Saturday, December 7, 2019

omnium-gatherum \om-nee-uhm-GATH-er-uhm\, noun:

• a miscellaneous collection.

Omnium-gatherum comes from the Latin roots omnium meaning "of all" and the pseudo-Latin word gatherum meaning "a gathering."

 

Overcupensating

• When you get a larger beer/drink than what you need, or perhaps even want. The bigger the drink, the cooler the guy/girl... That's the mentality that leads to overcupensating.

Freddie had to go one step further, a 20oz draft of Crap Lite wasn't enough.... He got the 28oz. He's definitely overcupensating.

 

Trivia
What nation was the third to send a man into space?

• China, in 2003. Its manned spacecraft, launched into orbit from the Gobi Desert, was named Shenzhou 5, or Divine Vessel 5.

Holiday

• Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: a day to commemorate when Japan launched an unprovoked cowardly sneak-attack on a sleeping American Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, drawing the US into WWII (1941)

  

History

• Delaware: the First State ratified the US Constitution and was admitted to the Union (1787)
• New York Philharmonic: America's oldest symphony orchestra debuted; they played Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (1842)
• "The Blue Marble": famous photograph was taken by the crew of the Apollo 17 as NASA's last moon mission flew away from Cape Canaveral (1972)

Birthdays

• Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini 1598
• Willa Cather 1873
• Eli Wallach 1915
• Ted Knight 1923
• Bent Frabric 1924
• Bobby Osborne 1931
• Ellen Burstyn 1932
• Carole Simpson 1940
• Harry Chapin 1942
• Johnny Bench (MLB) 1947
• Gary Morris 1948
• Tom Waits 1949
  
• Larry Bird (NBA) 1956
• Priscilla Barnes 1956
• Edd Hall 1958
• Tim Butler (Psychedelic Furs) 1958
• C. Thomas Howell 1966
• Nicole Appleton (All Saints) 1975 
• Orli Shoshan 1976 (Shaak Ti from the Star Wars prequels)
• Sara Beth Bareilles 1979 - Singer
• Jennifer Carpenter 1979
• Emily Browning 1988 
  

 

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

  

FYI: Tire speed, treadwear, and traction ratings

Speed Ratings

Q = 100 mph max
R = 106
S = 112 
T = 118
U = 124
H = 130
V = 149
Z = 149+

Speed Rating Myths 

1. The higher the speed rating the softer the tread compound.
2. A lower speed rated will always wear better than that of a higher speed rated tire.
3. The higher the speed rating the better the performance.
4. The lower speed rating will always give the best ride quality. 

Speed rating is based only on the maximum speed a tire (not a vehicle) is capable of sustaining in optimum road conditions.

Tire Traction Rating

• Tire Ratings - Traction grades Traction grades are an indication of a tire's ability to stop on wet pavement. A higher graded tire should allow a car to stop on wet roads in a shorter distance than a tire with a lower grade. Traction is graded from highest to lowest as "AA", "A", "B", and "C".

Treadwear Rating

• The higher the rating, the more miles they are rated for use over. A "440" tire will be good for many more miles than a "260."

Because why not?

Just one pic of

Gisele Bundchen

Saturday, December 6, 2025

irredentist \ir-i-DEN-tist\, noun:

1. a member of a party in any country advocating the acquisition of some region included in another country by reason of cultural, historical, ethnic, racial, or other ties.(usually initial capital letter) 
2. a member of an Italian association that became prominent in 1878, advocating the redemption, or the incorporation into Italy, of certain neighboring regions (Italia irredenta) having a primarily Italian population.

adjective:

1. pertaining to or supporting such a party or its doctrine.

Irredentist entered English in the late 1800s from the Italian word irredent which literally meant "unredeemed" but more importantly referred to an adherent of a specific political party.

 

 

Cheerleader effect 

• It's when you see a group of girls or guys and they look hot, but when you see each person individually they are NOT, that an effect, when they are in groups they look hot.

I wish I was like those girls
What!, honey that the cheerleader effect, if you see them individually you will realize they are dorks and ugly bimbos.

sexting, v: 

• the act of text messaging someone in the hopes of having a sexual encounter with them later; initially casual, transitioning into highly suggestive and even sexually explicit; may contain pics.
• In a sentence: "He keeps sexting me saying how hard he is and how much he wants to tap my ass," Cindy said massaging her breasts unconsciously.

 

Sexting in action:
Nancy: "Wut do u want?"
Bob: "Cum over to my place now."
Nancy: "Is NE1 else there?"
Bob: "No. I need to c u."
Nancy: "K. Will b there soon."

 

 

Trivia

What U.S. city has more bridges than any other city in the world?

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with 446.

