FASTIDIOUS
Examples of FASTIDIOUS
He is fastidious about keeping the house clean.
She was too fastidious to do anything that might get her dirty.
My mother had always been the most fastidious and organized of people—a wet ring left on her coffee table by a glass could drive her to distraction. —John B. Judis, New Republic, 14 Oct. 1996
Origin of FASTIDIOUS
Middle English, from Latin fastidiosus, from fastidium disgust, probably from fastus arrogance (probably akin to Latin fastigium top) + taedium irksomeness — more at tedium
First Known Use: 15th century
He Should Have Taken an Ice Chest, Too
Bozo criminal for today comes from the International File in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, where our unidentified bozo stole a 14-pack of beer from a store. In a classic case of his eyes being bigger than his stomach, he drank 8 bottles and then returned to the store to give back the other 6 bottles that he no longer wanted. No word on whether he was planning to ask for a refund, as he was promptly placed under arrest.
IdeophobiaÂ
What It Is:
Fear or distrust of ideas or of reason
About the Word:
The Greek idea comes from the verb idein, meaning to see.
That connection between thought and vision also appears in a phrase used to express understanding: “I see.”
Bozo criminal for today comes from Las Vegas, Nevada, where bozo Ryan Duncan broke into a residence and stole 22 items, worth more than $2000. And just when it looked like he might have committed the perfect crime, police noticed a small blue piece of paper underneath the kitchen window that had been pried open. And it was not just any old piece of paper, either. This particular blue piece of paper happened to be a warrant for our bozo’s arrest, complete with his name and home address on it. He’s busted!
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1878 – A group of 100 lawyers got together at Saratoga Springs, New York and formed the American Bar Association.
1912 – The first boy reached the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America program. He was Arthur R. Eldred of Oceanside, NY.
1929 – The Chicago Cardinals became the first professional football team to go out of town for training camp. The team started practice in Coldwater, MI.
1992 – U.S. marshals moved onto the property of Randy Weaver in Ruby Ridge, Idaho and began a shoot out. Weaver’s 14-year old son, Sammy, was killed, as was Marshall Bill Degan. Federal agents were then held at bay for 11 days and before it ended Weaver’s wife was shot dead. The battle began when officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant on Randy Weaver on weapons charges.
2000 – Rescue efforts to reach the sunken Russian nuclear submarine Kursk ended. Divers announced that none of the 118 sailors survived the massive explosion that sank the sub.
1904 – (William Allen) Count Basie bandleader: April in Paris, Open the Door Richard; composer: One O’Clock Jump, Jumpin’ at the Woodside; died Apr 26, 1984
1923 – Chris Schenkel sportscaster: CBS Sports; ABC Sports: host of Pro Bowlers Tour for 33 years; Lifetime Achievement Emmy [1993]; died Sep 11, 2005
1924 – Jack (John Francis) Buck Radio Hall of Fame sportscaster: St. Louis Cardinals, CBS, ABC, NBC; died June 18, 2002
1936 – Wilt (Wilton) Chamberlain Basketball Hall of Famer: NBA MVP Award: Philadelphia Warriors [1960], Philadelphia 76ers [1966, 1967, 1968]; died Oct 12, 1999
1938 – Kenny (Kenneth Donald) Rogers Grammy and CMA Award-winning singer: She Believes in Me, Lady, Lucille, Islands in the Stream [w/Dolly Parton], What are We Doin’ in Love [w/Dottie West], Through the Years, We’ve Got Tonight [w/Sheena Easton], You Decorated My Life, Coward of the County, The Gambler; groups: The Kirby Stone Four, The New Christy Minstrels, The First Edition; actor: The Gambler series
1951 – Glenn Hughes musician: bass guitar; singer: group: Deep Purple: Hush, Kentucky Woman, Black Night, Speed King, Child in Time, Strange Kind of Woman
1952 – Joe Strummer (John Mellors) musician: guitar, singer: group: The Clash: 1977, Capital Radio, Career Opportunities, I’m So Bored with the USA, Police and Thieves, Complete Control, [White Man] in Hammersmith Palais, English Civil War, Stay Free, Brand New Cadillac, Death or Glory, Jimmy Jazz; died Dec 22, 2002
1956 – Kim Cattrall actress: Breaking Point, Wild Palms, Police Academy, The Bastard, The Rebels, Mannequin, Live Nude Girls
1959 – Jim McMahon football: quarterback: Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears: Super Bowl XX
1967 – Carrie-Anne Moss actress: Mission: Impossible III, The Chumscrubber, Suspect Zero, The Matrix series, Sledge: The Untold Story, Chocolat
1975 – Alicia Witt actress; Cybill, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Four Rooms, Hotel Room, also singer.
