"I dont see wishing someone a happy anything to be bad posting manners, I see it as a generic courtesy to those who like to be wished happy something..." - spinner "As for on/off/under/over topic..What does that mean anyhow?" - mon1alpha Fair enough. Today In History - Friday, June 25, 2004 June 25 Events 1788 - The Virginia colony including Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, entered the United States of America as the tenth state. The state, also known as Old Dominion, was named after the "Virgin Queen", Elizabeth I of England. The Commonwealth of Virginia and its capital, Richmond, have played major roles in American history. Like West Virginia, it names the cardinal as the state bird. The official state flower of Virginia is the flowering dogwood. 1844 - John Tyler took Julia Gardiner as his bride, thus becoming the first U.S. President to marry while in office. 1876 - Indian Chief Crazy Horse won the two-hour Battle of the Little Bighorn, Montana, wiping out the army of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. Custer, who led the battle against the Sioux Indian encampment, was among the 200+ casualties. Ironically, the only survivor of Custers forces was a horse, Comanche. 1886 - Nineteen-year-old Arturo Toscanini moved from the cello section to the conductors stand of the Rio de Janeiro Orchestra. The maestro conducted Aida this day. 1910 - The U.S. Congress authorized the use of postal savings stamps. 1937 - Ed Strangler Lewis was a little angry. He denounced the idea of lady wrestlers in the ring. Lewis said that women rasslers threatened to turn the sport of professional wrestling into a burlesque show. 1942 - The first broadcast of It Pays to Be Ignorant was aired on WOR Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. 1948 - Joe Louis KOd Jersey Joe Walcott to keep the world heavyweight boxing crown. 1951 - The first commercial color TV program was seen. It was a four-hour-long show presented on CBS and carried in New York City, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, D.C. Arthur Godfrey, Faye Emerson, Sam Levenson and Ed Sullivan starred in the TV milestone. An interesting side note to this event is that the public didnt own any color TVs at the time and CBS, itself, owned only about three dozen sets. 1961 - Pat Boone spent this day at number one for one last time with Moody River. Boone, a teen heart-throb in the 1950s, had previously walked his way up the music charts, wearing white buck shoes, of course, with these other hits: Aint That a Shame, I Almost Lost My Mind, Dont Forbid Me, Love Letters in the Sand and April Love. 1962 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled (5 to 4) that prayers in public schools violated the First Amendment to the Constitution regarding the separation of church and state. 1968 - Bobby Bonds of the San Francisco Giants started on the road to superstardom. Bonds connected for a grand-slam home run in his first game with the Giants. He became the first baseball player in the majors to debut in such an exciting way. 1969 - The Guess Who from Canada received a gold record for their hit single, These Eyes. 1970 - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission handed down legislative ruling 35 FR 7732, making it illegal for radio stations to put telephone calls on the air without the permission of the person being called. 1980 - Miami Dolphins quarterback Bob Griese announced his retirement from professional football after 14 years in South Florida. Griese had some impressive statistics: 193 touchdown passes, 25,200 yards passing and the winner of two (out of three) Super Bowls. 1985 - A new lineup graced ABCs Monday Night Football. Frank Gifford, in the broadcast booth, was joined by Joe Namath and O.J. Simpson. The trio was out to regain some of the shows sagging ratings after Howard Cosell and Don Meredith exited the broadcast. 1985 - New York Yankees officials enacted a new rule. The rule mandated that the teams bat boys were to wear protective helmets during all games. Bat boy Butch Wynegar had been hit by a line drive foul ball. 1990 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of an individual, whose wishes are clearly made, to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment. The 5-4 ruling upholding the right to die was made in the Curzan vs. Missouri case. 1993 - Kim Campbell became Canadas 19th prime minister -- and its first woman prime minister. Campbell governed until October 25, 1993 when the Progressive-Conservative party was royally defeated. (Her term actually expired November 4, 1993.) 1998 - Windows 98 was released. Microsoft used the slogan, Works better. Plays better. The company said the new operating system would bring an increased computer experience by providing a rich feature set for a wider variety of users than ever before. Interest in the new release was also increased by the publicity generated by the U.S. Justice Departments antitrust suit against Microsoft. 1999 - Adam Sandlers Big Daddy debuted at theatres across the U.S. Sandler plays Sonny Koufax, who tries to get custody of his best friends son. Sappy? You betcha! Successful? You betcha: $41.54 million the first weekend. 