Re: Off Topic Bullsh*t Thread Volume IV

[Flynbyu]

Today in history...

Jun 11 1881

A phantom vessel appears in the sky to the passengers and crew of the ship Bacchante, including Price Albert Victor and Prince George, both sons of the Prince of Wales.

Jun 11 1955

An Austin-Healy and Mercedes-Benz collide at the Le Mans Grand Prix. The Mercedes drove into a dirt retaining wall, disintegrated, and the hood, chassis, and various auto parts sliced through the spectator crowd. Eighty-three were killed, and 100 others were missing various "parts".

Jun 11 1962

Frank Morris and the brothers John and Clarence Anglin escape from Alcatraz.

Jun 11 1963

Protesting the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam, Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection.

Jun 11 1963

Governor Wallace stands in the schoolhouse door, blocking admission of niggers to the University of Alabama.

Jun 11 1964

Just after 9am, deranged World War II veteran Walter Seifert barges into a busy Cologne, Germany elementary school with a homemade flamethrower. He then proceeds to burn 8 children to death and seriously injure 21 others. In the process, he also stabs 2 teachers to death with a lance. Before police are finally able to apprehend him with a gunshot to the leg, Seifert swallows insecticide and proceeds to die in the hospital the next day.

Jun 11 1993

Actor Ray Sharkey dead from AIDS. Ray was a cocaine/heroin addict who appeared as mobster Sonny Steelgrave on the TV show Wiseguy.

Jun 11 1999

I ' M   D E A D   J I M
DeForest Kelley, "Bones" from the original Star Trek television series, dead of a "lingering illness".

Birthdays today...
1403 - John IV, Duke of Brabant (d. 1427)
1456 - Anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485)
1540 - Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)
1572 - Ben Jonson, English dramatist (d. 1637)
1588 - George Wither, English writer (d. 1667)
1672 - Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (d. 1749)
1696 - Francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal (d. 1758)
1704 - Carlos Seixas, Portuguese composer (d. 1742)
1713 - Edward Capell, English critic (d. 1781)
1723 - Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (d. 1788)
1741 - Joseph Warren, American doctor and soldier (d. 1775)
1776 - John Constable, English painter (d. 1837)
1815 - Julia Margaret Cameron, English photographer (d. 1879)
1842 - Carl von Linde, German engineer and industrialist (d. 1934)
1846 - William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (d. 1920)
1847 - Millicent Fawcett, British suffragist and feminist (d. 1929)
1864 - Richard Strauss, German composer and conductor (d. 1949)
1867 - Charles Fabry, French physicist (d. 1945)
1876 - Alfred L. Kroeber, American anthropologist (d. 1960)
1877 - Renee Vivien, English-born poet (d. 1909)
1879 - Roger Bresnahan, baseball player (d. 1944)
1879 - Max Schreck, German actor (d. 1936)
1880 - Jeannette Rankin, American politician, feminist, and pacifist (d. 1973)
1888 - Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist (d. 1927)
1894 - Dai Vernon (David Frederick Wingfield Verner), Canadian magician, The Professor (d. 1992)
1895 - Nikolai Bulganin, Soviet politician (d. 1975)
1903 - Ernie Nevers, American football player (d. 1976)
1910 - Jacques-Yves Cousteau, French explorer and inventor (d. 1997)
1910 - Carmine Coppola, American composer, director and songwriter (d. 1991)
1913 - Vince Lombardi, American football coach (d. 1970)
1913 - Risë Stevens, American operatic soprano
1914 - Gerald Mohr, American actor (d. 1968)
1915 - Nicholas Metropolis, Greek-American mathematician, physicist and computer scientist (d. 1999)
1919 - Richard Todd, British actor
1920 - Hazel Scott, West Indian-born singer (d. 1981)
1920 - Irving Howe, American literary and social critic (d. 1993)
1922 - John Bromfield, American actor (d. 2005)
1922 - Michael Cacoyannis, Greek Cypriot film maker
1924 - Ed Farhat, American professional wrestler (d. 2003)
1925 - William Styron, American author (d. 2006)
1926 - Carlisle Floyd, American composer
1928 - Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, Queen of the Belgians
1930 - Charles B. Rangel, American politician
1931 - Audrey Schuh, American soprano
1932 - Athol Fugard, South African playwright
1933 - Gene Wilder, American actor
1934 - Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
1936 - Jud Strunk, American musician and comedian (d. 1981)
1936 - Chad Everett, American actor
1937 - Robin Warren, Australian pathologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
1937 - Johnny Brown, American comic
1939 - Sir Jackie Stewart, Scottish race car driver, three-time F1 world champion and former F1 team principal
1939 - Bernard Purdie, American session drummer
1939 - Christina Crawford, American actress and writer
1940 - Joey Dee, American musician (Joey Dee and the Starliters)
1945 - Adrienne Barbeau, American actress
1947 - Laloo Prasad Yadav, Indian politician
1947 - Henry Cisneros, American politician, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
1947 - Richard Palmer-James, British lyricist and guitarist (King Crimson and Supertramp)
1947 - Bob Evans, British racing driver
1948 - Dave Cash, Major league baseball player
1949 - Frank Beard, American drummer (ZZ Top)
1949 - Tom Pryce, British racing driver (d. 1977)
1949 - Benjamin Vasserman, Estonian graphic artist
1950 - Lynsey De Paul, British singer and songwriter
1950 - Graham Russell, British guitarist and vocalist (Air Supply)
1951 - Yasumasa Morimura, Japanese appropriation artist
1951 - Mark D. Siljander, former Republican U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan
1952 - Donnie Van Zant, American rock musician
1953 - Peter Bergman, American actor
1955 - Yuriy Sedykh, Soviet hammer thrower
1956 - Joe Montana. American football player
1957 - Jamaaladeen Tacuma, American musician
1959 - Hugh Laurie, English actor and comedian
1961 - Caroline Quentin, English actress
1961 - María Barranco, Spanish actress
1962 - Erika Salumäe, Estonian cyclist, Olympian
1963 - Bruce Kimball, American diver
1963 - Sandra Schmirler, Canadian curler (d. 2000)
1964 - Jean Alesi, French Formula One driver
1965 - Manuel Uribe, One of the world's heaviest people
1965 - Joey Santiago, Filipino guitarist (Pixies)
1968 - Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
1969 - Peter Dinklage, American actor
1969 - Steven Drozd, American drummer
1969 - Bryan Fogarty, professional ice hockey player (d. 2002)
1969 - Matt McGrath, American actor
1970 - Chris Rice, singer/songwriter
1973 - José Manuel Abundis, Mexican football (soccer) forward
1974 - David Starie, British boxer
1975 - Choi Ji Woo, South Korean actress and model
1975 - Thomas Bimis, Greek diver
1976 - Tai Anderson, American musician (bass player for Third Day)
1977 - Geoff Ogilvy, Australian golfer
1977 - Ryan Dunn, American actor
1978 - Joshua Jackson, Canadian actor
1978 - Ujjwala Raut, Indian supermodel
1979 - Amy Taylor, Australian football (soccer) player, television presenter and model
1980 - Yhency Brazoban, Dominican born baseball player
1981 - Emiliano Moretti, Italian footballer
1982 - Eldar Rønning, Norwegian cross-country skier
1982 - Johnny Candido, American professional wrestler
1982 - Joey Graham, American basketball player
1982 - Steven Graham, American basketball player
1982 - Diana Taurasi, American basketball player
1983 - José Reyes, American baseball player
1983 - Chuck Hayes, American basketball player
1984 - Vagner Love, Brazilian footballer
1985 - Anja Rubik, Polish supermodel
1985 - Chris Trousdale, American pop singer and dancer
1986 - Shia LaBeouf, American actor
1987 - TiA, Japanese R&B singer
1988 - Yui Aragaki, Japanese actress and model
1994 - Ivana Baquero, Spanish actress