1989 – Hayden Panettiere actress: Heroes, Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, Scream 4, Remember the Titans
What It Is:Abnormal fear of responsibility About the Word:Hypengyos means responsible in Greek. In English, responsible shares the same root as respond. Someone who is responsible can be trusted to respond – or answer – to his or her duties |
Read more at http://www.merriam-webster.com/top-ten-lists/top-10-unusual-phobias-vol-2/hypengyophobia.html#khW5mCU8mGFLVd0R.99
Maybe He Should Have Played Dead Instead
Bozo criminal for today comes from the International File in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Our unidentified bozo was driving a stolen pickup truck when he was spotted by the cops. Instead of pulling over when the cop turned on his lights, our bozo sped away. The officer didn’t engage in a high-speed chase, but it turned out he didn’t need to, as our bozo crashed the truck into a house a short distance away. By the time officers arrived, our bozo had fled the scene and police dogs were called in to aid in the search. It didn’t take long for the dogs to sniff out his hiding place. And it was maybe in the first place a dog would look. The found him cowering in a dog house in a nearby backyard. Busted!
National Labor Union Requested an Eight-Hour Workday.
August 20, 1951. The first ID jingle company to “sing-over” pre-recorded backgrounds – PAMS, Inc. is formed in Dallas, Texas by former radio studio musician Bill Meeks.
August 20, 1951: The ashes of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson were blown into the sky above Woody Creek, CO. The ashes were fired from a cannon atop a 153-foot tower that Thompson designed (in the shape of a double-thumbed fist clutching a peyote button) ; and to the tune of Bob Dylan’s Mr. Tambourine Man.
1833 – Benjamin Harrison the 23rd U.S. President [1889-1893]; married to C. Scott, M. Dimmick [one son, two daughter]; nickname: Kid Gloves Harrison; grandson of 9th U.S. President, William Henry Harrison; died Mar 13, 1901
1890 – H.P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft author: horror stories, science fiction: The Color Out of Space, The Dunwich Horror, The Thing on the Doorstep, Call of Cthulhu; died Mar 15, 1937
1942 – Isaac Hayes. Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer, song-writer: Theme from Shaft [1970]; score: Shaft; w/David Porter: Soul Man, Hold on I’m Coming; actor: Tough Guys, Truck Turner; died Aug 10, 2008
1948 – Robert Plant, singer: group: Honeydrippers: Big Log, Sea of Love, Rockin’ at Midnight; Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Immigrant Song, D’yer Mak’er, Fool in the Rain; solo: Little Sister
1949 – Philip Parris Lynott, musician: bass, singer: [w/Gary Moore]: Parisienne Walkways, Out in the Fields; group: Thin Lizzy: Whiskey in the Jar, The Rocker, Little Girl in Bloom, Still in Love with You, Killer on the Loose; solo: Sarah, Yellow Pearl, Nineteen; died Jan 4, 1986
1954 – Quinn Buckner, basketball: Indiana University; NBA: Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers; one of only three players in history to have won titles at every level: high school, college, NBA, Olympics [Magic Johnson and Jerry Lucas are the others]
1962 – James Marsters, actor: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Smallville, Torchwood, Caprica, P.S. I Love You, Dragonball Evolution
1974 – Amy Adams, actress: Enchanted, Junebug, Catch Me If You Can, Doubt, Sunshine Cleaning, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Julie & Julia, Leap Year, The Fighter, The Muppets
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Karen Conti, formerly a partner of Adamski & Conti LLC, has been an experienced litigator for over 26 years. Karen has handled a full array of litigation ranging from the last set of death row appeals for the serial killer, John Wayne Gacy to a wrongful arrest and injury action against the Chicago Cubs and LA Dodgers arising from the infamous May 2000 brawl at Wrigley Field.
Karen has been named one of the 40 Under 40 Lawyers to Watch, 100 Women Making a Difference by Today’s Chicago Woman, has hosted award-winning legal radio shows for over 10 years, most recently on WGN, and is a television legal analyst for Chicago Fox affiliate, CNN Newsroom, and Nancy Grace.
She is an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois College of Law and DePaul University College of Law.
Karen is a graduate of Northern Illinois University and received her law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law.
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