2 Stuff-Of-The-Day Newsletter
October 9, 2008 Volume 11 No 176
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Stupid Quote Of The Day
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On Just What Goes On In This Synagogue?:
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abbi is on vacation. Massages can be given to his secretary.
In a synagogue bulletin
Useless Facts Of The Day
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seless facts:
· A bibliophile is a collector of rare books. A bibliopole is a seller of rare books.
· Artist Grandma Moses had 11 grandchildren.
· Because baby pigs grow so quickly, a succession of 48 little pigs were used in the title role during the filming of the 1995 movie hit "Babe."
· In hockey, the penalty box is often referred to as the "sin bin."
Quotes Of The Day
ichard Feynman, Letter to Armando Garcia J, Dec 11, 1985:
“I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there.”
Edgar Watson Howe:
“Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.”
Amy Carter, (President Jimmy Carter's daughter) when asked by a reporter if she had any message for the children of America:
“No.”
Terry Pratchett:
“Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.”
Urban Word(s) Of The Day
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lash
Urinate (chiefly British)
"I'm dying for a slash, but there's a line for the bog."
A Word A Day
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ey rube (hay roob)
noun: 1. A fight between members of a circus and the general public. 2. A call to rally circus members in a fight.
*Happy Birthday*
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1919 Jason Wingreen actor (All in the Family)[89]
1922 Fyvush Finkel actor (Picket Fences) [86]
1923 Donald Sinden Engl, actor (Mogambo) [85]
1926 Daniele Delorme Paris, actress [82]
1940 Joe Pepitone bball player (NY Yankee) [68]
1948 Dave Samuels vibraphonist (Spyro Gyra)[60]
1948 Jackson Browne Germ, rocker [60]
1950 Gary Frank Wa, actor (Family) [58]
1951 Richard Chaves actor (Predator) [57]
1951 Robert Wuhl NJ, actor (Bull Durham) [57]
1952 Sharon Osbourne Ozzy’s wife [56]
1953 Tony Shalhoub actor (Wings) [55]
1954 Scott Bakula actor (Enterprise) [54]
1954 John O'Hurley actor (Seinfeld) [54]
1955 Linwood Boomer Vancouver, actor [53]
1958 Michael Pare actor (Houston Knights) [50]
1958 Mike Singletary NFL MLB (Chgo Bears) [50]
1961 Jean Sagal Ca, actress (Double Trouble)[47]
1961 Liz Sagal Ca, actress (Double Trouble) [47]
1961 Ellen Wheeler actress (All My Children) [47]
1973 Steve Burns TV host (Blue’s Clues) [35]
1975 Sean Ono Lennon John’s son with Yoko [33]
1979 Brandon Routh actor (Superman) [29]
1981 Zachery Ty Bryan (Home Improvement) [27]
The term originated in the 19th century when circuses were rowdy affairs and Hey Rube was the rallying cry to call all circus people to help in a fight with townspeople. It's not clear whether Rube in this term was someone specific or simply a use of the informal term rube (shortened form of Reuben) for an unsophisticated person from a rural area.
"I said 'Shut it, Camel! I'm dealing with a situation here.' Walter says.
'What kind of situation?' says Camel.
"'Jacob's messed up.'
"'What? How? Was there a hey rube?'" Sara Gruen; Water for Elephants; Algonquin Books; 2006.
This week’s theme: I didn't know there was a word for it!
History Of The Day
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3 DAY FORECAST000 Leif Ericson discovers "Vinland" (possibly New England)
1837 Steamboat "Home" sinks off Okracoke NC killing 100
1876 1st 2-way telephone conversation, 1st over outdoor wires
1877 American Humane Association organized in Cleveland
1888 Public admitted to Washington Monument
1915 Woodrow Wilson becomes 1st pres to attend a world series game (World Series #12)
1921 Babe Ruth's 1st WS homer; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays
1936 Hoover Dam begins transmitting electricity to LA
1938 Cleveland Browns & Chicago Bears play a penalty free NFL game
1946 1st electric blanket manufactured; sold for $39.50
1960 Cowboy QB Eddie LeBaron throws shortest touchdown pass (2")
1961 Volcano eruptions on Tristan de Cunha (South Atlantic)
1963 Uganda becomes a republic within the British Commonwealth
1965 Beatles' "Yesterday," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 4 weeks
1966 Balt Orioles sweep LA Dodgers, in 63rd World Series
1968 Government seizes oil fields in Peru
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1969 Supremes release "Someday We'll Be Together"
1970 Khmer Republic (Cambodia) declares independence
1973 Elvis & Priscilla Presley divorce after 6 years
1973 Warriors-Cavalier game in Cleveland postponed because of wet floors
1980 1st consumer use of home banking by computer (Knoxville Tn)
1980 Princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot
1983 4 South Korean cabinet ministers assassinated in Rangoon Burma
1984 Kathy Sullivan becomes 1st US woman to walk in space
1986 Senate convicted US District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him the 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment
1988 Dennis Eckersley, 1st to save all 4 games in a championship series
1989 Penthouse Magazine's Hebrew edition hits the newsstands
1990 Radio stations around the world play "Imagine" honoring John Lennon
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