Famous deaths...
1183 - Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (b. 1155)
1216 - Henry of Flanders, Emperor of the Latin Empire
1488 - King James III of Scotland
1557 - King John III of Portugal (b. 1502)
1695 - André Félibien, French architect (b. 1619)
1712 - Louis Joseph, duc de Vendôme, Marshal of France (b. 1654)
1727 - King George I of Great Britain (b. 1660)
1796 - Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician (b. 1720)
1847 - John Franklin, English sea captain and explorer (b. 1786)
1852 - Karl Briullov, Russian painter (b. 1799)
1858 - Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, Austrian statesman (b. 1773)
1879 - Prince Willem of the Netherlands, disgraced heir apparent to the Dutch throne (b. 1840)
1882 - Louis Maigret, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1804)
1903 - Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician (b. 1837)
1903 - Alexander Obrenovich, King of Serbia (b. 1876)
1911 - James Curtis Hepburn, American missionary and linguist (b. 1815)
1914 - Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1848)
1924 - Théodore Dubois, French composer and teacher (b. 1837)
1927 - William Attewell, English cricketer (b. 1861)
1934 - Lev Vygotsky, Russian psychologist (b. 1896)
1936 - Robert E. Howard, American author (b. 1906)
1937 - R. J. (Reginald Joseph) Mitchell, British aircraft designer (b. 1895)
1941 - Daniel Carter Beard, founder of the Boy Scouts of America (b. 1850)
1963 - Thích Quảng Đức, Vietnamese monk, self-immolation (b. 1897)
1965 - José Mendes Cabeçadas, 95th Prime Minister of Portugal and 9th President of Portugal (b. 1883)
1970 - Earl Grant, American musician and singer (b. 1931)
1970 - Frank Laubach, Christian missionary (b. 1884)
1970 - William 'Billy Batts' Devino, American crime figure (b. 1921)
1974 - Julius Evola, Italian philosopher (b. 1898)
1974 - Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil (b. 1883)
1976 - Jim Konstanty, American baseball player (b. 1917)
1979 - John Wayne, American actor (b. 1907)
1984 - Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (b. 1922)
1985 - Karen Ann Quinlan, American right-to-die cause célèbre (b. 1954)
1985 - Sapfo Notara, Greek actress (b. 1907)
1986 - Chesley Bonestell, American-born engineer, architect, and artist (b. 1888)
1991 - Cromwell Everson, South African composer (b. 1925)
1993 - Ray Sharkey, American actor (b. 1952)
1996 - Brigitte Helm, German actress (b. 1908)
1998 - Catherine Cookson, British novelist (b. 1906)
1999 - DeForest Kelley, American actor (b. 1920)
2001 - Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (by execution; b. 1968)
2001 - Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer (b. 1923)
2003 - David Brinkley, American television reporter (b. 1920)
2004 - Egon von Furstenberg, Swiss fashion designer (b. 1946)
2004 - Xenophon Zolotas, Greek politician (b. 1904)
2005 - Vasco Gonçalves, Portuguese general (b. 1922)
2006 - Bruce Shand, father of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (b. 1917)
2006 - Michael Bartosh, computer expert and author (b. 1977)
2006 - Neroli Fairhall, New Zealand archer (b. 1944)
2007 - Imre Friedmann, American scientist (b. 1921)
2007 - Mala Powers, American film actress (b. 1931)
2008 - Ove Andersson, Swedish rally driver (b. 1938)

