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The Daily F Bomb, Wednesday 7/31/13

Interrogatories

In the good old (ancient) days, leaders received nicknames like “the Fearless,” “the Bold,” “the Fat,” “the Unready,” etc. What nicknames would you give present day “leaders” such as Boehner and McConnell?

Where you disappointed when you learned the moon wasn’t made of cheese?

Are you good at building fires? Do you enjoy it?

Are you now, or have you ever been any good on stilts, pogo sticks, skateboards, or ice and roller skates?

Do you like cotton candy?

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On This Day

In 1009, Sergius IV succeeded John XVIII as Pope, becoming the 142nd Pope.

In 1492, this was the final day for Jews to remove themselves and their possessions from Spain and all of its territories, under the Alhambra Decree.

In 1498, to the great misfortune of its people, Columbus “discovered” the island of Trinidad.

In 1777, the then-19 year old Marquis de Lafayette (OMG, French!) was given the rank of major-general in the Continental Army.

In 1856, the city of Christchurch in New Zealand was chartered.

In 1930, The Shadow, a popular radio show about a stealthy vigilante crime fighter named Lamont Cranston, premiered on the Street and Smith Detective Story Hour, adapted from stories published by Street and Smith.

In 1948, New York International Airport (now JFK) was dedicated.

In 1964, space probe Ranger 7 transmitted the first close-up pictures of the surface of the moon.

In 1969, Elvis Presley made his first Vegas appearance since 1961, successfully reviving a flagging career. The all-you-can-eat buffets eventually took their toll.

In 1972, Thomas Eagleton withdrew as VP running mate for George McGovern when the press reported that he had at one time sought psychiatric treatment. (As opposed to today, when the Congressional majority needs the treatment but would never dream of seeking it.)

In 1981, a Major League Baseball strike ended (after 713 games had been cancelled).

In 2006, the ailing Fidel Castro transferred power to his brother, Raúl Castro.

In 2012, Michael Phelps broke the record for most medals won in the Olympics.

Born on This Day

1396 – Philip the Good, French son of John the Fearless (d. 1467)

1702 – Jean Denis Attiret, French missionary and painter (d. 1768)

1724 – Noël François de Wailly, French lexicographer (d. 1801)

1804 – George Baxter, English printmaker (d. 1867)

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1823 – Germain Fabius Brest, French Austrian painter (d. 1900)

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1825 – William S. Clark, American senator and scholar (d. 1886)

1837 – William Quantrill, American chemist, educator, and soldier (d. 1865)

1844 – Léon-Augustin L’Hermitte, French painter (d. 1925)

1848 – Jean Baptiste Olive, French painter (d. 1936)

1860 – Mary Vaux Walcott, American painter and naturalist (d. 1940)

1863 – Ernest Bieler, Swiss painter (d. 1948)

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1875 – Jacques Villon, French Cubist painter and illustrator (d. 1963)

1879 – Léopold Survage, Russian-born avant garde painter (d. 1968)

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1883 – Erich Heckel, German Expressionist painter (d. 1970)

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1883 – Paul Kleinschmidt, German painter (d. 1949)

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1886 – Fred Quimby, American animator and producer (Tom and Jerry) (d. 1965)

1886 – Constant Permeke, Flemish expressionist painter and sculptor (d. 1952)

1898 – Doris Zinkeisen, Scottish painter. (d. 1991) She and her sister Anne were at one time mere painters of pretty portraits, but both were war artists during WW2. Doris was at Belsen for a long time and recorded much of what she saw there.

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1901 – Jean Dubuffet, French painter and sculptor (d. 1985)

1907 – Roy Milton, American singer, drummer and bandleader (d. 1983)

1911 – George Liberace, American violinist and arranger (d. 1983)

1912 – Milton Friedman, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006)

1921 – Whitney Young, American civil rights activist (d. 1971)

1923 – Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish-American record producer, founded Atlantic Records (d. 2006)

1923 – Jimmy Evert, American tennis player and coach

1931 – Kenny Burrell, American guitarist

1939 – France Nuyen, French actress

1943 – William Bennett, American politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Education

1944 – Geraldine Chaplin, American actress

1945 – Gary Lewis, American singer and drummer (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)

