Wednesday, March 13, 2019

panoptic \pan-OP-tik\, adjective:

1. permitting the viewing of all parts or elements: a panoptic stain used in microscopy; a panoptic aerial photograph of an enemy missile base.
2. considering all parts or elements; all inclusive: a panoptic criticism of modern poetry.

First used in English in the early 1800s, panoptic comes from the Greek panoptos, which literally means "all-seeing."

 

Karaoke Filibuster

• Intentionally choosing an extraordinarily long song to perform at a Karaoke Club or during a Karaoke Party/Night as a means to block others from participating in said Karaoke.

That guy's performance of Meatloaf's "I would do anything for love" was a total karaoke filibuster.

 

Trivia
What catchy new name did the American Family Life Assurance Company adopt in 1992?

• Aflac, which is an acronym of its old name. Founded in 1955, the company became widely known under its new name through TV commercials featuring an “Aflac”-quacking, insurance-hawking duck.

History

• Uranus: seventh planet from the Sun was discovered by William Herschel (1781)
• Andrew Johnson: the 17th POTUS's impeachment trial began in the US Senate (1868)
• Czar Alexander II: was assassinated in St. Petersburg (Gregorian date) (1881)
• Pluto: the discovery of the dwarf planet was announced by Clyde W. Tombaugh (1930)
• Kitty Genovese: was murdered in Queens, New York, while neighbors ignored her screams; this prompted investigation into the bystander effect (1964)
• Phoenix lights: unusual lights of various sorts were seen over Arizona, Nevada and Sonora; among the eyewitnesses was Arizona Governor Fife Symington (1997)

Birthdays

• Joseph Priestley 1733
• Charles Earl Grey 1764
• Lorenzo Delmonico 1813
• Percival Lowell 1855
• Helen Sinclair Glatz 1908
• Sammy Kaye 1910
• L. Ron Hubbard 1911 sci-fi writer who invented Scientology
• William Casey 1913
• Bobby Haggart 1914
• Ina Ray Hutton 1916
• Tessie O'Shea 1918
• Roy Haynes 1926 - Jazz drummer
• Jan Howard 1930 - Country singer
• Peter Breck 1930
• Liz Anderson 1930
• Rosalind Elias 1931 - Opera singer
• Mike Stoller 1933 - Songwriter
• Dick Katz 1934
• Neil Sedaka 1939 - Singer, songwriter
• Robin Duke 1944 - Comedian
• Donald York 1949 - Musician (Sha Na Na)
• William H. Macy 1950 - Actor
• Fred Berry 1951
• Deborah Raffin 1953
• Dana Delany 1956 - Actress ("China Beach")
• Glenne Headly 1957
• Adam Clayton 1960 - Musician (U2)
• Terence Blanchard 1962 - Jazz trumpeter
• Christopher Collet 1968 - Actor
• Tracey Wells 1971 - Actress
• Annabeth Gish 1971 - Actress: X-Files
• Common 1972 - Rapper
• Trent Dilfer 1972 - Football player
• Khujo 1972 - Rapper (Goodie Mob)
• Glenn Lewis 1975 - Singer
• Danny Masterson 1976 - Actor ("That 70's Show")
• Johan Santana 1979 - Baseball player
• Emile Hirsch 1985 - Actor
• Natalie Albino 1986 Singer (Nina Sky)
• Nicole Albino 1986 Singer (Nina Sky)