Interrogatories
Are you touchy-feely or reserved? Do you hug a lot?
Do you ever fly the American flag? Any flag?
Do you often attend theatrical events (including ballet and opera)? How about museum exhibits? What is the last of any of these that you saw?
The Twitter Emitter
If you're a guy who wants to have sex with women, then calls women who talk about having sex trashy, you're an idiot.
— Jesse Taylor (@jesseltaylor) February 6, 2014
I think we all want that American Dream where we can be rich enough to drunkenly kill several people & not go to prison.
— William K. Wolfrum (@Wolfrum) February 6, 2014
Lucy withdraws support for comprehensive football placekicking reform.
— David Waldman (@KagroX) February 6, 2014
Not saying Wikileaks is owned by Russian intel, but I am saying there's a suspicious number of dropped definite articles in their writing.
— ☞ Internet, Eh? ☜ (@InternetEh) February 6, 2014
CEILING RUSSIAN SECURITY SERVICES CAT KNOWS ALL ABOUT YOUR SPECIAL FOLDER BURIED IN C://DOCUMENTS/MYFILES #sochi2014
— ¡ Terry ! Candy Saga (@shortstack81) February 6, 2014
Most of the reporters will stop whinging about #SochiProblems once the radioactive polonium-210 kicks in.
— William K. Wolfrum (@Wolfrum) February 6, 2014
For people who love talking about "responsibility," libertarians have absolutely no grasp of "liability."
— kara vallow (@teenagesleuth) February 6, 2014
"AOL's health care expenses went up this yr, just as they have every yr since the company was founded, but this time it's Obamacare's fault"
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) February 6, 2014
Sochi hotel rooms are so bad that bedbugs are walking out in protest.
— Crutnacker (@Crutnacker) February 6, 2014
Subway is removing azodicarbonamide from its bread because a Fritos Crunchy Chicken Enchilada Melt should be healthy
— Desus (@desusnice) February 6, 2014
On This Day
In 1497, the “bonfire of the vanities” occurred when supporters of Girolamo Savonarola (who made a habit of this sort of thing) burned thousands of objects like cosmetics, art, and books in Florence, Italy.
In 1795, the 11th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. The amendment ruled that federal courts had the authority to hear cases in law and equity brought by private citizens against states and that states did not enjoy sovereign immunity from suits made by citizens of other states in federal court.
In 1898, writer Émile Zola was brought to trial for libel for publishing J’Accuse, an open letter that accused the French government of anti-Semitism in their jailing of Alfred Dreyfuss.
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy imposed a full trade embargo on Cuba.
In 1964, the Beatles arrived in New York for their first American tour, kicking off rock ‘n’ roll’s “British invasion.”
In 1991, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was sworn in as Haiti’s first democratically elected president.
In 1992, European Community members signed the Maastricht Treaty, which led to creation of the euro.
In 2011, AOL Inc. announced the $315 million purchase of The Huffington Post website.
Born on This Day
1478 – Sir Thomas More, English statesman, humanist and author (d. 1535)
1606 – Nicolas Mignard, French painter (d. 1668)
1741 – Henry Fuseli, Swiss artist (d. 1825)
1804 – John Deere, American manufacturer (Deere & Company) (d. 1886)
1812 – Charles Dickens, English novelist (d. 1870)
1823 – George Washington Wilson, Scottish photographer and painter (d. 1893)
1830 – José Tapiro y Baro, Spanish painter (d. 1913)
1837 – Philip Sadee, Dutch painter (d. 1904)
1837 – José Jiménez y Aranda, Spanish painter (d. 1903)
1862 – Bernard Maybeck, American architect who designed some of the finest buildings in the Bay Area (d. 1957)
1867 – Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (d. 1957)
1885 – Sinclair Lewis, American writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1951)
1887 – Eubie Blake, American musician and composer (d. 1983)
1889 – Harry Nyquist, important contributor to information theory (d. 1976)
1895 – Anita Stewart, American film actress (d. 1961)
1898 – Dock Boggs, American musician (d. 1971)
1908 – Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (d. 1983)
1912 – Russell Drysdale, Australian Artist (d. 1981)
1912 – Roberta McCain, American, mother of John McCain
1915 – Eddie Bracken, American actor (d. 2002)
1918 – Markey Robinson, Northern Irish painter (d. 1999)
1927 – Juliette Gréco, French singer and actor and fashion icon
1934 – King Curtis, American saxophonist (d. 1971)
1934 – Earl King, American musician (d. 2003)
1946 – Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (d. 2011)
1949 – Joe English, American drummer (Wings, Sea Level)
1955 – Miguel Ferrer, American actor
1956 – Emo Philips, American comedian
1960 – James Spader, American actor
1962 – Garth Brooks, American singer
1962 – David Bryan, American musician (Bon Jovi)
1962 – Eddie Izzard, British actor and comedian
1965 – Chris Rock, American actor and comedian
1968 – Sully Erna, American singer (Godsmack)
1974 – J Dilla, American record producer (d. 2006)
1974 – Danny Goffey, British musician (Supergrass)
1975 – Wes Borland, American guitarist (Limp Bizkit)
1978 – Ashton Kutcher, American actor
Died on This Day
1801 – Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish etcher and illustrator (b. 1726)
1808 – Jan van Os, Dutch painter, specializing in seascapes and still life (b. 1744)
1823 – Ann Radcliffe, English novelist (b. 1764)
1848 – Christen Købke, Danish Realist painter (b. 1810)
1873 – Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. 1814)
1897 – Charles Édouard Boutibonne, French painter (b. 1816)
1902 – Thomas Sidney Cooper, English painter (b.1803)
1939 – Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter (b. 1886)
1942 – Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator (b. 1876)
1959 – Daniel François Malan, South African Prime Minister, father of Apartheid policy (b. 1874)
1959 – Guitar Slim, American blues guitarist (b. 1926)
1965 – Nance O’Neil, American actress (b. 1874)
1968 – Nick Adams, American actor (b. 1931)
1999 – Bobby Troup, American musician and actor (b. 1918)
2000 – Doug Henning, Canadian magician (b. 1947)
2000 – Dave Peverett, English musician (Foghat, Savoy Brown) (b. 1943)
2001 – Dale Evans, American actress and singer (b. 1912)
2001 – Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and aviator (b. 1906)
2008 – Tamara Desni, German-born British actress (b. 1913)
Today is
National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
Send a Card to a Friend Day
Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbor Day (instead of just the usual finger you wave at them)
Ballet Day
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