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Thursday, March 5, 2026

riposte \ri-POHST\, noun: 

1. a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke: a brilliant riposte to an insult.
2. Fencing. a quick thrust given after parrying a lunge. 

verb:

1. to make a riposte.
2. to reply or retaliate.

Riposte comes from the French word of the same spelling which means "a prompt answer."

fappable

• Something that is sexually desirable, or deemed high enough quality that it can be used for masturbation purposes.

Man, that picture is really fappable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

History

• Boston Massacre: five colonists were killed when British troops fired into a rowdy crowd (1770)
• Stars and Bars: first of several Confederate flags was adopted (1861)
• Iron Curtain: phrase was coined by Winston Churchill in a speech in Missouri (1946) 
  Judge Joseph Dredd: the futuristic law man made his first appearance in 2000 A.D. Prog #2 (1977)
• North Korea: held peace talks with South Korea for the first time in 25 years; the representatives met in New York (1997)
• Martha Stewart: businesswoman was convicted of conspiracy and obstruction of justice in the investigation of ImClone insider trading (2004)

 

 

Birthdays

• Gerhardus Mercator 1512 - Flemis mapmaker
• William Oughtred 1574
• William Blackstone 1595 - First settler in Boston
• Antoine Cadillac 1658 - Founder of Detroit, MI
• Lucy Larcom 1824 - Poet
• Elisha Harris 1824
• James Merrit Ives 1824 - Lithographer: Partner of Nathaniel Currier.
• Frank Norris 1870 - Author
• Hector Villa-Lobos 1887
• Emmett J. Culligan 1893 - Water treatment pioneer
• Rex Harrison 1908 - Actor
• James Noble 1922
• James B. Sikking 1934
• Dean Stockwell 1936 - Actor
• Paul Evans 1938
• Fred Williamson 1938
• Tommy Tucker 1939
• Samantha Eggar 1939 - Actress
• Paul Sand 1944 - Actor
• Murray Head 1946
• Michael Warren 1946 - Actor ("Hill Street Blues")
• Eddie Hodges 1947
• Eddy Grant 1948 - Singer
• Eugene Fodor 1950
• Alan Clark 1952 - Musician (Dire Straits)
• Marsha Warfield 1954 - Actress ("Night Court")
• Penn Jillett 1955 - Magician (Penn and Teller)
• Teena Marie 1956 - Singer
• Andy Gibb 1958 - Singer
  

  
  
• Craig Reid 1962 - Musician (The Proclaimers)
• Charlie Reid 1962 - Musician (The Proclaimers)
• Rome 1970
• John Frusciante 1970 - Musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• Kevin Connolly 1974 - Actress ("Entourage")
  Jolene Blalock 1975 - Actress (Star Trek: Enterprise)
• Eva Mendes 1975 - Actress ("Hitch")
• Niki Taylor 1975 - Model
• Paul Konerko 1976 - Baseball player
• Jake Lloyd 1989

   

 

   

  

 

     

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

Gorbach HOFF Wednesday!

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Thought of the day: Today doesn't only have a date, but that date is also a command, March 4th spoken sounds the same as March Forth as in, go there!  

 

ugsome \UHG-suhm\, adjective:

• Scot. and North England. horrid; loathsome.

Ugsome is from the Middle English word ugg meaning "to fear, cause loathing" which is probably rooted in the Old Norse word ugga. 

 

microwave mentality

• Having the attitude that if something can't be done in 5 minutes or less, it's not worth doing.

Someone's mom: "You know, I just hate how our son never gets his chores done."

Someone's dad: "Yeah it's his microwave mentality. He gets it from you."

 

History

• US Constitution: went into effect as the United States Congress met for the first time, in New York City (1789)
• American Automobile Association: the "triple A" club was established; it now has 50 million members (1902)
• New Deal: economic recovery and social welfare plan was outlined by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his inaugural address, in which he told Americans that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself" (1933)
• John Lennon: the douchebag egomaniac hypocrite sparked controversy by saying that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus, possibly during a drug induced haze (1966)

