Tuesday, October 12, 2010

retrograde \RE-truh-greyd\, adjective:

1. Having a backward motion or direction; retiring or retreating.

2. Inverse or reversed, as order.

3. Exhibiting degeneration or deterioration.

Retrograde derives from the Latin retrogradus, "going back."

NBB

• (Nose blow burn) The inevitable chaffing of the nose due to excessive snot blowing and wiping.

Dude, i was fine tuning the trumpet snout, and now i got some straight up nasty NBB  

Trivia

What singer’s backup group is a trio known as the Harlettes?

• Bette Midler’s. Former members of the ever-changing group include Melissa Manchester, Katey Sagal, and Linda Hart.

History

• New World: Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Bahamas (1492)
• Oktoberfest: tradition of beery celebration began with the wedding reception of King Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1810)
• The Pledge of Allegiance: was first recited in US public schools (1892)
• Nikita Krushchev: the Soviet premier made an impact when he pounded his shoe on his desk at a UN General Assembly meeting (1960)
• the day of six billion: the official UN-designated approximate day that the world population hit 6 billion; it was 12 years after the population reached 5 billion (1999)
• USS Cole: suicide bombers on an explosives-laden boat rammed into the American destroyer in Yemen; 17 US sailors died (2000)
• Bali: 202 people died when a terrorist's bomb destroyed a nightclub on the Indonesian island (2002) 

Birthdays

• Samuel Elmer Imes (1883-1941): physicist whose work verified quantum theory
• Dick Gregory (78): comedian and activist
• Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007): famed Italian tenor; musicians Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), Nappy Brown (1929-2008), Sam Moore (75), Chris Botti (48) and Martie Maguire (41) were also born on this date
• Chris Wallace (63): broadcast journalist
• Hugh Jackman (42): stage and screen actor, Wolverine in X-Men; other actors born on this date include Susan Anton (60), Carlos Bernard (48) and Kirk Cameron (40)