Re: Off Topic Bullsh*t Thread Volume XIX

[Flynbyu]

when I left on Wednesday it was a blizzard and we had two feet of snow on the ground.  But when I came home on Saturday it was almost 60 and a tropical storm.....plus all the snow was gone.  Now its cold again and the only snow we have is a few grayish piles along the driveway.  Everything else is dead. 

I saw you guys got rain. I'm sure that helps with the commute.

~Brian

[socalrappy700]

Not bad today.  But I feel bad for the people that were flooded on saturday.  All the flood waters froze so they are screwed. 

[Flynbyu]

I hear there is some really bad flooding up north now. I saw it on CNN this morning.

~Brian

[socalrappy700]

yup, they were hit hard.  Sucks now that it all froze, I'm sure that will do a ton of damage.

[Krandall]

Dec 29 1993

Former child star Todd Bridges (who played Willis on "Different Strokes") arrested for transportation of methamphetamine.


Watchoo talkin bout willis?

[Flynbyu]

Dec 29 1993

Former child star Todd Bridges (who played Willis on "Different Strokes") arrested for transportation of methamphetamine.


Watchoo talkin bout willis?

Peels was just gettin' into the biz.



~Brian

[Peelz]

Dec 29 1993

Former child star Todd Bridges (who played Willis on "Different Strokes") arrested for transportation of methamphetamine.


Watchoo talkin bout willis?

Peels was just gettin' into the biz.



~Brian

Gary Coleman was my normal delivery boy, but he was sick that day.

[BRAD]

Whats up anybody online?

[Colorado700R]

hola

[socalrappy700]

Good night everyone.  I'll be on my way to cali in a few hours.   

[Flynbyu]

Good night everyone.  I'll be on my way to cali in a few hours.   

Have a safe trip amigo.

~Brian

[Peelz]

Good night everyone.  I'll be on my way to cali in a few hours.   

Later E. i would say enjoy the trip...but I know you will..

[kyledvor61]

any ho's in da house?

[Flynbyu]

Today in history...

Dec 30 1903

The worst theater fire in US history occurs at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, killing 602. Most of the exits were locked; no fire drills had ever been conducted; and no water was available for extinguishing the fire. But, a prominent sign displayed above the entrance to the edifice read: "Absolutely Fireproof".

Dec 30 1916

Rasputin, famed Russian court mystic, is beaten, castrated, and his penis flung across the room. He is subsequently shot several times and thrown into a frozen river.

Dec 30 1977

Ted Bundy escapes from a jail in Aspen, Colorado by using a hacksaw. He moves to Chicago, then Michigan, Atlanta, and finally Florida, where he commits a series of grotesque murders.

Dec 30 1989

Ignoring evidence to the contrary, Drug Enforcement Agency Director John Lawn orders that cannabis remain on the Schedule One narcotics list, reserved for drugs which have no known medical use.

Dec 30 1994

John C. Salvi III took things into his own hands and killed two employees at a Brookline, Mass., abortion clinic and wounded five others. John was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive life terms on March 18.

Dec 30 1996

Actor Jack Nance (appeared in the Lynch productions Twin Peaks and Eraserhead) murdered.

Dec 30 2006

Saddam Hussein is executed by hanging.