Birthdays

• Prince Henry the Navigator 1394
• Antonio Vivaldi 1678
• Sir Henry Raeburn 1756
• Knute Rockne 1888
• Charles Goren 1901
• Harry Helmsley 1909
• John Garfield 1913
• Carlos Surinach 1915
• Margaret Osborne DuPont 1918
• Joan Greenwood 1921
• Miriam Makeba 1932
• Barbara McNair 1934
• Jim Clark 1936 - Race car driver
• Paula Prentiss 1939 - Actress
• Susan Clark 1944
• Bobby Womack 1944 - Singer
  Gunnar Hansen 1947 - actor Leatherface
• Shakin' Stevens 1948
• Chris Squire 1948 - Musician (Yes)
• Chris Rea 1951 - Musician (Chris Rea Band)
• Kay Lenz 1953
• Emilio Estefan 1953 - Musician (Miami Sound Machine)
• Adrian Zmed 1954
• Catherine O’Hara 1954 - Actress
• Patricia Heaton 1958 - Actress ("Everybody Loves Raymond")
• Mykelti Williamson 1960
• Steven Weber 1961 - Actor ("Wings")
• Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini 1961
• Jason Newsted 1963 - Musician (Metallica)
• Stacy Edwards 1965 - Actress ("Chicago Hope")
• Patrick Hannan 1966 - Musician (The Sundays)
• Evan Dando 1967 - Musician (Lemonheads)
• Patsy Kensit 1968
• Chastity Bono 1969 - Daughter of Sonny and Cher
• Jason Sellers 1971
• Fergal Lawler 1971 - Musician (The Cranberries)
• Whitney Port 1985 - Actress ("The Hills")
• Andrea Bowen 1990 - Actress ("Desperate Housewives")

 

  

  

 

  

Review Tuesday: The Zero Theorem 2013

  

 

The Zero Theorem

2013 

A programmer tries to figure out The Zero Theorum.

My BFF was trying to figure out if there was some movie worth watching. She came up with this movie: The Zero Theorem. 

 

It seemed like a good idea at the time. It was about a reclusive but talented programmer named Qohen Leth (Christoph Walz) employed by Management (Matt Damon) and is tasked to prove THE ZERO THEORUM. 

 

The The Zero Theorem simply means that there is no meaning in the universe. Whatever that happens, basically has no impact in the grand scheme of things. There's a lot of weird scenes, odd discussions, and some fun scenes with a sort of love interest for Qohen named Bainsley (Melanie Thierry). Nearly two hours invested into this movie and it makes no point and has an unsatisfactory ending. 

 

The Zero Theorem is a self-fulfilling prophecy. It was a movie about nothing and a waste of time except for Bainsley's sexy scenes.   

 

  

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

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august \aw-GUHST\, adjective: 

1. venerable; eminent: an august personage.
2. inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama.

August comes from the Latin augustus meaning "venerable, noble." It entered English in the 1660s. 

subprime

• The term originated in the financial services industry to refer to lower-credit-score borrowers. However, thanks to continuous media use, a much broader audience was exposed to it in 2007 during the credit meltdown. Now, it is used to describe anything that is below standard or less than ideal. Similar to subpar.

This restaurant is subprime, let's get out of here!

 

History

• Emancipation of Serfs in Russia: Tsar Alexander II liberated more than 20 million serfs, about one-third of the population (1861)
• Carmen: Georges Bizet's masterpiece opera debuted in Paris; critics panned it (1875)
• "The Star-Spangled Banner": Francis Scott Key's poem became the official US national anthem (1931)
• Sky Tower: observation and telecommunications tower opened in Auckland; at 328 meters (1.076 feet), it is the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere (1997)
• Switzerland: citizens voted to join the United Nations, abandoning nearly 200 years of formal neutrality (2002)

Birthdays

• Alexander Graham Bell 1847
• Shalom Alekhem 1859
• Rupert Brooke 1887
• Matthew Ridgway 1895
• Mayo Methot 1904
• Jean Harlow 1911
  

  
• Robert Whitehead 1916
• Julius Boros 1920
• James Doohan 1920
• Diana Barrymore 1921
• Doc Watson 1923 - Musician, singer
• George Pullman 1831
• Paul Clayton 1933
• Princess Radziwill 1933
• Gia Scala 1934
• Willie Chambers 1938 - Musician (The Chambers Brothers)
• John Thomas 1941
• Mike Pender 1942 - Musician (The Searchers)
• Jance Garfat 1944 - Musician (Dr. Hook)
• George Miller 1945 - Director, producer
• Jennifer Warnes 1947 - Singer
• Dave Mount 1947 - Musician (Mud)
• David Pritchard 1949
• Blue Weaver 1949 - Musician (Amen Corner)
• Tim Kazurinsky 1950 - Actor, director
• Robyn Hitchcock 1953 - Musician
• Dale Bozzio 1955 - Singer (Missing Persons)
• Mianda Richardson 1958 - Actress
• Mary Page Keller 1961
• Herschel Walker 1962
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1962 - Olympic track and field gold medalist
• Tone-Loc 1966
• Brian Leetch 1968 - Hockey player
• John Bingham 1969 - Musician (Fishbone)
• Julia Bowen 1970 - Actress ("Ed", "Boston Legal")
• David Faustino 1974 - Actor ("Married With Children")
• Danny Masterson 1976
• Jessica Biel 1982 - Actress ("7th Heaven")
• Santonio Holmes 1984 - Football player