Re: Off Topic Bullsh*t Thread Volume XIX

[socalrappy700]

Dick!

[dick-84]

Nut licker.

[Krandall]

Hey dick. Can you see/post in the chat box?

[BRAD]

whats up Randy?

[Krandall]

n/m just got home hangin w/ lydia's fam. We went to the Macy's Christmas display

[BRAD]

Cool man cool.  I just got back from Christmas shopping alittle while ago

[Krandall]

nice, Now I gotta get ready for bed.. I'm glad its a short week.

[BRAD]

later man. im getting off here to i didnt sleep to good last night

[Krandall]

haev a good night man.

[Krandall]

GOOD NIGHT RAPTOR SOURCE!!! 

[exentix]

off to school 

[Flynbyu]

Today in history...

Dec 23 1888

After an argument with fellow painter Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh takes a razor and removes a portion of his left ear. Their quarrel regarded the prostitutes in Arles who seemed to prefer Gauguin over Van Gogh; the painter delivered his ear to one Rachel, who preferred Van Gogh. She fainted.

Dec 23 1948

Japanese Premier Tojo and 6 others hanged by the War Crimes Commission at Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, for the crime of starting an aggressive war.

Dec 23 1968

The first US incident of motion sickness in orbit. Was it Borman, Lovell, or Anders?

Dec 23 1972

Magnitude 6.25 Earthquake destroys central Managua Nicaragua, 10,000 die.

Dec 23 1975

Leftist members of November 17 faction murder Athens CIA station chief Richard Welch.

Dec 23 1985

In a school playground, James Vance presses a shotgun to his chin and pulls the trigger. He and cohort Raymond Belknap had forged a suicide pact while listening to Stained Class by Judas Priest. But where Belknap succeeded, Vance fails. The dumbshit survives, destroying his face. He later uses his disfigurement to his advantage, terrorizing small children on his bicycle. Both kids' parents file suit against the band, but a judge ultimately rejects their subliminal message theory. Vance dies from painkillers on Thanksgiving three years later.

Dec 23 1994

Actor/dumbass Christian Slater arrested while trying to board a plane with a semiautomatic firearm. Community service, boy.

Dec 23 1995

Bodies of 16 members of the Solar Temple cult who had commited suicide are found on a plateau in the French Alps. Their bodies are charred and arranged in a star formation. Causes of death included stabbing, asphyxiation, gunshot, and poisoning. In 1994, 53 other members had suicided in similar fashion.

Dec 23 1997

Mayor Craig Johnson of Snow Hill, MD is arrested on two counts of misconduct in office, after he allows the squad car issued to him to be photographed for a pornographic Internet website "Wetlands". One of the pictures shows Cherie Messner, wife of the Wetlands operator, apparently urinating on the squad car in question.