Birthdays today...
  39 - Titus, Roman emperor (d. 81)
1204 - Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282)
1552 - Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611)
1642 - Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)
1673 - Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736)
1678 - William Croft, English composer (d. 1727)
1722 - Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1770)
1724 - Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter (d. 1805)
1740 - Princess Elizabeth Caroline of Wales (d. 1759)
1785 - Dorothea Lieven, Russian noblewoman (d. 1857)
1819 - Theodor Fontane, German writer (d. 1898)
1819 - John W. Geary, 1st Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1873)
1838 - Émile Loubet, 7th President of France (d. 1929)
1851 - Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician (d. 1929)
1853 - André Messager, French composer (d. 1929)
1865 - Rudyard Kipling, English writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)
1869 - Stephen Butler Leacock, English-born Canadian writer and economist (d. 1944)
1873 - Al Smith, American politician (d. 1944)
1878 - William Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943)
1879 - Sri Ramana Maharshi, Indian philosopher (d. 1950)
1883 - Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1960)
1884 - Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)
1890 - Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico (d. 1973)
1897 - Alfredo Bracchi, Italian author (d. 1976)
1899 - Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer (d. 2001)
1904 - Dmitri Kabalevsky, Russian composer (d. 1987)
1905 - Daniil Kharms, Soviet-era surrealist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist (d. 1942)
1906 - Carol Reed, English film director (d. 1976)
1910 - Paul Bowles, American composer and author (d. 1999)
1911 - Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998)
1913 - Lucio Agostini, Italian-born Canadian conductor and composer (d. 1996)
1913 - Elyne Mitchell, Australian author (d. 2002)
1914 - Bert Parks, American television host (d. 1992)
1914 - Jo Van Fleet, American actress (d. 1996)
1917 - Seymour Melman, American industrial engineer (d. 2004)
1920 - Jack Lord, American actor (d. 1998)
1921 - Rashid Karami, Lebanese statesman (d. 1987)
1927 - Bernard Barrow, American actor (d. 1993)
1927 - Robert Hossein, French film actor and director
1928 - Bo Diddley, American singer and musician (d. 2008)
1929 - Rosalind Hurley, British physician, barrister, ethicist and writer (d. 2004)
1929 - Barbara Nichols, American actress (d. 1976)
1931 - Skeeter Davis, American singer (d. 2004)
1934 - John Norris Bahcall, American physicist (d. 2005)
1934 - Joseph Bologna, American actor
1934 - Joseph P. Hoar, former US Central Command commander
1934 - Del Shannon, American singer (d. 1990)
1934 - Russ Tamblyn, American actor, dancer, and singer
1935 - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon
1935 - Sandy Koufax, American baseball player
1935 - Jack Riley, American actor
1937 - Gordon Banks, English footballer
1937 - John Hartford, American musician (d. 2001)
1937 - Jim Marshall, American football player
1937 - Noel Paul Stookey, American folk singer (Peter, Paul & Mary)
1939 - Glenda Adams, Australian author (d. 2007)
1939 - Felix Pappalardi, American musician and recording producer (Mountain) (d. 1983)
1940 - James Burrows, American television director
1941 - Mel Renfro, American football player
1942 - Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and dissident
1942 - Guy Edwards, English racing driver
1942 - Michael Nesmith, American singer and musician (The Monkees)
1942 - Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian
1942 - Fred Ward, American actor
1944 - William J. Fallon, U.S. Navy Admiral, former U.S. Central Command commander
1945 - Davy Jones, English singer (The Monkees)
1945 - Lloyd Kaufman, American film director and producer
1945 - Concetta Tomei, American actress
1945 - Vernon Wells, Australian actor
1946 - Patti Smith, American singer and poet
1947 - Michael Burns, American historian
1947 - Jeff Lynne, English musician (ELO)
1949 - Jim Flaherty, Canadian politician
1950 - Lewis Shiner, American sci-fi/fantasy author
1950 - Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish computer scientist, creator of C++
1951 - Doug Allder, English footballer
1952 - June Anderson, American soprano
1953 - Bill Kazmaier, American powerlifter
1953 - Harald Schmautz, German-born journalist
1953 - Meredith Vieira, American television journalist
1955 - Dindo Yogo, Congolese musician (d. 2000)
1956 - Suzy Bogguss, American singer
1956 - Sheryl Lee Ralph, American actress
1957 - Matt Lauer, American newscaster
1958 - Rod Harrington, English darts player
1958 - Steven L. Smith, American astronaut
1959 - Tracey Ullman, English actress and singer
1959 - Josée Verner, French Canadian politician
1961 - Douglas Coupland, Canadian author
1961 - Sean Hannity, American talk radio and television host
1961 - Ben Johnson, Canadian athlete
1962 - Henry Cho, Korean-American comedian
1962 - Joshua Clover, American poet
1963 - Chandler Burr, American author
1963 - Michelle Douglas, Canadian human rights activist
1963 - Milan Šrejber, Czech tennis player
1964 - Sylvie Moreau, French Canadian actress
1964 - Duglas T. Stewart, Scottish musician (BMX Bandits)
1965 - Heidi Fleiss, American madam
1965 - Darrin C. Huss, Canadian singer Psyche
1966 - Bennett Miller, American film director
1967 - Carl Ouellet, Canadian professional wrestler
1969 - Dave England, American television personality
1969 - Jay Kay, English musician (Jamiroquai)
1969 - Meredith Monroe, American actress
1971 - Daniel Sunjata, American actor
1971 - Ricardo Lopez Felipe, Spanish footballer
1972 - Kerry Collins, American football player
1972 - Paul Keegan, Irish footballer
1972 - Steven Wiig, American actor and musician
1973 - Jason Behr, American actor
1973 - Ato Boldon, Trinidadian athlete
1973 - Nacho Vidal, Spanish porn star
1974 - Johanna Sällström, Swedish actress (d. 2007)
1975 - Scott Chipperfield, Australian soccer player
1975 - Tiger Woods, American golfer
1976 - Patrick Kerney, American football player
1976 - A.J. Pierzynski, American baseball player
1977 - Laila Ali, American boxer
1977 - Grant Balfour, Australian baseball player
1977 - Scott Lucas, Australian rules footballer
1977 - Kenyon Martin, American basketball player
1977 - Kazuyuki Toda, Japanese footballer
1978 - Devin Brown , American basketball player
1978 - Tyrese, American singer and actor
1978 - Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Polish drummer
1979 - Flávio, Angolan footballer
1980 - Eliza Dushku, American actress
1980 - Kenny Kwan, Hong Kong singer
1981 - Ali Al Habsi, Omani footballer
1981 - Haley Paige, American porn star (d. 2007)
1981 - Michael Rodríguez, Costa Rican footballer
1981 - Matt Ulrich, American football player
1982 - Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress
1982 - Dawan Landry, American football player
1982 - Dathan Ritzenhein, American runner
1984 - Randall Azofeifa, Costa Rican footballer
1984 - LeBron James, American basketball player
1985 - Lars Boom, Dutch cyclist
1987 - Jake Cuenca, Filipino actor and commercial model
1988 - Leon Jackson, Scottish singer
1989 - Ryan Sheckler, American professional skateboarder

