Wednesday, August 17, 2022

tare \TAIR\, noun:

1. The weight of the wrapping or container that holds an object.

2. The weight of a container or wrapper that is deducted from the gross weight to obtain net weight.

3. The weight of a vehicle without cargo, passengers, etc.

4. Any of various climbing plants, generally with edible seeds.

Tare ultimately comes from the Arabic verb taraha, "to reject."

 

Meeting Affective Disorder

• A form of boredom that occurs in relation to mandatory meetings, most commonly those centered around a presentation. Symptoms include difficulty in staying awake, and delirious hallucinations more commonly referred to as daydreams.

Guy 1: I think you have Meeting Affective Disorder, you should see a doctor

Guy 2: Why do you think I have that?

Guy 1: The pool of drool on the table from you dozing off.

 

Trivia

In what city was celebrity socialite Paris Hilton born?

• New York City—not Paris.

History

• Robert Fulton: launches his steamboat trip up the Hudson from New York to Albany (1807)
• Pike Place Market: Seattle's top tourist destination and one of the oldest farmers' markets in the US opened for business (1907)
• Peter Fechter: 18-year-old was killed as he attempted to cross the Berlin Wall; East German guards shot him and he was left to bleed to death (1962)
• Double Eagle II: became the first hot-air balloon to complete a transatlantic flight, from Presque Isle, Maine, to Miserey, France (1978)

Birthdays

• Davy Crockett 1786
• Samuel Goldwyn 1882
• Monty Woolley 1888
• Mae West 1893
• Quincy Howe 1900
• Ann Harding 1901
• Larry Clinton 1909
• Maureen O'Hara 1921
• Larry Rivers 1923
• Gary Powers 1929
• Glenn Corbett 1929
• Duke Pearson 1932
• Luther Allison 1939
• Robert De Niro 1943
• Martha Coolidge 1946
• Gary Talley 1947
• Sib Hashian (Boston)1949
• Robert Joy 1951
• Nelson Piquet 1952
• Kevin Rowland (Dexy's Midnight Runners) 1953
• Kevin Welch 1955
• Colin Moulding (XTC) 1955

• Belinda Carlisle (Go-Go's) 1958
• Sean Penn 1960
• Everette Harp 1961
• Gilby Clark (Guns N' Roses) 1962
• Maria McKee 1964
• Steve Gorman (The Black Crowes) 1965
• Jill Cunniff (Luscious Jackson) 1966
• David Conrad 1967
• Posdnuos 1969
• Donnie Wahlberg (New Kids on the Block) 1969
• Jim Courier 1970
• Bryton McClure 1986