Birthdays today...
245- Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra
1173 - Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)
1513 - Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577)
1537 - King John III of Sweden (d. 1592)
1582 - Severo Bonini, Italian composer (d. 1663)
1597 - Martin Opitz von Boberfeld, German poet (d. 1639)
1613 - Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (d. 1676)
1621 - Edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d. 1678)
1621 - Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682)
1689 - Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer (d. 1755)
1732 - Richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor (d. 1792)
1743 - Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (d. 1803)
1750 - King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (d. 1827)
1758 - Nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York
1777 - Tsar Alexander I of Russia (d. 1825)
1790 - Jean François Champollion, French Egyptologist (d. 1832)
1804 - Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French literary critic (d. 1869)
1805 - Joseph Smith, Jr., American religious leader (d. 1844)
1819 - Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch poet and clergyman (d. 1889)
1822 - Wilhelm Bauer, German engineer (d. 1875)
1843 - Richard Conner, American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient (d. 1924)
1854 - Henry B. Guppy, British botanist (d. 1926)
1864 - Zorka of Montenegro, Princess of Serbia (d. 1890)
1867 - Madam C.J. Walker, American philanthropist and tycoon (d. 1919)
1878 - Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (d. 1972)
1885 - Pierre Brissaud, French artist (d. 1964)
1891 - Alexandr Rodchenko, Russian painter and photographer (d. 1956)
1900 - Otto Soglow, American comics artist (d. 1975)
1902 - Norman Maclean, American author (d. 1990)
1907 - Manuel Lopes, Cape Verdean writer and poet (d. 2005)
1907 - Avraham Stern, Polish-born Zionist leader (d. 1942)
1908 - Yousuf Karsh, Turkish-born, Canadian portrait photographer (d. 2002)
1910 - Kurt Meyer, German SS officer (d. 1961)
1911 - Niels Kaj Jerne, English-born immunologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1994)
1911 - James Gregory, American actor (d. 2002)
1916 - Dino Risi, Italian film director and screenwriter
1918 - Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany
1918 - José Greco, Italian-born flamenco dancer (d. 2001)
1918 - Kumar Pallana, Indian-born American actor
1919 - Kenneth M. Taylor, American pilot (d. 2006)
1921 - Guy Beaulne, French Canadian actor and theatre director (d. 2001)
1922 - Micheline Ostermeyer, French athlete and musician (d. 2001)
1923 - Günther Schifter, Austrian music journalist
1923 - Claudio Scimone, Italian conductor
1923 - James Stockdale, American admiral (d. 2005)
1923 - Onofre Marimón, Argentine racing driver (d. 1954)
1925 - Duncan Hallas, British political figure
1925 - Rayner Unwin, British book publisher (d. 2000)
1926 - Robert Bly, American poet
1928 - Chronis Aidonidis, Greek singer
1929 - Chet Baker, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1988)
1929 - Dick Weber, American professional tenpin bowler (d. 2005)
1931 - Ronnie Schell, American actor
1933 - Akihito, Emperor of Japan
1935 - Paul Hornung, American football player
1935 - Esther Phillips, American singer (d. 1984)
1936 - Frederic Forrest, American actor
1937 - Edward Irving Wortis, American author
1937 - Barney Rosenzweig, American television producer
1938 - Bob Kahn, American Internet pioneer
1940 - Jorma Kaukonen, American musician (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
1940 - Robert Labine, French-Canadian politician
1940 - Eugene Record, American singer (The Chi-Lites) (d. 2005)
1941 - Tim Hardin, American musician (d. 1980)
1941 - Serge Reding, Belgian weightlifter (d. 1975)
1942 - John Peterman, American fashion designer
1943 - Mikhail Gromov, Russian-born mathematician
1943 - Harry Shearer, American actor
1943 - Ron Allen, American baseball player
1943 - Elizabeth Hartman, American actress (d. 1987)
1943 - Silvia Sommerlath, Queen of Sweden
1944 - Wesley Clark, American military officer
1945 - Ron Bushy, American drummer (Iron Butterfly)
1946 - Edita Gruberova, Slovak operatic soprano
1946 - Susan Lucci, American actress
1948 - Jack Ham, American football player
1948 - Leslie Moonves, American television executive
1949 - Adrian Belew, American musician
1950 - Michael C. Burgess, American politician
1950 - Ilchi Lee, Korean educator and author
1951 - Anthony Phillips, British musician (Genesis)
1952 - William Kristol, American political commentator
1953 - Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia
1956 - Michele Alboreto, Italian Formula one driver (d. 2001)
1956 - Dave Murray, English musician (Iron Maiden)
1957 - Dan Bigras, Canadian singer
1957 - Trisha Goddard, English television presenter
1958 - Victoria Williams, American singer
1958 - Joan Severance, American actress
1959 - Geoff Willis, British engineer
1961 - Carol Smillie, British television personality
1962 - Bertrand Gachot, Belgian racing driver
1962 - Kang Je-gyu, South Korean film director
1962 - Keiji Muto, Japanese professional wrestler
1963 - Jim Harbaugh, American football player
1963 - Donna Tartt, American author
1964 - Eddie Vedder, American musician (Pearl Jam)
1967 - Carla Bruni, Italian-French model and singer
1967 - Tim Fountain, British playwright
1968 - Quincy Jones III, Swedish-American musician
1969 - Greg Biffle, American racecar driver
1969 - Martha Byrne, American actress
1969 - Rob Pelinka, American sports agent
1970 - Catriona LeMay Doan, Canadian speed skater
1970 - Raymont Harris, American football player
1971 - Corey Haim, Canadian actor
1971 - Masayoshi Yamazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter
1971 - Michalis Klokidis, Greek footballer
1971 - Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, British socialite
1971 - Wim Vansevenant, Belgian cyclist
1974 - Agustín Delgado, Ecuadorian footballer
1974 - Mieszko Talarczyk, Swedish musician (Nasum) (d. 2004)
1975 - Sky Lopez, American actress
1975 - Vadim Sharifijanov, Russian ice hockey player
1976 - Brad Lidge, American baseball player
1976 - Dimitris Mavrogenidis, Greek footballer
1976 - Jamie Noble, American professional wrestler
1977 - Alge Crumpler, American football player
1977 - Jari Mäenpää, Finnish guitarist and singer
1977 - Paul Shirley, American basketball player
1978 - Andra Davis, American football player
1978 - Esthero, Canadian musician and singer
1978 - Jodie Marsh, British glamour model
1978 - Víctor Martínez, Venezuelan baseball player
1978 - Estella Warren, Canadian model and actress
1979 - Summer Altice, American model and actress
1979 - Scott Gomez, American ice hockey player
1979 - Holly Madison, American model
1979 - Kenny Miller, Scottish football player
1980 - Cody Ross, American baseball player
1981 - Beth, Spanish singer
1981 - Yuriorkis Gamboa, Cuban boxer
1983 - Michael Chopra, English footballer
1983 - Hanley Ramírez, Dominican baseball player
1985 - Harry Judd, British drummer (McFly)
1985 - Luke O'Loughlin, Australian actor
1988 - Eri Kamei, Japanese singer
1990 - Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, American actress, model, and singer