Famous deaths...
1218 - Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1162)
1460 - Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (killed in battle) (b. 1411)
1525 - Jacob Fugger, German banker (b. 1459)
1572 - Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (b. 1512)
1573 - Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Italian writer (b. 1504)
1591 - Pope Innocent IX (b. 1519)
1621 - Saint Job of Maniava, Ukrainian Orthodox Saint (b. 1550)
1640 - John Francis Regis, French saint (b. 1597)
1644 - Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (b. 1577)
1662 - Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria (b. 1628)
1691 - Robert Boyle, Irish scientist (b. 1627)
1769 - Nicholas Taaffe, 6th Viscount Taaffe, Austrian soldier (b. 1685)
1803 - Francis Lewis, signer of the American Declaration of Independence (b. 1713)
1896 - José Rizal, national hero of the Philippines, (executed) (b. 1861)
1908 - Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian lawyer, journalist and senator (b. 1844)
1941 - El Lissitzky, Russian artist and architect (b. 1890)
1944 - Romain Rolland, French writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1866)
1947 - Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1861)
1947 - Han van Meegeren, Dutch painter, portraitist and art forgers (b. 1889)
1954 - Archduke Eugen of Austria, Austrian field marshal (b. 1863)
1955 - Rex Ingamells, Australian poet (b. 1913)
1967 - Vincent Massey, Governor-General of Canada (b. 1887)
1968 - Trygve Lie, Norwegian politician, first United Nations Secretary General (b. 1896)
1970 - Sonny Liston, American boxer (b. 1932)
1971 - Melba Rae, American actress (Search for Tomorrow) (b. 1922)
1979 - Richard Rodgers, American composer (b. 1902)
1981 - Alfie Anido, Filipino actor (b. 1959)
1984 - Massa, oldest gorilla on record (b. 1930)
1986 - Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (b. 1905)
1988 - Yuli Daniel, Russian writer (b. 1925)
1989 - Lenore Lemmon, wife of George Reeves (b. 1923)
1992 - Ling-Ling, panda given to the USA by China (b. 1969)
1993 - Mack David, American lyricist and songwriter (b. 1912)
1993 - Irving "Swifty" Lazar, American Hollywood talent agent (b. 1907)
1993 - Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian physicist (b. 1907)
1994 - Dmitri Ivanenko, Russian physicist (b. 1904)
1994 - Maureen Starkey, wife of Ringo Starr (b. 1946)
1995 - Ralph Flanagan - American band leader (b. 1914)
1995 - Doris Grau, American actress (b. 1924)
1996 - Lew Ayres, American actor (b. 1908)
1996 - Jack Nance, American actor (b. 1943)
1997 - Shinichi Hoshi, Japanese novelist (b. 1926)
1998 - Johnny Moore, American singer (The Drifters) (b. 1934)
1998 - Sam Muchnick, American professional wrestling promoter (b. 1905)
1998 - George Webb, English actor (b. 1911)
1999 - Fritz Leonhardt, German structural engineer (b. 1909)
1999 - Sarah Knauss, American, once considered the world's oldest living person (b. 1880)
2000 - Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter (b. 1909)
2002 - Mary Brian, American actress (b. 1906)
2002 - Mary Wesley, English novelist (b. 1912)
2003 - David Bale, South African-born activist (b. 1941)
2003 - John Gregory Dunne, American writer (b. 1932)
2003 - Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer and actress (b. 1963)
2004 - Artie Shaw, American jazz clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1910)
2005 - Rona Jaffe, American author (b. 1932)
2006 - Terry Peck, Falkland Islander (b. 1938) who acted as a scout for 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment in the Falklands War
2006 - Michel Plasse, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1948)
2006 - Saddam Hussein, former Iraqi President, (executed) (b. 1937)

Holidays and observances...
The sixth day of Christmas in Western Christianity.
Philippines - Rizal Day

Have a great Tuesday.

~Brian

[Krandall]

Dec 30 2006

Saddam Hussein is executed by hanging.



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