1956 – Deval Patrick, American politician, 71st Governor of Massachusetts

1957 – Daniel Ash, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, and Tones on Tail)

1958 – Bill Berry, American singer-songwriter and drummer (R.E.M. and Hindu Love Gods)

1962 – Wesley Snipes, American martial artist, actor, and producer

1965 – J. K. Rowling, English author

1966 – Dean Cain, American actor

1968 – Mark Cuban, American businessman, investor, and author

1970 – Ben Chaplin, English actor

1974 – Emilia Fox, English actress

1978 – Will Champion, English drummer and singer (Coldplay)

1981 – M. Shadows, American singer-songwriter (Avenged Sevenfold)

1982 – Jeff DaRosa, American singer and bass player (Dropkick Murphys and The Exit)

Died on This Day

1508 – Na’od, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1494)

1556 – Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish priest and theologian, founded the Society of Jesus (b. 1491)

1693 – Willem Kalf, Dutch still life painter (b. 1619)

1726 – Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b. 1695)

1784 – Denis Diderot, French philosopher and writer (b. 1713)

1760 – Adrien Manglard, French marine painter (b. 1695)

1863 – William Henry Knight, British painter (b. 1823)

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1875 – Andrew Johnson, American politician, 17th President of the United States (b. 1808)

1886 – Franz Liszt, Hungarian composer (b. 1811)

1888 – Frank Holl, English painter (b. 1845)

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1906  – Ferdinand von Wright, Finnish bird painter (b. 1822)

1926 – Lionel Noël Royer, French painter (b. 1852)

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1944 – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French pilot and writer (b. 1900)

1966 – Bud Powell, American pianist (b. 1924)

1986 – Teddy Wilson, American pianist (b. 1912)

2001 – Poul Anderson, American sci-fi and fantasy author (b. 1926)

2004 – Virginia Grey, American actress (b. 1917)

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2012 – Gore Vidal, American author, actor, and activist (b. 1925)

Today is

Cotton Candy Day

Jump for Jelly Beans Day

Parent’s Day

International Dance Day

Mutt’s Day

Uncommon Instruments Awareness Day


17 comments

  1. iriti

    In the good old (ancient) days, leaders received nicknames like “the Fearless,” “the Bold,” “the Fat,” “the Unready,” etc. What nicknames would you give present day “leaders” such as Boehner and McConnell? John “the Unsteady” Boehner and Mitch “the Hopeless” McConnell

    Where you disappointed when you learned the moon wasn’t made of cheese? Never heard that myth until I already knew it wasn’t.

    Are you good at building fires? Do you enjoy it? No, and I am a smoke magnet, it follows me. Dislike open fires.

    Are you now, or have you ever been any good on stilts, pogo sticks, skateboards, or ice and roller skates? Balance, I haz none. Can roller skate adequately, all the rest would be an invitation to traction for me.

    Do you like cotton candy? No. It’s sugar and air. What’s to like? I would, however, jump for a jelly bean.

  2. Gee

    In the good old (ancient) days, leaders received nicknames like “the Fearless,” “the Bold,” “the Fat,” “the Unready,” etc. What nicknames would you give present day “leaders” such as Boehner and McConnell?

    Where you disappointed when you learned the moon wasn’t made of cheese?

    Are you good at building fires? Do you enjoy it?

    Are you now, or have you ever been any good on stilts, pogo sticks, skateboards, or ice and roller skates?

    Do you like cotton candy?

    Boehner the Orange.  Mitch the Turtle.

    I was confused that somebody once joked that the moon was made of green cheese.  ‘Cause, like, the moon ain’t green.

    Building fires in a fireplace?  Good, and fun.  Building fires outdoors, also fun if one has matches.

    Stilts, good.  Pogo sticks, not so good.  Skateboards, terrible.  Ice skates, abysmal.  Roller skates, so-so.  Never tried roller blades, but I imagine they’re a lot like ice skates.

    Cotton candy is the most frustrating sweet on the planet.  You stuff a big mouthful into your mouth, and it vanishes without giving you any “mouth feel.”

