Thursday, November 10, 2011

pansophy \PAN-suh-fee\, noun:

• Universal wisdom or knowledge.

From the Greek, pansophy is comprised of the root words pan meaning “all” and sophy meaning “wisdom.”

Buddy Whoring

• People who randomnly collect "friends" on Facebook or other social sites in which they have no idea who the hell they are.

Jay is buddy whoring again. He has requested all of my friends that he doesn't even know!

Trivia

What bicycle-obsessed comedian admits to having as many as 60 two-wheelers in his garage?

• Robin Williams.

History

• BAXOJAYZ-CENTRICITY was created (2004)
• David Livingstone: the missing missionary was located in Ujiji by journalist/explorer Henry Stanley, who then uttered the famous comment, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" (1871)
• Knute Rockne: the college football coach delivered his famous "Win one for the Gipper" speech, after which his Notre Dame team defeated Army (1928)
• Iwo Jima Memorial: the Marine Corps War Memorial was dedicated in Rosslyn, Virginia (1954)
• Sesame Street: the Muppets-based series from the Sesame Workshop premiered (1969)
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial: opened to visitors in Washington, DC (1982)

Birthdays

• Martin Luther (1483-1546): theologian who started the Reformation
• Bobby Rush (71): rhythm and blues singer/songwriter; also, musicians Donna Fargo (66), Greg Lake (64), Warren G (41), Eve (33), Chris Joannou (32) and Miranda Lambert (28)
• Tim Rice (66): lyricist of Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King; film composer Ennio Morricone (83) also celebrates his birthday today
• Neil Gaiman (51): fantasy and sci-fi writer; authors Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774), Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931) and J. P. Marquand (1893-1960) share this birth date
• Ellen Pompeo (42): Meredith Grey in Grey's Anatomy; also, actors Claude Rains (1889-1967), Richard Burton (1925-1984), Russell Johnson (87), Roy Scheider (1932-2008), Russell Means (72), Ann Reinking (62), Jack Scalia (60), Matt Craven and Sinbad (both 54), Mackenzie Phillips (52), Tracy Morgan (43), Brittany Murphy (1977-2009), Heather Matarazzo (29) and Josh Peck (25)
• Kyla Cole (34) adult model, t3h pr0n

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