded (1636)
- Statue of Liberty: the iconic monument — a gift from France — was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland (1886)
- Prohibition: US Congress passed the Volstead Act, overriding president Woodrow Wilson's veto; manufacture, sale or transport of alcoholic beverages were banned (1919)
- Benito Mussolini: the Fascist leader took control of Italy's government (1922)
- Nostra Ætate: the Second Vatican Council under Pope Paul VI absolved the Jews of collective guilt for the crucifixion of Jesus (1965)
- Prospero: the first and only satellite launched from a British rocket went into low Earth orbit (1971)
Birthdays
- Desiderius Erasmus 1467
- Georges Escoffier 1846
- Elsa Lanchester 1902
- Edith Head 1907
- Jonas Salk 1914
- Bowie Kuhn 1926
- Cleo Laine 1927
- Dody Goodman 1929
- Joan Plowright 1929
- Bruce Morton 1930
- Suzy Parker 1933
- Jim Beatty 1934
- Charlie Daniels 1936
- Marcian E. (Ted) Hoff 1937
- Jane Alexander 1939
- Curtis Lee 1941
- Hank Marvin (Shadows) 1941
- Dennis Franz 1944
- Wayne Fontana 1945
- Telma Hopkins 1948
- Rick Reynolds (Black Oak Arkansas) 1948
- Bruce Jenner 1949
Annie Potts 1952- Bill H. Gates 1955
- Stephen Morris (New Order) 1957
- Ron Hemby (The Buffalo Club) 1958
- William Reid (The Jesus & Mary Jane) 1958
- Neville Henry (Blow Monkeys) 1959
- Daphne Zuniga 1962
- Lauren Holly 1963
- Eros Ramazzotti 1963
- Paul Wylie 1964
- Jami Gertz 1965
- Andy Richter 1966
- Julia Roberts 1967
Caitlin Cary 1968- Ben Harper 1969
- Jeremy Davies 1969
- Roger P. 1972 - the Bax0-brother
- Brad Paisley 1972
- Terrell Davis 1972
- Joaquin Phoenix 1974
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Review Tuesday: The Void (2016)
The Void
(2016)
Cultists attempt to bring an undescribable horror into the world.
One night my BFF suggested seeing THE VOID. This movie is well documented as classic cosmic horror, so I was more than willing to give it a shot.
A cop, Daniel Carter (Aaron Poole), discovered a man near death and rushed him to a small local hospital for treatment. What that cop didn't know was that two men were hunting him down for unknown reasons and his companion is killed in a grotesque manner.
This movie is a WILD ride. It's exactly what you would expect from genuine Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror. Weird stuff just continues to happen, but there's a reason for it all. And it all builds to... something terrible.
Really, this is quite a well made horror film in the tradition of HP Lovecraft. Cultists. Reanimating the dead. Vile creatures. People losing their minds. Gateways to other dimensions. It's all in there, and it is all well-written and makes sense. This is a movie I have meant to see for quite a while and I am happy that I finally did!
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
higgledy-piggledy \ HIG-uhl-dee-PIG-uhl-dee \ , adverb;
- in a jumbled, confused, or disorderly manner; helter-skelter.
adjective:
- confused; jumbled.
Presponse
- To respond to a question before it is finished, often confusing the asker.
Wendy: So are you avail-
Jimmy: No. (Presponse)
Wendy: -ible Monday?
(silence)
Wendy: Are you?
History
Birthdays
- Philadelphia: the City of Brotherly Love was founded (1682)
- Federalist Papers: the first of a series of essays was published, calling for the ratification of the US Constitution; the essays were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay (1787)
- IRT: New York City's first rapid transit subway opened (1904) [Pictured below: The City’s mayor, George McClellan, opens the world-renowned New York City subway system. He actually drove the first passengers, charging them 5¢ to ride a line that, back then, only covered 9.1 miles of track with 28 stations. How things changed…]
- nylon: chemical company DuPont announced the name of its new synthetic fiber (1938)
- Wall Street crash: trading was halted for a cooling-off period after the Dow fell more than 500 points (1997)
- James Cook 1728
- Nicola Paganini 1782
- Theodore Roosevelt (U.S.) 1858
- Emily Post 1872
- Leif Erickson 1911
- Dylan Thomas 1914
- Teresa Wright 1918
- Nanette Fabray 1920
- Ralph Kiner (MLB) 1922
- Roy Lichtenstein 1923
- Ruby Dee 1924
- Floyd Cramer 1933
- John Cleese 1939
- Lara Parker 1942
- Lee (Melvin) Greenwood 1942
- Carrie Snodgress 1946
- Terry Anderson 1947
- Jack Daniels (Highway 101) 1949
- Garry Tallent (E Street Band) 1949
- Fran Lebowitz 1950
- Jayne Kennedy-Overton 1951
- Roberto Benigni 1952
- Peter Firth 1953
- Robert Picardo 1953
- Simon LeBon (Duran Duran) 1958
- Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots) 1967
- Sean Holland 1968
- Sheeri Rappaport 1977
- Kelly Osbourne 1984
Monday, October 26, 2026
Monday, October 26, 2026
ablactate \ ab-LAK-teyt \ , verb;
- to wean.