History

• Encyclopædia Britannica: first "number," or pamphlet, was offered for sale in Edinburgh for sixpence (1768)
• Halifax: a French munitions vessel exploded, killing about 1,800 people, injuring some 9,000 more (one-fifth of the population), and destroying the northern part of Nova Scotia's capital (1917)
• Irish Free State: precursor to today's Republic of Ireland was formed (1922)
• Ulysses: a United States judge ruled that James Joyce's novel, in which characters correspond to Homeric figures, was not obscene (1933)
• Mars Global Surveyor: NASA released pictures of the red planet that seemed to show the recent presence of water (2006)

Birthdays

• Henry VI (England) 1421
  
  
• William S. Hart 1870
• Alfred Joyce Kilmer 1886
• Osbert Sitwell 1892
• Ira Gershwin 1896
• Alfred Eisenstadt 1898
• Agnes Moorehead 1906
• Dave Brubeck 1920
• Wally Cox 1924
• David Ossman 1936
• Helen Cornelius 1941
• Len Barry 1942
• Jonathan King 1944
• James Naughton 1945
• Tom Hulce 1953
• Kin Shriner 1953
• Wil Shriner 1953
• JoBeth Williams 1953
• Miles Chapin 1954
• Chris Stamey (dB's) 1954
• Tish Hinojosa 1955
• Steven Wright 1955
• Rick Buckler (The Jam) 1955
• Bill Lloyd (Foster and Lloyd) 1955
• Randy Rhoads 1956
• Peter Buck (R.E.M.) 1956
• Janine Turner 1962
• Ben Watt (Everything But The Girl) 1962
• Ulf Ekberg (Ace of Base) 1970
• Ryan White 1971
• Lindsay Price 1976 (actress)

  

  

 

  

WTF Friday: Emma Watson was NOT happy for some reason...

I tried to get Emma's autograph.

She wasn't happy about it.

Friday, December 5, 2025

commix \kuh-MIKS\, verb:

• to mix together; blend.

Commix is a backformation of commixt which was a combination of com- meaning "together" and the variant stem mix.

 
go duck yourself

• When you try to type "Go fuck yourself", but you auto correct turned it to that. Also can happen if you have large thumbs, and you type "go fuck yourself"

"Fuck you"
"Go duck yourself"

Holiday

• Krampusnacht

 

History

• Phi Beta Kappa: oldest collegiate honors society was founded as a secret club at the College of William and Mary (1776)
• Gold Rush: President James Polk confirmed that gold had been found in California and triggered the mass move West (1848)
• Prohibition: the 21st Amendment was passed, repealing the 18th Amendment and ending the ban on alcoholic beverages in the US (1933)
• Bermuda Triangle: US Navy squadron disappeared in the mysterious area, as did aircraft sent to search for it (1945)
• AFL-CIO: George Meany led the newly formed federation of labor unions (1955)
• "irrational exuberance": former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned that the market might be dangerously overvalued (1996)

Birthdays

• Martin Van Buren (U.S.) 1782
  
• Christina Georgina Rossetti 1830
• George Armstrong Custer 1839
• Walt Elias Disney 1901 - Disney movies, music and books
• Otto Preminger 1906
• Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman) 1932
• Joan Didion 1934
• Calvin Trillin 1935
• J.J. Cale 1938
• Jeroen Krabbe 1944
• Jose Carreras 1947
• Jim Messina 1947 - Musician (Buffalo Springfield)
• Morgan Brittany 1951
• Brian Backer 1956
• Jack Russell 1960 - Musician (Great White)
• Ty England 1963
• Carrie Hamilton 1963
• John Rzeznick 1965 - Musician (The Goo Goo Dolls)
• Gary Allan 1967
• Margaret Cho 1968
• Amy Acker 1976
• Jessica Pare 1980
• Amara Zaragoza aka Tamara Feldman 1980
  
• Frankie Muniz 1985
• Ross Bagley 1988

 

  

 

  

Turtle Thursday: Har Har

Thursday, November 4, 2025

antitype \AN-ti-tahyp\, noun:

• something that is foreshadowed by a type or symbol, as a New Testament event prefigured in the Old Testament.

Antitype comes from the Late Greek word antítypos which meant "the impression left by a die."

 

sleep tattoos, N. 

• The markings on the body from sleeping for an extended period of time, caused by blankets, clothing, or any other thing one would sleep on. Commonly found on the chest, face, and arms.

Person 1: I just had the best nap of my life

Person 2: whats that all over your chest?
Person 1: oh those are just some sleep tattoos from my blanket.

 

Trivia
How long are loggerhead turtles able to hold their breath underwater?

• More than 10 hours, a feat not matched by any other marine vertebrate.
  

History

• Chicago: was founded with a mission established by French priest Jacques Marquette on the shore of Lake Michigan (1674)
• suttee: the Hindu practice of a widow's self-immolation on her husband's funeral pyre was outlawed by the British in India (1829)
• Mary Celeste: the ship was discovered heading toward the Strait of Gibraltar, sound if somewhat wet, but all its crew and passengers were missing and have never been found (1872)
• The Los Angeles Times: began publication; it is now the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in the US (1881)

Birthdays

• Wassily Kandinsky 1866
• Francisco Franco 1892
• Deanna Durbin 1921
• Wink Martindale 1934
• Max Baer Jr. 1937
• John Cale 1940
• Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon 1940
• Chris Hillman 1942
• Bob Mosley 1942 - Musician (Moby Grape)
• Chris Hillman 1942 - Musician (Flying Burrito Brothers, Byrds)
• Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) 1944
• Southside Johnny Lyon 1948
• Jeff Bridges 1949
• Patricia Wettig 1951
• Gary Rossington 1951 - Musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• Anthony "Tony" Todd - Actor (The Crow)

• Cassandra Wilson 1955
• Brian Prout 1955 - Musician (Diamond Rio)
• Bob Griffin 1959 - Musician (The BoDeans)
• Vinnie Dombroski 1962 - Muscian (Sponge)
• Jozef Sabovcik 1963
• Marisa Tomei 1964 - Actress
• Chelsea Noble 1964
• Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) 1969 - Rapper
• Tyra Banks 1973
• Lila McCann 1981
• Orlando Brown 1987