Wednesday, November 24, 2021

martinet \mar-t'n-ET\, noun:

1. A strict disciplinarian.
2. One who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods.

Origin: A martinet is so called after an officer of that name in the French army under Louis XIV.

 

SFTC 

• A more discrete, faster way of saying "Straight For the Cock" 

Paige: Sarah, Did you go SFTC? 

Sarah: You know it!

 

History

• Tasmania: southeast Australian island was first seen by Dutchman Abel Tasman, for whom it was later named (1642)
• The Origin of Species: naturalist Charles Darwin published his book explaining evolution (1859)
• Lee Harvey Oswald: JFK assassin was shot to death by Jack Ruby (1963)
• Lucy: Australopithecus skeleton was found in Ethiopia; she was about 3 foot 7 (109 cm.) and 3 million years old (1974)
  Freddie Mercury passed away from HIV (1991)

Birthdays

• Zachary Taylor (U.S.) 1784

  
• Bat Masterson 1853
• Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864
• Scott Joplin 1868
• Dale Carnegie 1888
• Garson Kanin 1912
• William F. Buckley, Jr. 1925
• Johnny Carver 1940
• Paul Tagliabue 1940
• Pete Best 1941 - Musician (Beatles), early member of the Beatles
• Donald "Duck" Dunn (Booker T. & the MG's) 1941
• Billy Connolly 1942
• Lee Michaels 1945

• Dwight Schultz 1947
• Stanley Livingston 1950
• Clem Burke (Blondie) 1955
• Terry Lewis (The Time) 1956
• Denise Crosby 1957
• John Squire (The Stone Roses) 1962
• Gary Stonadge (Big Audio) 1962
• Chad Taylor (Live) 1970
• Collin Hanks 1977
• Katherine Heigl 1978