The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted February 6, 2022 George VI, King of the United Kingdom from 1936 until 1952, died on this day 70 years ago, aged 56. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted February 6, 2022 Former President of the Philippines Emilio Aguinaldo died on this day 58 years ago, aged 94. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 6, 2022 Slavoljub Eduard Penkala died 100 years ago In 1906 he invented the mechanical pencil. Makes sense seeing as PENkala/PENcil…well you see where this is going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,124 Posted February 6, 2022 Actually the word pencil is derived from penis. More specifically, tiny penis. From the OED: Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French pincel paint-brush (c1165 as peincel ; French pinceau ) < an unattested post-classical Latin form *penicellus , alteration (with suffix substitution) of classical Latin pēnicillus paint-brush, pictorial art, also a swab, pad (compare penicil n. 1) < pēniculus brush ( < pēnis tail (see penis n.) + -culus -cule suffix) + -illus (see -illa suffix). 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,384 Posted February 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, Toast said: Actually the word pencil is derived from penis. More specifically, tiny penis. From the OED: Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French pincel paint-brush (c1165 as peincel ; French pinceau ) < an unattested post-classical Latin form *penicellus , alteration (with suffix substitution) of classical Latin pēnicillus paint-brush, pictorial art, also a swab, pad (compare penicil n. 1) < pēniculus brush ( < pēnis tail (see penis n.) + -culus -cule suffix) + -illus (see -illa suffix). I should've known what the future would bring when I constantly chewed them throughout school. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted February 7, 2022 Former King of Jordan Hussein of Jordan died on this day 23 years ago, aged 63. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted February 7, 2022 Soviet Russian cellist Daniil Shafran died on this day 25 years ago, aged 74. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,724 Posted February 7, 2022 Pius IX, the pope with the longest verified reign (1846-1878), died on this day 144 years ago, aged 85. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted February 8, 2022 American football player and coach Marty Schottenheimer died on this day a year ago, aged 77. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted February 8, 2022 American model, actress and television personality, Anna Nicole Smith, died on this day 15 years ago, aged 39. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted February 9, 2022 Countess of Snowdon Princess Margaret died on this day 20 years ago, aged 71. american rock and roll musician Bill Haley died on this day 41 years ago, aged 55. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted February 9, 2022 American baseball player Larry French died on this day 35 years ago, aged 79. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,903 Posted February 9, 2022 FV Gaul sunk on this day in 1974, taking all her crew with her and launching a conspiracy theory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted February 9, 2022 56 minutes ago, Handrejka said: FV Gaul sunk on this day in 1974, taking all her crew with her and launching a conspiracy theory. I remember it when it happened, it was all over the news for weeks. Did they not locate its resting place a year or two ago? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,903 Posted February 9, 2022 47 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: I remember it when it happened, it was all over the news for weeks. Did they not locate its resting place a year or two ago? Yes they did, well about a decade ago. I hadn't heard of it until then. It makes quite interesting reading. Edit - It was 1997 it was found, bloody hell. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted February 10, 2022 American playwright, essayist and screenwriter Arthur Miller died on this day 17 years ago, aged 89. American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications Larry Flynt died on this day a year ago, aged 78. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted February 10, 2022 American writer Alex Haley died on this day 30 years ago, aged 70. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 10, 2022 10 hours ago, The Ashes Urn said: American writer Alex Haley died on this day 30 years ago, aged 70. ‘Roots started growing through Alex Haley’… was the necessary line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,581 Posted February 11, 2022 'Mr. TV' Jackie Pallo had his final fall 16 years ago today, aged 80. or, how we best know him if you prefer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted February 11, 2022 American Politician who ran for president in 1812 DeWitt Clinton died on this day 194 years ago, aged 58. American Singer Estelle Bennett died on this day 13 years ago, aged 67. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted February 11, 2022 American dancer and actress Eleanor Powell died on this day 40 years ago, aged 69. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted February 12, 2022 American comic actor and writer Sid Caesar died on this day, aged 91. American professional football player and coach Tom Landry died on this day 22 years ago, aged 75. English professional footballer who player as a goalkeeper Gordon Banks died on this day 3 years ago, aged 81. American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Peanuts Charles Schulz died on this day 22 years ago, aged 77. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted February 12, 2022 American jazz saxophonist and bandleader, Peggy Gilbert, died on this day 15 years ago, aged 102. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,724 Posted February 12, 2022 No more early mornin' singin' songs for Oliver on this day 22 years ago, aged 54. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,581 Posted February 12, 2022 Seven years since Steve Strange faded to grey, aged 55. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
