Sunday, June 28, 2026

soothsay \ SOOTH-sey \ , verb; 

• to foretell events; predict.

Origin: Soothsay is a back formation of the word soothsayer , which means “a person who can foretell future events.” The term sooth meaning “truth” has been in English since before 900.

trimmigrants

• Trimmigrants are people who come into an area in search of marijuana harvest jobs.

A cannabis windfall this season has trimmigrants flocking into California and Nevada in search of marijuana harvest jobs.

History

• Ned Kelly: Australian bushranger was captured at Glenrowan; he was later hanged for murder (1880)
• Franz Ferdinand: archduke and heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated, along with his wife, in Sarajevo by a Serbian; the event precipitated WWI (1914)
• Treaty of Versailles: was signed, ending WWI (1919)
• Stonewall riots: patrons of a Greenwich Village bar resisted a police raid, sparking the gay pride movement (1969)
• Mike Tyson: boxer bit Evander Holyfield's ear during a heavyweight title fight; he lost the match and gained a 16-month suspension (1997)
• Elian González: was returned to his father in Cuba (2000)
• Slobodan Milosevic: former Yugoslavian leader was turned over to the UN war crimes tribunal (2001)
• Iraqi Interim Government: took power after US handover (2004)

Birthdays

• Henry VIII 1491 - King of England from April 21, 1509 until his death, known for his six marriages and his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church
• Peter Rubens 1577
• John Wesley 1703
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712
• Alexis Carrel 1873
• Clara Maass 1876
• John Dillinger 1902
• Richard Rodgers 1902
• Ashley Montague 1905
• Maria Goeppert Mayer 1906
• Eric Ambler 1909
• Peter Candoli 1923
• George Morgan 1925
• Mel Brooks 1926 - Writer, director, actor
• Pat Morita 1932
• Cathy Carr 1936
• George Knudson 1937
• John Byner 1937 - Comedian, impressionist
• David Knights 1945 - Musician (Procol Harum)
• Gilda Radner 1946
• Bruce Davison 1946
• Kathy Bates 1948 - Actress
• Alice Krige 1955
• John Elway 1960 - Football player
• Tony Mercedes 1962
• Jessica Hecht 1965 - Actress
• John Cusack 1966 - Actor
• Mary Stuart Masterson 1966 - Actress
• Gil Bellows 1967 - Actor ("Ally McBeal")
• Jimmy Sommers 1969
• Danielle Brisebois 1969
• Ray Slijngaard 1971 - Musician (2 unlimited)
• Kellie Pickler 1986 - Country singer ("American Idol")

  Alisa "Rocksy Light" Bishop 1992 - Cosplay
  

  

 

  

Spellin'

SPELLIN' WORDS

 

Marcus is a 20 year-old 10th grader. This is his homework assignment. He must use each vocabulary word in a sentence.

1. Hotel - I gave my girlfriend crabs, and the ho tel everybody.
2. Dictate - My girlfriend say my dictate good.
3. Rectum - I had two Cadillac's, but my bitch rectum both.
4. Disappointment - My parole officer tol' me if I miss disappointment they gonna send me back to the joint.
5. Penis - I went to the doctors and he handed me a cup and said penis.
6. Israel - Tito try to sell me a Rolex. I say, "Man, it look fake." He say, "Bullshit, that watch israel."
7. Undermine - There's a fine lookin' ho living in the apartment undermine.
8. Fortify - I axed this ho on da street, "How much?" she say "fortify."

Saturday June 27, 2026

tarantism \ TAR-uhn-tiz-uhm \ , noun; 

• a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula. Also, tarentism. 

Origin: Tarantism comes from Taranto , the name of a seaport city in Italy where the spiders once thought to cause tarantism were frequently found. The tarantula spider is also named for this town.

 

I'm out of practice

• An expression used to explain why you can't do something that requires being in shape. Pretty much just saying that you're out of shape, just not wanting to seem fat.

"I'll race you!"

"Nah, I'm out of practice!"

"fat ass"

History

• Joseph Smith: the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was killed by an anti-Mormon mob in Illinois (1844)
• Joshua Slocum: Canadian adventurer landed at Newport, Rhode Island, becoming the first to circumnavigate the world on his own (1898)
• Newbery Medal: was first awarded, to Hendrik Willem van Loon for The Story of Mankind (1922)
• paintball: the first game was played, in New Hampshire (1981)
• US National Do Not Call Registry: opened for business; almost ¾ of a million phone numbers were signed up on its first day in a stand against unwanted telemarketing (2003)

Birthdays

• Louis XII (France) 1462
• Charles XII (Sweden) 1682
• Charles Stewart Parnell 1846
• Mildred J. Hill 1859

  
• Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872
• Helen Keller 1880
• John McIntire (actor) 1907
• Audrey Christie 1911
• Willie Mosconi 1913
• Ben Homer 1917
• I.A.L. Diamond 1920
• Elmo Hope 1923
• Rosalie Allen 1924
• Jerome ‘Doc’ Pomus 1925
• Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan 1927
• H. Ross Perot 1930
• Charles Bronfman 1931
• Anna Moffo 1934
• Shirley Anne Field 1938
• Sandra Smith 1940
• Frank Mills 1942
• Bruce Johnston (The Beach Boys) 1944
• Norma Kamili 1945
• Julia Duffy 1951
• Isabelle Adjani 1955
• Lorrie Morgan 1959
• Brian Dillinger 1960
  J. J. Abrams 1966
• Tobey Maguire 1975
• Leigh Nash (Sixpence None the Richer) 1976
• Madylin Sweeten 1991
  Chandler Riggs (TWD) 1999 

  

  

 

  

Rock-Out Ring-Finger!

I remember the first time I heard this, oh, so long ago. Loved it then. Love it now. Haunting.

Nine Inch Nails

Ringfinger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUF9Dul5nAY&feature=related

Well you've got me working so hard lately.

Working my hands until they bleed.

If I was twice the man I could be.

I'd still be half of what you need

Still you lead me and I follow

Anything you ask you know I'll do.

But this one act of consecration is what I ask of you

[Chorus:]

Ringfinger.

Promise carved in stone.

Deeper than the sea.

Ringfinger.

Sever flesh and bone

And offer it to me.

You just left me nailed here.

Hanging like Jesus on the cross.

I'll be dying for your sins.

And aiding to the cause.

[Chorus]

Wrap my eyes in bandages.

Confessions I see through.

I get everything I want.

When I get part of you.

[Chorus]

Ringfinger.

Promise carved in stone.

Deeper than the sea.

Ringfinger.

Devil's flesh and bone

Do something for me.

Have a nice weekend!

Friday, June 26, 2026

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