Monday, May 2, 2022

sesquipedalianism \ses-kwi-PEED-l-iz-uhm\, adjective:

1. Given to using long words.
2. (Of a word) containing many syllables.

Sesquipedalianism appears in Horace's Ars Poetica, meaning "words a foot-and-a-half long," as an ironic criticism. 

 
mattress worship 

• Refers to the decision to stay in bed when you are too tired to get up and go to church.

Bottom doesnt go to church; he prefers mattress worship.

 

History

• Martin Luther: the 23-year-old German theologian and future Protestant reformer was ordained (1507)
• Good Housekeeping: first went on sale (1885)
• Berlin: surrendered to Russian forces during WWII; the war in Europe ended less than a week later (1945)
• Nelson Mandela: won in South Africa's first multiracial election (1994)
• GPS: President Bill Clinton announced that US citizens and the military would have equal access to the positioning system (2000)
• Osama Bin Laden was killed in a raid by American Special Forces: Seal Team 6 (2011)

Birthdays

• Catherine The Great (Ekaterina Alekseevna) 1729 - Russian leader Catherine II
• Henry M. Robert 1837 - U.S. Army General, author
• Hedda Hopper (Elda Furry) 1890 - Actress and gossip columnist
• Vernon Castle 1887 - Dancer, actor ("The Whirl of Life")
• Baron Von Richthofen (The Red Baron) 1892 - German fighter pilot
• Lorenz Hart 1895 - Composer, lyricist, half of Rodgers & Hart
• Brian Aherne 1902 - Actor ("A Night to Remember", "The Best of Everything")
• Dr. Benjamin Spock 1903 - Baby doctor, author ("The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care")
• Bing Crosby 1903 - Singer, according to Bing Crosby his birthday is May 2nd, his birthday is actually May 3, real name: Harry Lillis Crosby
• Pinky Lee (Pincus Leff) 1907 - Entertainer ("The Pinky Lee Show"), burlesque
• Nigel Patrick 1913 - Actor ("The Jack of Diamonds", "The Mackintosh Man"), director, writer
• Theodore Bikel 1924 - Singer, actor ("Fiddler on the Roof", "The African Queen")
• Roscoe Lee Browne 1925 - Actor
• Françoise Fabian (Michele Cortes De Leon y Fabianera) 1932 - Actress ("Reunion", "Dressmaker")
• John Lee Gardner 1933 - Musician (Mothers of Invention)
• Link Wray (Frederick Lincoln Wray Jr.) 1935 - Musician, composer (Link Wray and His Ray Men)
• Engelbert Humperdinck (Arnold George Dorsey) 1936 - Singer
• Lorenzo Music 1937 - Actor, voice of Garfield, producer
• Gates (William James) Brown 1939 - Baseball player
• Clay (Palmer) Carroll 1941 - Baseball player
• Mickey (Lee Oddis) Bass III 1943 - Jazz composer, musician (New York Powerhouse Ensemble)
• Hilton Valentine 1943 - Musician (Animals)
• John Verity 1944 - Musician (Argent)
• R.C. Bannon 1945 - Country singer
• Bianca Jagger 1945 - Model, human rights activist, was married to Mick Jagger
• Goldy McJohn 1945 - Musician (Steppenwolf)
• "Rudy" Randy Cain 1945 - Musician (The Delfonics)
• Lesley Gore 1946 - Singer
• David Suchet 1946 - Actor
• Robert Henritt 1946 - Musician (The Kinks)
• Gerald Irons 1947 - Football player
• Larry Gatlin 1948 - Singer (Gatlin Brothers)
• Lou Gramm 1950 - Musician (Foreigner)
• Joe Callis 1951 - Musician (Human League)
• Christine Baranski 1952 - Actress ("The Good Wife")
• Angela Bofill 1954 - Singer
• Bruce Robert Howard 1961 - Musician (Blow Monkeys)
• Elizabeth Berridge 1962 - Actress
• Ty Herndon 1962 - Country singer
• Todd Sucherman 1969 - Musician (Styx)
• Dwayne Johnson 1972 - Wrestler, actor, known as The Rock
• David Beckham 1975 - Soccer player
• Jenna Van Oy 1977 - Actress
• Gaius Charles 1983 - Actor ("Friday Night Lights")
• Ashley Harleroad 1984 - Tennis
  Sarah Hughes 1985 - Figure skater
• Lily Allen 1985 - Singer
• Kay Panabaker 1990 - Actress