1999 - The San Antonio Spurs earned their first NBA (National Basketball Association) title in their 26-year history by beating the New York Knicks 78-to-77. That gave the Spurs the series 4 games to 1. June 25 Birthdays 1874 - Rose ONeill illustrator, author, kewpie doll designer; died Apr 6, 1944; 1886 - Henry Hap Arnold military: U.S. General and commander of the Army Air Force: WWII; 1st five-star general of the U.S. Army Air Force; died Jan 15,1950 1887 - George Abbott director: Damn Yankees, The Pajama Game, Too Many Girls; died Jan 31, 1995 1903 - George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair) author: Animal Farm, 1984; died Jan 21, 1950 1903 - Anne Revere Tony Award-winning actress: Toys in the Attic [1960]; Academy Award winner [1944]: National Velvet; A Place in the Sun, Gentlemens Agreement, Forever Amber, The Song of Bernadette, The Howards of Virginia; died Dec 18, 1990 1906 - Roger Livesey actor: Of Human Bondage, The Entertainer; died Feb 5, 1976 1912 - Milton Shapp governor of Pennsylvania; died November 24, 1988 1915 - Peter Lind Hayes (Joseph Conrad Lind) actor: The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T, Zis Boom Bah!, Peter Loves Mary [w/wife, Mary Healy]; died Apr 21, 1998 1922 - Johnny Smith jazz musician: guitar: Moonlight in Vermont 1923 - Dorothy Gilman author: The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, Incident at Madamya 1924 - Sidney Lumet director: Twelve Angry Men, Serpico, Deathtrap, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Pawnbroker, Family Business, Playhouse 90, Gloria 1925 - June Lockhart actress: Lassie, Lost in Space, Petticoat Junction, Deadly Games, The Big Picture, The Yearling, Meet Me in St. Louis 1935 - Eddie Floyd singer: group: Falcons: Youre So Fine; solo: Bring It on Home to Me, Knock on Wood, Ive Never Found a Girl [To Love Me like You Do] 1940 - Clint Warwick (Eccles) musician: bass: The Moody Blues: Go Now, LP: The Magnificent Moodies 1942 - Willis Reed basketball: New York Knicks center and captain; NBA MVP: [1970] 1944 - Al Beauchamp football: Cincinnati Bengals 1945 - Carly Simon Grammy Award-winning [Best New Artist, 1971] singer: Anticipation, Youre So Vain, Mockingbird [w/husband James Taylor], Nobody Does It Better, You Belong to Me, Coming Around Again; Academy Award-winning song: Let the River Run [1988]; author of childrens books 1946 - Allen Lanier musician: guitar, keyboards: group: Blue Oyster Cult: Dont Fear the Reaper, LPs: Revolution by Night, Fire of Unknown Origin, Cultosaurus Erectus, Spectres, Secret Treaties, Agents of Fortune, ETI, Some Enchanted Evening, On Your Feet or on Your Knees 1946 - Ian McDonald musician: instrumentalist: group: Foreigner: Feels like the First Time, Cold as Ice, Long Long Way from Home, Double Vision, Hot Blooded, Blue Morning Blue Day 1948 - Clay (Clayton Laws) Kirby baseball: pitcher: SD Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos 1949 - Phyllis George (Brown) Miss America [1971]; TV host: The NFL Today, The CBS Morning News 1949 - Jimmie Walker actor, comedian: Good Times, B.A.D. Cats, Airplane!, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1952 - Tim Finn (Te Awamutu) musician: keyboard, singer: group: Split Enz 1954 - David Paich musician: keyboards, singer: group: Toto: Hold the Line, Make Believe, Roseanna, Africa 1963 - Doug Gilmour hockey: NHL: SL Blues, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, NJ Devils, Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres 1963 - George Michael (Yorgos Panayiotou) singer: duo: Wham!: Wake Me Up before You Go-Go; Ivor Novello Songwriter of the Year Award [1985]; solo: Careless Whisper, Faith, A Different Corner, I Want Your Sex 1966 - Dikembe Mutombo basketball: Georgetown Univ, Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers; Dikembe Mutombo Foundation to help people in the Congo 1975 - Linda Cardellini actress: Good Burger, Dead Man on Campus, Sins of the Father, Scooby-Doo June 25 Chart Toppers 1944 Ill Be Seing You - The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (vocal: Frank Sinatra) Ill Get By - The Harry James Orchestra (vocal: Dick Haymes) Swinging on a Star/Going My Way - Bing Crosby Straighten Up and Fly Right - King Cole Trio 1952 Kiss of Fire - Georgia Gibbs Im Yours - Don Cornell Be Anything - Eddy Howard The Wild Side of Life - Hank Thompson 1960 Cathys Clown - The Everly Brothers Everybodys Somebodys Fool - Connie Francis Swingin School - Bobby Rydell Please Help Me, Im Falling - Hank Lockin 1968 This Guys in Love with You - Herb Alpert MacArthur Park - Richard Harris The Look of Love - Sergio Mendes & Brazil 66 Honey - Bobby Goldsboro 1976 Silly Love Songs - Wings Get Up and Boogie (Thats Right) - Silver Convention Misty Blue - Dorthy Moore El Paso City - Marty Robbins 1984 The Reflex - Duran Duran Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen Self Control - Laura Branigan When We Make Love - Alabama

Stomping your feet is also very effective

Gotta love these overcompensating heterosexuals. :-)

...as opposed to overcompensating homosexuals?

Hey, hun, I'm not getting into a bitch-slap session with you, but considering that I was quite content to mention one single thing, while you required over 24" of depth to make your point.... If the stilleto fits, wear it. :) Have a good one, eh?