Wednesday, March 20, 2013 @ Automotive World

linchpin \LINCH-pin\, noun:

something that holds the various elements of a complicated structure together: The monarchy was the linchpin of the nation's traditions and society.
a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.

Linchpin, a portmanteau of lynch and pin, comes from the Old English lynis. While the literal sense entered English in the late fourteenth century, the figurative sense has supplanted the original sense in most contexts since the 1950s.

Battery Battle

The comparing of two or more peoples cell phone battery charge to see which person needs the charger more. The person with the lowest battery percentage on their phone will be entitled to the charger.

Person 1: Dude, I need the charger. My phone is like seriously low.

Person 2: This is the only phone charger and I need it!

Person 1: Chill, we'll just have a Battery Battle. How much do you have?

Person 2: 33%

Person 1: 15%, I win.

Trivia
What rock song was playing when actor Tom Cruise danced in his underwear in the 1983 hit film Risky Business?

“Old Time Rock ’n’ Roll,” performed by Bob Seger.

History

Dutch East Indies Company:megacorporation was formed; it grew to control most of the European trade with Asia before expiring, bankrupt, after 200 years (1602)
Uncle Tom's Cabin: antislavery novel was published byHarriet Beecher Stowe, whom Lincoln called "the little woman who started this big war" (1852)
"I shall return": was spoken by Gen. Douglas MacArthur as he left the Philippines during WWII; he did return, two years later (1942)
John Lennon: wed Yoko Ono in Gibraltar (1969)
Tokyo subway gas attack: Aum Shinrikyo group released sarin, killing 12 and injuring thousands (1995)

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