Origin: Ablactate entered English in the 1700s and combines the Latin prefix ab- meaning "from" or "away," and lac meaning "milk."
Dank
or...
That borritos was the dankness
Dank
- Also an expression frequently used by stoners and hippies for something of high quality.
or...
That borritos was the dankness
History
- Erie Canal: 160-mile (257 km.) waterway opened, offering a route from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River (1825)
- Gunfight at the OK Corral: a legendary Wild West shootout in Tombstone, Arizona, killed three, wounded three, inspired movies; it did not actually take place in the corral (1881)
- Baby Fae: neonatal infant was given a baboon's heart by transplant surgeon Dr. Leonard L. Bailey in Loma Linda, California; she lived for 21 days (1984)
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: ISIS leader was killed in Syria (2019)
- Domenico Scarlatti 1685 - Composer
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom 1803 - Architect, inventor (the hansom cab)
- C.W. (Charles William) Post 1854 - Founder of Post cereals and products (Grape Nuts)
- Abby (Greene Aldrich) Rockefeller 1874 - Philanthropist: cofounder of New York Museum of Modern Art
- H.B. (Henry Byron) Warner 1876 - Actor (It’s a Wonderful Life, Lost Horizon, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Ten Commandments)
- Napoleon Hill 1883 - Writer (Think and Grow Rich)
- John S. (Shively) Knight 1894 - Reporter, editor, publisher (Knight-Ridder newspaper)
- Jack Sharkey 1902 - Boxer
- Primo Carnera 1906 - Boxer
- Mahalia Jackson 1911 - Singer
- Charlie Barnett 1913 - Musician (saxophone), bandleader
Jackie Coogan (John Leslie Coogan, Jr.) 1914 - Actor (The Kid)- Francois Mitterand 1916 - President of France (1981-1995)
- Neal Matthews 1929 - Musician (Jordanaires)
- John Arden 1930
- Rodney "Hot Rod" Hundley 1934 - Basketball player, sportscaster
- Bob Hoskins 1942 - Actor (Hook, Brazil, Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
- Michael Piano 1944 - Singer (The Sandpipers)
- Ivan Reitman 1946
- Keith Hopwood 1946 - Singer, musician (Herman's Hermits)
- Pat Sajak 1947 - TV host (Wheel of Fortune, The Pat Sajack Show)
Hillary Rodham Clinton 1947 - cunt.- Jaclyn Smith 1947 - Actress (Charlie’s Angels, The Bourne Identity)
- Toby (Colbert Dale) Harrah 1948 - Baseball player
- Steve (Stephen Douglas) Rogers 1949 - Baseball player
- Mike (Dudley Michael) Hargrove 1949 - Baseball player, manager
- Chuck Foreman 1950 - Football player
- Bootsy Collins 1951
- Steve (Steven Robert) Ontiveros 1951 - Baseball player
- Maggie Roche 1951 - Musician (The Roches)
- Keith Strickland 1953 - Musician (B-52's)
- Lauren Tewes 1954 - Actress (The Love Boat, Magic Kid, The China Lake Murders)
- D.W. Moffett 1954
- Rita Wilson 1958 - Actress (Sleepless in Seattle, Mixed Nuts, Runaway Bride)
- Cary Elwes 1962 - Actor (Twister, Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, Robin Hood: Men in Tights)
- Dylan McDermott 1962 - Actor (Twister, Steel Magnolias)
- Marla Maples 1963
- Natalie Merchant 1963 - Musician (10,000 Maniacs)
- Thomas Cavanagh 1968 - Actor (TV: Ed)Seth MacFarlane 1973 (Family Guy, Ted)
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