  3. Jk2003

    gatories

    In the good old (ancient) days, leaders received nicknames like “the Fearless,” “the Bold,” “the Fat,” “the Unready,” etc. What nicknames would you give present day “leaders” such as Boehner and McConnell?

    Where you disappointed when you learned the moon wasn’t made of cheese?

    Are you good at building fires? Do you enjoy it?

    Are you now, or have you ever been any good on stilts, pogo sticks, skateboards, or ice and roller skates?

    Do you like cotton candy?

    Nicknames:  I see more mob style nicknames like John “the tear”. Boehner. And Harry “the sloth” Reid.  Marco “the token” Rubio.  

    Moon:  I was never told this but I like the idea.  Speaking if space check out the winners of the sky at night photo contest.  Amazing photos from all over the world.

    Fires:  we have a fire pit in the yard.  And a fireplace.  I love it.  I let my husband do most of the building as he loves it, but I am pretty good at it.

    Ice and roller skates yes, pogo stick, stilts no.  Skateboarding was different when I was a kid.  They were skinny and plastic.

    Cotton candy.  No

  4. Floja Roja

    Quiet today… I could have slept longer, but I have stuff to do.

    In the good old (ancient) days, leaders received nicknames like “the Fearless,” “the Bold,” “the Fat,” “the Unready,” etc. What nicknames would you give present day “leaders” such as Boehner and McConnell?

    Tailgunner Cruz; John of Orange; Louis the Gomer; Darrell “Shiny Object” Issa…

    Where you disappointed when you learned the moon wasn’t made of cheese?

    Specifically, I am disappointed that it is not an extra sharp, crumbly white cheddar.

    Are you good at building fires? Do you enjoy it?

    In a fireplace, so-so. In a grill, better. Fire is fun, as long as it is contained.

    Are you now, or have you ever been any good on stilts, pogo sticks, skateboards, or ice and roller skates?

    I’m totally unbalanced, so no. Never actually tried stilts, pogo sticks, or ice skates.

    Do you like cotton candy?

    To insubstantial. When I  was little I liked that it was pink, but the reality of it was a huge disappointment.

  5. princesspat

    Good morning……I’m listening to old favorites today. Finding a new tune might mean I have to really wake up!

  6. kishik

    In the good old (ancient) days, leaders received nicknames like “the Fearless,” “the Bold,” “the Fat,” “the Unready,” etc. What nicknames would you give present day “leaders” such as Boehner and McConnell?

    bleh, a lot of things that are very inappropriate and rude, so here’s the g-rated ones – Bozo and McKooKoo

    Where you disappointed when you learned the moon wasn’t made of cheese?

    it isn’t??  😉

    Are you good at building fires? Do you enjoy it?

    certified pyro

    Are you now, or have you ever been any good on stilts, pogo sticks, skateboards, or ice and roller skates?

    NEVER, I sucked at them all

    Do you like cotton candy?

    yes, but only at the circus setting.  My dad used to take us to the circus when we were small… it was the only time I ever got to eat cotton candy.

  7. bubbanomics

    In the good old (ancient) days, leaders received nicknames like “the Fearless,” “the Bold,” “the Fat,” “the Unready,” etc. What nicknames would you give present day “leaders” such as Boehner and McConnell?

    The Weeping Orange and Yertle McTurtle.

    Where you disappointed when you learned the moon wasn’t made of cheese?

    Don’t recall ever believing that.

    Are you good at building fires? Do you enjoy it?

    yes, yes.

    Are you now, or have you ever been any good on stilts, pogo sticks, skateboards, or ice and roller skates?

    nope.

    Do you like cotton candy?

    nope.

    from the bubbapod, something mellow…

    and from the what were once popular but are now unusual, the mandicello as part of the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble:

  8. I lived in a place like this once …

    Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes all the same…

    To fetish or not to fetish, that is the question:

  9. JG in MD

    nicknames? Would have to think about that.

    Are you good at building fires? Do you enjoy it? I think I’ve monitored a fire or two successfully, didn’t build any from scratch. Now that I think of it, yes, I like fires.

    Are you now, or have you ever been any good on stilts, pogo sticks, skateboards, or ice and roller skates? I’ve enjoyed ice skating and roller skating. Only one injury.

    Do you like cotton candy? Sure, why not?

     

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