Interrogatories
How much of a germ/bacteria-phobe are you?
Accordions – love them or hate them?
How much of a skeptic are you? Do you have any “out there” things that you believe in?
Who was your famous person childhood crush?
The Twitter Emitter
Louie Gohmert is a living reminder of how slow evolution really is.
— Chris Dashiell (@cdashiell) January 10, 2014
Darrell Issa: "So far my investigation into the Velveeta shortage all points to Michelle Obama, who is the only person I'm investigating."
— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) January 9, 2014
Eager to learn which governor's revenge plot is behind the Velveeta shortage.
— Ronan Farrow (@RonanFarrow) January 9, 2014
I once got so mad at a guy I did a full econometric analysis of retail queues
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) January 9, 2014
Louie Gohmert is a living reminder of how slow evolution really is.
— Chris Dashiell (@cdashiell) January 10, 2014
Social media is one of the best things to ever happen to stupidity.
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) January 10, 2014
You know, if a Democratic Governor had been caught doing this, they would have been drawn, quartered, tarred and feathered by now.
— UV (@UltraVerified) January 11, 2014
Just heard how long WOLF OF WALL STREET is. If I wanted to feel uncomfortable about money for 3 hours I'd just do my taxes.
— Tim Federle (@TimFederle) January 11, 2014
Time for some traffic problems for the voices in my head.
— Jeff Tiedrich (@jefftiedrich) January 11, 2014
The G.W. Bridge has always been a target for terrorists. We just didn't think the terrorists would be #Republicans.
— Mary W. Matthews (@MWM4444) January 11, 2014
I think we can all agree the best acceptance speech would be from Hodor.
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) January 13, 2014
On This Day
In 1854, Anthony Faas of Philadelphia, patented the accordion.
In 1966, Robert C. Weaver became the first black Cabinet member when he was appointed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
In 1968, Johnny Cash recorded his famous live concert at Folsom Prison.
In 1968, after extensive testing, Dr. K.C. Pollack of the University of Florida audio lab announced that the noise levels at rock concerts were harmful to teenage ears.
In 1990, Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the country’s first elected black governor.
In 2002 , President George W. Bush fainted after choking on a pretzel.
In 2012, the passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sank off the coast of Italy, killing 32.
Born on This Day
1596 – Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter (d. 1656)
1749 – Friedrich Müller, painter and dramatist (d. 1825)
1806 – Willem Bodeman, Dutch artist (d. 1880)
1808 – Salmon P. Chase, 6th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1873)
1818 – Adrianus Eversen, Dutch cityscape painter (d. 1897)
1832 – Horatio Alger, Jr., American minister and author (d. 1899)
1836 – Giuseppe Abbati, Italian painter (d. 1868)
1858 – Edmond Aman-Jean, French painter (d. 1936)
1859 – Henry Meynell Rheam, British painter (d. 1920)
1881 – Cesare Maggi, Italian landscape painter (d. 1961)
1884 – Sophie Tucker, Russian-born singer and performer (d. 1966)
1885 – Alfred Fuller, Canadian businessman, The “Fuller Brush Man” (d. 1973)
1887 – Gabriel Gabrio, French actor (d. 1946)
1905 – Kay Francis, American actress (d. 1968)
1914 – Osa Massen, Danish actress (d. 2006)
1919 – Robert Stack, American actor (d. 2003)
1929 – Joe Pass, American jazz guitarist (d. 1994)
1931 – Ian Hendry, English actor (d. 1984)
1931 – Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor (d. 2007)
1935 – Elsa Martinelli, Italian actress
1947 – John Lees, English Musician (Barclay James Harvest)
1954 – Trevor Rabin, South African guitarist (Yes)
1961 – Wayne Coyne, American singer (The Flaming Lips)
1961 – Suggs, English singer (Madness)
1977 – Orlando Bloom, English actor
1978 – Nate Silver, American journalist and statistician
Died on This Day
1599 – Edmund Spenser, English poet (b. 1552)
1625 – Jan Brueghel the Elder, Flemish painter (b. 1568)
1761 – Franz-Christoph Janneck, Austrian painter (b. 1703)
1864 – Stephen Foster, American composer (b. 1826)
1929 – Wyatt Earp, American Western lawman (b. 1848)
1930 – George Gardner Symons, U.S. landscape painter (b. 1863)
1941 – James Joyce, Irish writer (b. 1882)
1978 – Hubert H. Humphrey, 38th Vice President of the United States (b. 1911)
1979 – Donny Hathaway, American musician (b. 1945)
2009 – Patrick McGoohan, American actor (b. 1928)
2010 – Teddy Pendergrass, American R&B singer (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes) (b. 1950)
Today is
National Rubber Ducky Day
Make Your Dreams Come True Day
International Skeptics Day
Poetry Break Day
Blame Someone Else Day (there seem to be a few of these)
National Peach Melba Day
National Clean Off Your Desk Day (2nd Monday)
This Week is
National Pizza Week
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