Forums

Who will have the last word .

• craigswan 31,821 Posts

  Mon, Dec 25 2023 5:37 AM

  Merry Christmas! Benjamin Franklin nearly killed himself in 1750 trying to electrocute a turkey for Christmas dinner.

• craigswan 31,821 Posts

  Mon, Dec 25 2023 5:40 AM

  First Person to Survive Jumping Off the Brooklyn Bridge (Do a Brodie) Steve Brodie Born December 25, 1861 d. 1901 American daredevil. He is the first person to survive jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge (1886). He jumped from a height of 135 feet (41 m) - the same as a 14-story building, landing feet first in the East River. According to one account, a liquor dealer offered to back a saloon for Brodie if he made the jump. He used his fame from the jump to open his saloon and also appeared in vaudeville musicals. The New York Times backed his account, but others doubted his claim saying he had an accomplice throw a dummy from the bridge with Brodie swimming out from the shore. The term "do a Brodie" became a common phrase meaning to take a chance or a leap, specifically a suicidal one.

• craigswan 31,821 Posts

  Mon, Dec 25 2023 7:54 PM

  I got a 10 piece lynx set.... its growing every year ffs, what next? A 12 piece set then 14??????? When will it end!!!!

• craigswan 31,821 Posts

  Mon, Dec 25 2023 7:55 PM

  And a customised tomato ketchup bottle with my name on it .

• craigswan 31,821 Posts

  Tue, Dec 26 2023 6:57 AM

  you are probably overestimating how much the host will care if you skip their holiday party.

• craigswan 31,821 Posts

  Tue, Dec 26 2023 6:59 AM

  Morning people share a gene variant with Neanderthals..

• craigswan 31,821 Posts

  Tue, Dec 26 2023 7:03 AM

  Every man is a damned fool for at least five minutes every day. Wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.

• craigswan 31,821 Posts

  Tue, Dec 26 2023 7:07 AM

  Kwanzaa The seven-day festival Kwanzaa, celebrating African heritage, begins. It was started in 1966 by social activist Maulana Karenga. He said his goal was to "give Blacks an alternative to the existing holiday and give Blacks an opportunity to celebrate themselves and their history, rather than simply imitate the practice of the dominant society." Kwanzaa is Swahili for "first fruit." The seven candles represent the seven principles of Kwanzaa: Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determination):, Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity), and Imani (Faith).

• craigswan 31,821 Posts

  Tue, Dec 26 2023 7:09 AM

  Father of the Computer Charles Babbage Born December 26, 1791 d. 1871 English mathematician. He originated the idea of a programmable computer and designed a mechanical digital computer, although it was never built.

• craigswan 31,821 Posts

  Wed, Dec 27 2023 7:05 AM

  Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here Jack Swigert (John Leonard Swigert, Jr.) Died December 27, 1982 b. 1931 American astronaut. During the Apollo 13 mission he proclaimed, "Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here." Jim Lovell repeated the sentiment a few seconds later. Note: The actual phrase was "Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here", spoken by Swigert. After being asked to repeat the transmission Jim Lovell responded with "Uh, Houston, we've had a problem". In the 1995 movie Apollo 13, the line was shortened to the more dramatic, "Houston, we have a problem".