| Re: Friday Chat 12.19.14 |
Subject: Re: Friday Chat 12.19.14 by captmike13 on 2014/12/19 15:52:30 Good morning gang. My day off felt good to sleep in. Cold here today but sunny out. Youngest is ok. He has a separated shoulder bruised ribs and generally just sore. From what we got from him is there was a car in front of him and a car opened their door into traffic. So he basically rear ended the car in front of him when they both tried to stop. Now I am going to draw the conclusion that he got hit from behind too but I will get more details over the weekend. Thanks for the mojo guys. On with today. Word of the Day Friday, December 19, 2014 mysophobia \ mahy-suh-FOH-bee-uh \, noun; 1.Psychiatry. a dread of dirt or filth. Origin: Mysophobia is a New Latin term from the late 1800s based on the Greek mýsos meaning "filth" and phobos meaning "fear." Today is NATIONAL HARD CANDY DAY A favorite of young and old alike, National Hard Candy Day is celebrated annually on December 19. Hard candy became popular in the seventeenth century as sugar prices dropped. Previously, hard candy was something that only the well-to-do could afford. By the mid-1800s, over 400 companies were manufacturing this popular treat. In 2013, Werther’s Original was the best selling hard candy follow closely by Jolly Rancher. Other popular hard candies include Dum Dum Pops, Life Savers, Tootsie Roll Pops and Charms Blow Pop. NATIONAL OATMEAL MUFFIN DAY National Oatmeal Muffin Day is celebrated annually December 19th. Known for it’s healthful benefits, millions of people start each day with an Oatmeal Muffin. The American muffin is similar in size and shape to a cupcake. Recipes for Oatmeal Muffins began to appear in American cookbooks in the mid-1800s. Oatmeal Muffins are often complimented by raisins, bananas, blueberries and other healthy fruits. NATIONAL UNDERDOG DAY National Underdog Day is observed annually on the third Friday in December. America loves underdogs. In sports, people tend to rally around the person or team that is not favored to win. According to Wikipedia, an “underdog” is a person or group in a competition, usually in sports and creative works, who is popularly expected to lose. The party, team, or individual expected to win is called the favorite or top dog. In the case where an underdog wins, the outcome is an upset. An “underdog bet” is a bet on the underdog or outsider for which the odds are generally higher. The first recorded uses of the term occurred in the second half of the nineteenth century; its first meaning was “the beaten dog in a fight”. National Underdog Day was first observed in 1976. |
