11-27-11


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Today’s “Geez”
1911 - Audience throws vegetables at actors for 1st recorded time in US
1915 - Private Albert Mountain Horse is buried in Fort Macleod, Alberta. He is the only Blood Indian to go to the front lines in World War One. He dies due to exposure to poison gas on the battlefield.
1947 - Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote
1965 - 15-25,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam in Wash DC
1985 - Republic of Ireland gains consultative role in Northern Ireland
1895 - Alfred Nobel establishes Nobel Prize

♪♪ Happy Birthday To:♪♪                       
 
Free Rambling Thoughts   
A good Saturday at home. Cleaned up the house, did some laundry, worked on my Ethiopian movies and updated my blog. A busy day…for a retired guy…on a Saturday.

I’m also a little closer to getting my flight to Mexico. Think I can get one for about $700, which is much better than my last time looking which was $1500. Should be a great trip.

Another rover on Mars…very nice. What a cool idea. I really enjoy watching the photos and movies that the last rover sent back…and wondering what else is out there. I am a believer that somewhere in space there is life…I can’t believe that our tiny planet in our small solar system is all that there is in the entire universe.

NPR Sunday Puzzle…(answers at the end of post)
Every answer is the name of a world capital. You'll be given a four-letter word. The first two letters are the first two letters of the city's name, and the last two are the last two letters of the country's name. For example, if you were given "loin," the answer would be London, Great Britain.
In Europe…
  • Main  
  • Pace  
  • Sten  
  • Rend

Not in Europe…
  • Sale 
  • Khan

Wuzzles…What concept or phrase do these suggest?
   
Rules of Thumb   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
  • For every hour photographers are on the job shooting film, they spend four hours working in the studio.

Hmmmmm          
  • Percentage of French citizens who call themselves ‘somewhat’ or ‘a little bit’ racist: 13

Somewhat Useless Information   
  • One explanation for the origin of the turkey's name is that Christopher Columbus thought that the land he discovered was connected to India, and believed the bird he discovered (the turkey) was a type of peacock. He therefore called it 'tuka,' which is 'peacock' in Tamil, an Indian language.
  • The Native American name for turkey is 'firkee'; some say this is how turkeys got their name.
  • Turkeys have great hearing, but no external ears. They can also see in color, and have excellent visual acuity and a wide field of vision (about 270 degrees), which makes sneaking up on them difficult. However, turkeys have a poor sense of smell, but an excellent sense of taste.
  • A turkey under sixteen weeks of age is called a fryer, while a young roaster is five to seven months old.
  • Age is a determining factor in taste. Old, large males are preferable to young toms (males) as tom meat is stringy. The opposite is true for females: old hens are tougher birds.
  • At one time, the turkey and the bald eagle were each considered as the national symbol of America. Benjamin Franklin was one of those who argued passionately on behalf of the turkey. Franklin felt the turkey, although "vain and silly", was a better choice than the bald eagle, whom he felt was "a coward".

Yeah, It Really Happened                 
NEW YORK - A New York conceptual artist said she gave birth at an art gallery with an audience watching as part of an installation entitled "The Birth of Baby X." Marni Kotak gave birth Tuesday at the Microscope Gallery to a 9-pound, 2-ounce baby she dubbed Ajax before an audience of about 20 people, the New York Post reported Thursday. Kotak said the aim of the installation was to show giving birth is the "highest form of art." Kotak's husband, Jason Bell, said there has been some negative reaction to the installation. "There's a history of people who do stuff like this in art galleries," he said. "This guy shot a dog. This guy got shot by somebody in an art gallery. But this wasn't someone getting hurt. This was a positive thing."

Guffaw…or at least smile     
Rabbit resuscitation... A man was driving along the highway, and saw a rabbit hopping across the middle of the road. He swerved to avoid hitting the rabbit, but unfortunately the rabbit jumped in front of the car and was hit.
The driver, being a sensitive man as well as an animal lover, pulled over to the side of the road and got out to see what had become of the rabbit. Much to his dismay, the rabbit was dead. The driver felt so awful he began to cry.
A woman driving down the highway saw the man crying on the side of the road and pulled over. She stepped out of her car and asked the man what was wrong.
"I feel terrible," he explained. "I accidentally hit this rabbit and killed it."
The woman told the man not to worry. She knew what to do. She went to the car trunk and pulled out a spray can. She walked over to the limp, dead rabbit, and sprayed the contents of the can onto the rabbit. Miraculously, the rabbit came to life, jumped up, waved its paw at the two humans and hopped down the road. 50 meters away the rabbit stopped, turned around, waved at the two again, hopped down the road another 50 meters, turned, waved, and hopped another 50 meters.
The man was astonished. He couldn't figure out what substance could be in the woman's spray can! He ran over to the woman and demanded, " What was in your spray can? What did you spray onto that rabbit?"
The woman turned the can around so that the man could read the label. It said: " 'Hare Spray' Restores Life to Dead Hare. Ads Permanent Wave."

