Sunday, August 18, 2019

Sunday, August 18, 2019

lam \lam\, verb: 
1. to beat; thrash.
2. to beat; strike; thrash (usually followed by out or into).
Lam likely finds its roots in the Old Norse lemja meaning "to lame." It entered English in the late 16th century.
 
Piss Muting
  • When you piss on the side of the bowl of the toilet instead of the water to make less noise at night.
Mom: Johnny, if you're staying up late tonight be sure to mute your piss so you don't wake me up.
Another example: 
Friend 1: Hey I have to piss. What if I wake your parents? 
Friend 2: Dude just use Piss Muting. 
Friend 1: Great idea why didn't I think of that?

History
  • Phobos: Martian moon named for the Greek god of fear was discovered by Asaph Hall (1877)
  • 19th Amendment: was ratified when Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it; this gave US women the right to vote (1920)
  • Lolita: controversial Vladimir Nabokov novel, about a middle-aged man who becomes obsessed with a 12-year-old girl, was published (1955)
  • James Meredith: became the first African American to graduate from "Ole Miss" (1963)
Birthdays
  • Antonio Salieri 1750
    Merriwether Lewis 1774
  • Max Factor 1904
  • Caspar Weinberger 1917
  • Shelley Winters 1920
  • Rosalynn Carter 1927
  • Grant Williams 1930
  • Roman Polanski 1933 director, convicted child rapist 
  • Gail Fisher 1935
  • Rafer Johnson 1935
  • Robert Redford 1937
  • Johnny Preston 1939
  • Christopher Jones 1941
  • Martin Mull 1943
  • Carl Wayne (The Move) 1944
  • Nona Hendryx 1945
  • Dennis Elliot (Foreigner) 1950
  • Patrick Swayze 1952
  • Ron Strykert (Men at Work) 1957
  • Madeleine Stowe 1958
  • Zac Maloy (The Nixons) 1968
  • Everlast 1969
  • Edward Norton 1969
  • Christian Slater 1969
  • Malcolm-Jamal Warner 1970
  • Mike Boorem 1988

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