04 Feb 16
Originally posted by FMFWebsite attribution?
30 January, 13,000 years ago.
A member of the genus Homo, a hominin who has been nicknamed "Flores Man", after disputes within his tribe, moved with his family on foot to the area where the port town of Mau Mere is now located on the island of Flores in Indonesia although the settlement as we now know it was not established by Portugal until for another 12,600 years.
10 Feb 16
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyOn This Date in History: World War II Decade: (Part 3)
On This Date in History: World War II Decade: (Part 2)
"1940s Slang {20 June 2013)
C
Call-girl - Prostitute
Can - Jail
Carry a Torch – To ardently admire/have a crush on someone
Cat's Meow – The best
Cheesy - Crude/cheap
Chew out - Berate
Chicken - Coward
Chicken out - Weak
Chopper(s) - Teeth
Chrome-dome - Baldhead
Cock-eyed ...[text shortened]... individual
Ducky Shincracker - Good dancer"
http://www.vintageallies.com/1940s/1940s-slang.html
"1940s Slang {20 June 2013)
E
Ease up - Loosen up
Eager beaver – Ready and likely able person
Edgy - Overly alert/anxious/nervous
F
Fat-head - Numbskull
Flap your lips - Talking
Flatfoot - Policeman
Flip your wig - Over the top
Fuddy-Duddy – Old fashioned/not mainstream person
G
G-man - FBI
Gams - Legs
Gas - Great time
Gat - Gatling gun
Gay -Fun Filled
Geezer - Old person
Get a load of - Take a look
Get lost - Buzz off/go Away/dissapear
Get under your skin - Bothersome
Glitterati - People in the spotlight/glitz
Go belly up - Fail
Gobbledygook – Nonsense
Goof - Error
Gorilla - Bully/Bodyguard
Grandstand – Brag/show off
Gravy - Cinch
Greenback - Dollar
Grill - Interrogate
Gumshoe - Private Investigator
H
Hang it up - Quit
Hard-boiled - Jaded/Tough Man
Hen fruit – Eggs
Hepcats - Admirer of jazz/swing - A really happening/hip person
Hey sugar, are you rationed? – Are you going steady?
Hi-de-ho - Hello
Hipster - Original Hippi
Hitch - Marry
Holy mackerel! - Expression of surprise and disbelief
Honcho - Head man/leader
Hooch - Bootleg liquor
Hoofer - Dancer
Horsefeathers - Expletive
Hot damn! - Expression of surprise
Hot diggity dog! - An expression of surprise
Hot dog! - An expression of surprise
Hotrod - Souped-up car
Hotsy-Totsy – Pleasing/flirtacious/the right stuff
Hotshot - Head man/leader/knowledgeable
Hubba Hubba- Expression of approval"
http://www.vintageallies.com/1940s/1940s-slang.html
10 Feb 16
10 February 1979
Grateful Dead
at the Great Western Forum - Inglewood, CA
Set 1:
Feel Like A Stranger
Franklin's Tower
Walkin' Blues
To Lay Me Down
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Friend Of The Devil
Let It Grow
Set 2:
Just A Little Light
Truckin'
Crazy Fingers
Playin' In The Band
Drums
The Wheel
Gimme Some Lovin'
Wharf Rat
Sugar Magnolia
Encore:
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
14 Feb 16
Originally posted by FMFWebsite attribution, please.
10 February 1979
Grateful Dead
at the Great Western Forum - Inglewood, CA
Set 1:
Feel Like A Stranger
Franklin's Tower
Walkin' Blues
To Lay Me Down
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Friend Of The Devil
Let It Grow
Set 2:
Just A Little Light
Truckin'
Crazy Fingers
Playin' In The Band
Drums
The Wheel
Gimme Some Lovin'
Wharf Rat
Sugar Magnolia
Encore:
It's All Over Now Baby Blue