Friday, June 28, 2019

codger \KOJ-er\, noun:

• an eccentric man, especially one who is old.

Codger is likely related to the word cadge meaning "to beg." Its etymology is uncertain.

 

Comment-Message

• When someone types what should have been a message or email in a comment on a public board (example: facebook).

(Status)Nate: Just added my photos of the ski trip!

(Comment)Sarah: Cool pics! Wish I could have gone!

(Comment)James: Hey Kevin! I haven't talked to you in awhile but it looks like you are having fun. I saw the pictures of your ski trip just now. Which resort did you end up going to? I remember the last time we went skiing and got fking drunk off of that Peach 20/20! What a blast. Good times, good times. Hey what are you doing this weekend? My girlfriend is going to be in town for the week, and wants to know if the three of us can go out to eat maybe? If you can, how about Friday sometime around 6:30-ish? Just let me know. Hey are you still going out with that Sarah chick? What a b%$ch! Don't invite her to come along this time k? Well I gotta to feed dog I'll catch you later. =P

(Comment)Sarah: WTF?! Don't Comment-Message if you are going to be a dick!

History

• Ned Kelly: Australian bushranger was captured at Glenrowan; he was later hanged for murder (1880)
• Franz Ferdinand: archduke and heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated, along with his wife, in Sarajevo by a Serbian; the event precipitated WWI (1914)
• Treaty of Versailles: was signed, ending WWI (1919)
• Stonewall riots: patrons of a Greenwich Village bar resisted a police raid, sparking the gay pride movement (1969)
• Mike Tyson: boxer bit Evander Holyfield's ear during a heavyweight title fight; he lost the match and gained a 16-month suspension (1997)
• Elian González: was returned to his father in Cuba (2000)
• Slobodan Milosevic: former Yugoslavian leader was turned over to the UN war crimes tribunal (2001)
• Iraqi Interim Government: took power after US handover (2004)

Birthdays

• Henry VIII 1491 - King of England from April 21, 1509 until his death, known for his six marriages and his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church
• Peter Rubens 1577
• John Wesley 1703
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712
• Alexis Carrel 1873
• Clara Maass 1876
• John Dillinger 1902
• Richard Rodgers 1902
• Ashley Montague 1905
• Maria Goeppert Mayer 1906
• Eric Ambler 1909
• Peter Candoli 1923
• George Morgan 1925
• Mel Brooks 1926 - Writer, director, actor
• Pat Morita 1932
• Cathy Carr 1936
• George Knudson 1937
• John Byner 1937 - Comedian, impressionist
• David Knights 1945 - Musician (Procol Harum)
• Gilda Radner 1946
• Bruce Davison 1946
• Kathy Bates 1948 - Actress
• Alice Krige 1955
• John Elway 1960 - Football player
• Tony Mercedes 1962
• Jessica Hecht 1965 - Actress
• John Cusack 1966 - Actor
• Mary Stuart Masterson 1966 - Actress
• Gil Bellows 1967 - Actor ("Ally McBeal")
• Jimmy Sommers 1969
• Danielle Brisebois 1969
• Ray Slijngaard 1971 - Musician (2 unlimited)
• Kellie Pickler 1986 - Country singer ("American Idol")