Famous deaths...
679 - Dagobert II, King of Austrasia (b. c. 650)
910 - Naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar
913 - Conrad of Franconia
918 - Conrad I of Germany
1230 - Berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England
1556 - Nicholas Udall, English playwright (b. 1504)
1568 - Roger Ascham, tutor of Elizabeth I of England
1575 - Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese warrior (hanged) (b. 1531)
1588 - Henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (b. 1550)
1631 - Michael Drayton, English poet (b. 1563)
1646 - François Maynard, French poet (b. 1582)
1652 - John Cotton, English-born founder of Boston, Massachusetts (b. 1585)
1675 - Caesar, duc de Choiseul, French marshal and diplomat (b. 1602)
1722 - Pierre Varignon, French mathematician (b. 1654)
1771 - Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, Canadian saint (b. 1701)
1761 - Alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy
1779 - Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (b. 1724)
1789 - Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French philanthropist (b. 1712)
1793 - Johann Adolph Hasse, German composer (b. 1699)
1793 - Antoine François Prévost, French author and novelist (b. 1697)
1795 - Henry Clinton, British general (b. 1730)
1805 - Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer and naturalist (b. 1723)
1834 - Thomas Malthus, English demographer and economist (b. 1766)
1846 - Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent, French naturalist (b. 1780)
1902 - Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1821)
1912 - Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist (b. 1850)
1931 - Wilson Bentley, American scientist (b. 1865)
1939 - Anthony Fokker, Dutch aircraft manufacturer (b. 1890)
1946 - John A. Sampson, American gynecologist (b. 1873)
1948 - Akira Muto, Japanese army commander (hanged) (b. 1883)
1948 - Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister of Japan (hanged) (b. 1884)
1953 - Lavrenty Beria, Soviet Communist leader (b. 1899)
1954 - René Iché, French sculptor (b. 1897)
1961 - Kurt Meyer, German SS officer (b. 1910)
1970 - Charles Ruggles, American actor (b. 1886)
1972 - Andrei Tupolev, Soviet aircraft designer (b. 1888)
1973 - Charles Atlas, Italian-born bodybuilder (b. 1892)
1973 - Irna Phillips, American television writer, director, and producer (b. 1901)
1979 - Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector (b. 1898)
1982 - Jack Webb, American actor, producer, and director (b. 1920)
1983 - Colin Middleton, Northern Irish artist (b. 1910)
1984 - Joan Lindsay, Australian author (b. 1896)
1992 - Vincent Fourcade, French American interior designer and socialite (b. 1934)
1992 - Eddie Hazel, American guitarist (Funkadelic) (b. 1950)
1994 - Sebastian Shaw, English actor (b. 1905)
1997 - Stanley Cortez, American cinematographer (b. 1908)
1998 - Michelle Thomas, American actress (b. 1968)
2000 - Billy Barty, American actor (b. 1924)
2000 - Victor Borge, Danish-born comedian and pianist (b. 1909)
2000 - Noor Jehan, Indian singer and actress (b. 1926)
2001 - Bola Ige, Nigerian politician (b. 1930)
2004 - P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India (b. 1921)
2005 - Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer and coach (b. 1914)
2005 - Norman D. Vaughan, American polar explorer and dogsled driver (b. 1905)
2006 - Charlie Drake, English comedian (b. 1925)
2006 - Timothy J. Tobias, American composer and musician (b. 1952)
2006 - Marilyn Waltz, American actress and Playboy Playmate (b. 1931)
2006 - Johnny Vincent, English footballer for Birmingham City and Middlesbrough (b. 1947)
2007 - William Francis Ganong, American physiologist (b. 1924)
2007 - Michael Kidd, American film and stage choreographer (b. 1915)
2007 - Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist and composer (b. 1925)

Holidays and observances...
Roman festivals - Larentalia, (hanged) a festival in honour of Larenta
R.C. Saints - O Emmanuel, John Cantius ; Thorlac Thorhallsson, patron saint of Iceland
Japan - The Emperor's Birthday - Birthday of Akihito, the current Emperor of Japan
Ancient Latvia - Ziemassvētki held
Sweden - Birthday of Queen Silvia, an official flag day
Oaxaca - Night of the Radishes
Secular humanism (American) - HumanLight observed
Saint Abassad, in the Coptic Church
Saint Psote, in the Coptic Church
Festivus, a non-denominational holiday made popular by the sitcom Seinfeld.

Have a great Tuesday.

~Brian

[socalrappy700]

snow, ice and more snow on the way.  I might have to take tomorrow off so my wife doesn't have to drive into the city to pick me up on the way to Michigan.  Looks like it will be a fun drive.   

[NaturalRaptor]

Dec 23 1968

The first US incident of motion sickness in orbit. Was it Borman, Lovell, or Anders?



Who was it ?   

[Krandall]

Dec 23 1985

In a school playground, James Vance presses a shotgun to his chin and pulls the trigger. He and cohort Raymond Belknap had forged a suicide pact while listening to Stained Class by Judas Priest. But where Belknap succeeded, Vance fails. The dumbshit survives, destroying his face. He later uses his disfigurement to his advantage, terrorizing small children on his bicycle. Both kids' parents file suit against the band, but a judge ultimately rejects their subliminal message theory. Vance dies from painkillers on Thanksgiving three years later.




Okay, how much would that SUCK... Plannin on blowin yourself to bits. and you screw it up while your bud dies.