Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

serry \SER-ee\, verb:
  • To crowd closely together.
Serry is from the Middle Frenceh serré which was the past participle of serrer meaning “to press tightly together.”
Recyclopath, noun:
1) A person who militantly engages in recycling and is so hostile to simply throwing away garbage, it borders on mental illness.
2) Pejorative for an extreme environmentalist
Leigh pees in a bucket and uses it to water and fertilize her garden--what a recyclopath!


History
  • Army-Navy game: football rivalry began at West Point; Navy won 24-0 (1890)
  • South Pole: was flown over for the first time by American explorer Richard E. Byrd and three others (1929)
  • Palestine: the UN voted to divide the region between Jews and Arabs (1947)
  • "I Want to Hold Your Hand": The Beatles released their first No. 1 hit in Great Britain (1963)
  • Warren Commission: was established by US president Lyndon Johnson to investigate JFK's assassination (1963)
  • Pong: Atari announced the release of the early video game (1972)
Birthdays
  • Louisa May Alcott 1832
  • Busby Berkeley 1895
  • C.S. Lewis 1898
  • Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. 1908
  • Madeline L'Engle 1918
  • Vin Scully 1927
  • Diane Ladd 1932
  • John Mayall (Bluesbreakers) 1933
  • Meco Monardo 1939
  • Peter Bergman 1939
  • Chuck Mangione 1940
  • Jody Miller 1941
  • Dennis Doherty (The Mamas & The Papas) 1941
  • Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals) 1944
  • Suzy Chaffee 1946
  • Garry Shandling 1949
  • Barry Goudreau (Boston) 1951
  • Jeff Fahey 1952 - Actor ("Lost") 
  • Joel Coen 1954
  • Howie Mandel 1955
  • Cathy Moriarty 1960
  • Andrew McCarthy 1962
  • Kim Delaney 1964
  • Don Cheadle 1964
  • Neill Barry 1965
  • Wallis Buchanan (Jamiroquai) 1965
  • Martin Carr (Boo Radleys) 1968
  • Jonathan Knight (New Kids on the Block) 1968
  • Howard K. Stern 1968
  • Gena Lee Nolin 1971
  • Anna Faris 1977
  • Krystal Steal (t3h pr0n) 1985

0 comments: