Thursday, April 4, 2013 @ Automotive World

04-04

preterition \pret-uh-RISH-uhn\, noun:

the act of passing by or over; omission; disregard.
Law. the passing over by a testator of an heir otherwise entitled to a portion.
Calvinistic Theology. the passing over by God of those not elected to salvation or eternal life.
Rhetoric. paralipsis.

From the Latin stem praeterit- meaning "to go past," preterition first entered English at the turn of the sixteenth century. While the rhetorical and theological senses were present from the beginning, it took another 100 years for the legal sense to arise in the English language.

MeDD

People who have trouble talking about anyone but themselves for any length of time. The "enough about me, what do you think of me" syndrome.

I like hanging out with Andrea, but her MeDD (Me-D-D) is so annoying. She'll ask me a question, but then jumps in with something about her.

Trivia
What presidential wannabe formed a rock band called Capitol Offense while serving as governor?

Mike Huckabee, who was governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007.

History

William Henry Harrison: went on record as the US president with the shortest tenure, dying one month after inauguration (1841)
NATO: was established with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty by 12 Western nations (1949)
The Beatles: held all of the top 5 places on the Billboard Hot 100 (1964)
Martin Luther King, Jr.: was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was supporting striking sanitation workers (1968)
World Trade Center: a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to mark the opening of the Twin Towers (1973)
Microsoft: software behemoth was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico (1975)

Birthdays

Dorothea Dix 1802
Linus Yale 1821 - Inventor (Yale Infallible Bank Lock and cylinder lock)
Isoroku Yamamoto 1884
Arthur Murray (Moses Teichman) 1895 - Dancer
John Cameron Swayze 1906 - Newsman
Frances Langford (Frances Newbern) 1914 - Radio singer, actress ("Born to Dance", "Yankee Doodle Dandy")
Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) 1913 - Blues singer, guitarist ("Closet to You", "Honey Bee")
Elizabeth W. Wilson 1921 - Actress (TV: "The Addams Family", Movie: "The Graduate")
Elmer Bernstein 1922 - Composer of film scores
William Manchester 1922
Gil (Gilbert Raymond) Hodges 1924 - Baseball player
Maya Angelou 1928 - Author, poet
Clive Davis 1932 - Record company executive
Anthony Perkins 1932 - Actor (Movies: "Psyco" series)
Norro Wilson 1938 - Singer, composer, producer
Michael Parks 1938
Angelo Giamatti 1938
JoAnne Carner 1939 - Golfer
Hugh Masekela 1939 - Musician, band leader
Ernie Terrell 1939 - Boxer
Major Lance 1941
Jim (James Louis) Fregosi 1942 - Baseball player
Kris Jensen 1942 - Singer
Kitty Kelley 1942 - Author
Mike (Michael Peter) Epstein 1943 - baseball player
Craig T. Nelson 1944 - Actor (Movies: "Poltergeist")
Walter Charles 1945 - Actor
Caroline McWilliams 1945 - Actress
Ray (Raymond Earl) Fosse 1947 - Baseball catcher
Ed White 1947 - Football player
Barry Oakley 1948 - Musician, bass player (Allman Brothers)
Christine Lahti 1950 - Actress
Steve Gatlin 1951 - Singer (The Gatlin Brothers)
Dave Hill 1952 - Musician, guitar player (Slade)
Jerry Shirley 1952 - Musician (Humble Pie)
Peter Haycock 1952 - Musician (Climax Blues Band)
David E. Kelley 1956 - Writer, producer ("Ally McBeal", "The Practice")
Graeme Kelling 1957 - Musician (Deacon Blue)
Phil Morris 1959 - Actor
Lorraine Toussaint 1960 - Actress ("Crossing Jordan," "Any Day Now")
Ava Fabian 1962 - Playmate 08/1986, model, actress
Craig Adams 1962 - Musician (The Cult)
David Gavurin 1963 - Musician (Sundays)
Robert Downey, Jr. 1965 - Actor (Iron Man)
Frank Black 1965 - Musician (Pixies)
Nancy McKeon 1966 - Actress (TV: "The Facts of Life")
Mike Starr (Michael Christopher Starr) 1966 - Musician (Alice in Chains)
Barry Pepper 1970 - Actor
Clay Davidson 1971 - Country Singer
Jill Scott 1972 - Singer
Magnus Sveningsson 1972 - Musician (The Cardigans)
Kelly Price 1973 - Singer
David Blaine 1973 - Magician
Andre Dalyrimple 1974 - Singer (Soul for Real)
Scott Rolen 1975 - Baseball player
Natasha Lyonne 1979 - Actress
Heath Ledger 1979 - Actor