Monday, June 22, 2009

copse \KOPS\, noun:

• A thicket or grove of small trees.

Copse derives from Old French copeiz, "a thicket for cutting," from coper, couper, "to cut." It is related to coupon, at root "the part that is cut off."

keep it bowlin'

• According to Creed from "The Office", "Everyone likes bowling, so this is a phrase for when you want to tell someone to stay positive. For example, if someone tells you they lost their job, you can just tell them to keep it bowlin’ and that’ll cheer them up."

Hey, keep it bowlin', buddy.
Trivia
How did German chocolate get its name?

• From Sam German, the man who developed the sweet baking chocolate in 1852 while working for the Baker’s Chocolate Company.

Today in History:

• Henry Hudson: English explorer was set adrift with his son and several others by the mutinous crew of his ship; the castaways perished (1611)
• Galileo Galilei: was compelled by the Church to recant his heliocentric view of the universe (1633)
• G.I. Bill of Rights: law that helped veterans go to college was signed by FDR (1944)
• Charon: largest moon of Pluto was discovered (1978)

Today's Birthdays:

• Gower Champion (1921-1980): choreographer and director; choreographer Katherine Dunham (1909-2006) and theatrical producer/director Joseph Papp (1921-1991) shared this birth date
• Brit Hume (66): broadcast journalist
• Cyndi Lauper (56): singer, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
• Dan Brown (45): author of Angels and Demons; writers Julian Huxley (1887-1975), Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970), Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001) and Octavia Butler (1947-2006) were all born on this date
• Donald Faison (35): Dr. Chris Turk on Scrubs; also, actors Ralph Waite (81), Kris Kristofferson (73), Lindsay Wagner (60), Bruce Campbell (51), Tracy Pollan (49), Amy Brenneman (45), Mary Lynn Rajskub (38) and Jai Rodriguez (30)