Instant Intellectual — Friday, October 10
October 10, 2008 at 10:15 am by Brandon HallifieldEver wish you had a daily crib sheet of miscellanea that would surely enable you to achieve impressive levels of pretense while out at the bar with friends?
No?
Well, here it is anyway:
Word of the day: eldritch (adjective) — strange; eerie; unearthly; weird; spooky. That’s an eldritch motherfucker, right there.
Quote of the day: “Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.” — Robert Frost
Historical event of the day: The Wuchang uprising sparks the Chinese Revolution of 1911, leading to the fall of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China.
Happy Birthday to: Thelonius Monk (1917), Ed Wood (1924), David Lee Roth (1954), Brett Favre (1969), Mario Lopez (1973) and Dale Junior (1974).
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