Holidays and Observances...
Kamehameha Day, official state holiday of Hawaii, United States, in honor of its first monarch, celebrated with floral parades, hula competition, and festivals
Davis Day, in remembrance of William Davis, observed in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Roman Empire, Matralia in honor of Mater Matuta
Roman Empire, fifth day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta
Saint Barnabas, apostle, martyr, (d. 62)
Saint Eskil, medieval patron saint of the Diocese of Strängnäs in Sweden (later moved to June 12 outside that diocese in order not to interfere with the Feast of Barnabas)
Saint Onuphrius, hermit, confessor

Have a great Wednesday.

~Brian

[socalrappy700]

Socal checking in

[Flynbyu]

I was in this bitch until 9:20 last night. I got into it with a salesperson. I was not a happy camper he kept me late.

His comment: "It takes you too long to do a deal"

My comment: "If I wasn't doing your job (closing the customer), trying to dechipher your 3rd grade handwriting skills and trying to complete the buyers order you wrote (which was incomplete) we would have been done a long time ago."

He got smart again, and I told him if he has a problem with the way I do things to take his shit elsewhere (The guys at the store next door had went home an hour and a half earlier). He proceeded to mouth off, and I told him if he didn't shut his mouth I would proceed to "mop the parking lot with his ass."

I hate my job sometimes.

~Brian

[socalrappy700]

Sorry for the bad day bro, but I'm sure he won't be there long.  Mama said there will be days like this.

[Flynbyu]

Sorry for the bad day bro, but I'm sure he won't be there long.  Mama said there will be days like this.

He thinks he's top dog, but I've got news from him. I can make his work experience a living hell. I won't touch his files unless they are 100% complete. He thinks I'm an ass now, wait until he brings me something else.

~Brian

[socalrappy700]

Sorry for the bad day bro, but I'm sure he won't be there long.  Mama said there will be days like this.

He thinks he's top dog, but I've got news from him. I can make his work experience a living hell. I won't touch his files unless they are 100% complete. He thinks I'm an ass now, wait until he brings me something else.

~Brian

Damn, he burned the wrong bridge now.  Burn his ass.

[Flynbyu]

It's coming.

I'll throw him under the bus every chance I get. I have covered his ass several times. He came back from lunch once wreaking of pot. I told him to run home and change clothes because if the owners smell him, they would fire his ass.

~Brian

[socalrappy700]

Next time let him walk around smelling like that.

[Flynbyu]

Next time let him walk around smelling like that.

I will bust him out.

"Do you guys smell something?"

I'll do it in front of one of the owners.

~Brian

[socalrappy700]

Just don't let him get to you, he's just a salesperson.  He wont be around long.

[Flynbyu]

He's been here a year, so he thinks he knows everything.

~Brian

[socalrappy700]

Shall we wager how much longer he'll be there?

[Flynbyu]

Believe it or not, we have a very low turnover rate here.

~Brian

[socalrappy700]

Believe it or not, we have a very low turnover rate here.

~Brian

Then light his car on fire and FERK his mom in the ass.

[Flynbyu]

Believe it or not, we have a very low turnover rate here.

~Brian

Then light his car on fire and FERK his mom in the ass.

This is a possiblity.



~Brian