Cockaigne \kah-KAYN\, noun:
- An imaginary land of ease and luxury.
- The philosophy that when you die, your soul goes up on a roof and gets stuck. (George Carlin)
"I don't believe in rencarnation I am a strong Frisbeetarianist."
Trivia
What bird is shown holding a guitar in its claw on Sir Paul McCartney's official coat of arms?
- The mythical liver bird, the official emblem of Liverpool, in recognition of the ex-Beatle’s Liverpool roots.
- United Nations: was founded (1945)
- Ich bin ein Berliner: John F. Kennedy declared "I am a Berliner," emphasizing US support for democracy in West Germany (1963)
- CN Tower: a Toronto landmark, the world's tallest free-standing structure on land, opened to the public (1976)
- Human Genome Project: completion of the first rough map of the human genetic code was announced at the White House (2000)
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1914-1956): athletic champ
- William Lear (1902-1978): developer of the Learjet; aircraft engineer Willy Messerschmitt (1898-1978) shares this birth date
- Dave Grusin (74): pianist and Oscar-winning composer
- Chris Isaak (52): rockabilly singer and sitcom actor; also, actors Peter Lorre (1904-1964), Chris O'Donnell, Matt Letscher and Sean Hayes (all 38) and Jason Schwartzman (28)

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