Searchin’ “You Tube” I found        

1956 STUDEBAKER COMMERCIAL


Daybook Information        
…Happening This Week:
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Today Is                                                                      
  • Christian: Advent - First Sunday
  • National Day of Listening
  • Pins And Needles Day

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  • Poland: Adoption of Constitution for Kingdom of Poland [1815]
  • Uruguay: Constitution Day [1966]
  • US: Massachusetts: John F. Kennedy Day

Today’s Events                                                             
Arts
1582 - William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway
1960 - CBS radio cancels "Have Gun Will Travel"
Athletes
1870 - NY Times dubs baseball "The National Game"
1941 - Joe DiMaggio is named AL MVP
1961 - Gordie Howe becomes 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games
1966 - In highest-scoring NFL game, Wash Redskins defeat NY Giants 72-41
Business
1910 - NY's Penn Station opens as world's largest railway terminal
1924 - In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held
Education
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Indigenous People
1759 - Major Robert Rogers is en route to accept custody of French forts given over to the British after the end of the French-Indian War. When he comes upon the Detroit River at Lake St. Clair, he is confronted by a group of Indians. The leaders of the Indians, Pontiac, an Ottawa, tells Rogers he is trespassing, and asks his intentions. Rogers says he is going to remove the French, and he gives the Indians some gifts. Pontiac allows Rogers to pass unmolested.
1817 - US soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War
1868 - Battle at Washita-Gen Custer defeats Cheyenne
Politics [International]
1295 - The first elected representatives from Lancashire were called to Westminster by King Edward I to attend what later became known as "The Model Parliament"
1495 - Scottish king James IV receives bedrieger Perkin Warbeck
1943 - Conference of Teheran (Churchill-Roosevelt-Stalin)
Politics [US]
1901 - Army War College forms in Washington DC
1954 - Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury
1973 - Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald R Ford as VP
Religion
2004 - Pope John Paul II returned the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church
Science
1826 - John Walker invents friction match in England
1951 - 1st rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, NM

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Artists: [Authors, Composers]
1909 - James Agee, American author (African Queen, Death in Family)
1874 - Charles A Beard, American historian (American Continentalism)
1912 - David Merrick, [Margulois], Hong Kong, Broadway producer ( Hello Dolly)
Athletes
Dean Garrett, NBA center (Denver Nuggets) is 46
Entertainers [Actors, Singers…]
Robin Givens, actor is 47
1942 - Jimi Hendrix, Seattle Wash, rock guitarist (Purple Haze )
1940 - Bruce Lee, [Lee Yuen Kam], SF Calif, karate star/actor (Green Hornet)
1941 - Eddie Rabbitt, country singer (I Love a Rainy Night )
1917 - "Buffalo" Bob Smith, TV host (Howdy Doody)
Jaleel White, actor (Steve Urkel-Family Matters) is 35
Entrepreneurs & Educators
1843 - Cornelius Vanderbilt II, American businessman
Caroline Kennedy-Schlossberg, attorney, JFK & Jackie's daughter is 54
Jayne Kennedy, sportscaster (CBS)/actress (Body & Soul) is 60
Eric Menendez, accused of killing his parents (Menendez Brothers) is 40
Political Figures
1932 - Benigno Aquino Jr, Philippine opposition leader; assassinated
1921 - Alexander Dubcek, headed Czech Communist Party (1968-69)
1746 - Robert Livingston, delivered oath of office to George Washington
Scientists & Theologians
1701 - Anders Celsius, Sweden, scientist/inventor (centigrade temp scale)

Today’s Obits                                                           
1988 - John Carradine, actor (Ten Commandments), dies of kidney failure at 82
1868 - Black Kettle, [Motavato], Cheyenne chief, shot in back by Custer at 65
1934 - "Baby Face" Nelson, [Lester Gillis], gangster, shot by FBI at 26
1953 - Eugene O'Neill, playwright (Nobel 1936), dies of Parkinson’s at 65
1994 - Arthur Frank "Peter" Shore, egyptologist, dies at 70
1901 - Clement Studebaker, American automobile manufacturer dies at 70
1990 - David White, actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched), dies at 74
2007 - Bill Willis, American football player dies at 86
Answers                                                                                                                                            
NPR Sunday Puzzle
  • Main  Madrid, Spain
  • Pace  Paris France
  • Sten  Stockholm, Sweden
  • Rend Reykjavik, Iceland
  • Sale  Santiago Chile
  • Khan Khartoum, Sudan

Wuzzle
  • A tall order
  • It’s bigger than both of us
  • License


Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.
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