Thursday, May 31, 2018

Oscar the Grouch


A character on the television program Sesame Street.
He has a green body, no visible nose, and lives in a trash can.
His favorite thing is trash.

The term "Grouch", not only applies to his attitude, but  it also refers to his species.
His birthday is June 1st.
Oscars real first name which he revealed at least twice and once in a song is "Sid?"
He is preformed by Caroll Spinney, since the show's first episode.
Eric Jacobson has been the understudy for the character since 2015.

He inittially was yellow. He was then changed to orange, which he remained for the first season.

Oscar can become mobile with the help of his friend Bruno the Trashman, who carries Oscar around in his trash can.

Oscar's legs can poke from the bottom of his trash can to allow him to walk around.
The only person he has ever liked on-camera was Maria, which he would never admit.

Oscar tries to keep secret his Canadian identity, but admitted that he is Canadian due to his parents being from Canada.
He was born in Minto, New Brunswick.
His father was born in Saint David's Ridge, New Brunswick.
His mother grew up in Nova Scotia.
His favorite dessert is spinach sardine chocolate fudge sundaes.
His second favorite dessert is mashed bananas with ice cubes and cold beef gravy.
 He owns a car called "The Sloppy Jalopy".
Oscar's trash can is actually bigger on the inside, than the outside would suggest.
Oscar has noted through the years that it boasts such amenities as a farm, swimming pool, ice-rink, bowling alley, and a piano.

Oscar's pet worm is named Slimey, who has a baby sister named Sloppy.
Oscar's pet elephant named Fluffy.
Oscar made what he called "a very brief cameo" in the 1981 Jim Henson movie The Great Muppet Caper.
He also appeared in the Jim Henson holiday special, A Muppet Family Christmas.
He was on an episode of Scrubs.
Oscar is one of numerous PBS personalities chasing after Homer Simpson for not being able to pay a pledge in a Simpsons season 11 episode, "Missionary: Impossible".
He also appears in "Trash of the Titans" in a The Simpsons season 9 episode.
Oscar first appeared on the January 11, 2008 episode of the television game show 1 vs. 100 as a member of the mob.
Oscar has made appearances on Canadian public broadcasting advertising "childhood diabetes awareness days" at the Montreal Canadiens hockey games.
Oscar became the mascot for Waste Reduction Week in Canada, an environmental campaign, in 2008.
Oscar has an appearance in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.
On November 12, 2009, Oscar appeared on CNN to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street. In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Oscar reveals that he would still be orange if he bathed; his green exterior is apparently moss.
On an episode of Cake Boss, Buddy and his bakers visited Sesame Street, and Danny could be seen inside Oscar's Trash Can.
Oscar also made appearances in episodes of the Cartoon Network show MAD.

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

TV's Roseanne

Roseanne


An American actress, comedian, writer, and television producer. She was born in Salt Lake City on November 3, 1952. She was born to a working-class Jewish family.


When Barr was three years old, she got Bell's palsy on the left side of her face.

When she was 16, she was hit by a car; the incident left her with a traumatic brain injury. Her behavior changed so radically that she was institutionalized for eight months. While institutionalized she had a baby, Brandi Ann Brownwhich, she put up for adoption. They were later reunited.

When she was 18 years old, she moved out by informing her parents she was going to visit a friend in Colorado for two weeks, but never returned.

On February 4, 1974, Roseanne married Bill Pentland, a motel clerk she met while in Colorado. They had three children: Jessica, Jennifer, and Jake. They divorced on January 16, 1990.

January 20, 1990, Barr married fellow comedian Tom Arnold and became known as Roseanne Arnold during the marriage.

Roseanne was offered the role of Peg Bundy in Married... with Children but turned it down.

Her show, "Roseanne", premiered on October 18, 1988, and was watched by 21.4 million households, making it the highest-rated debut of that season.
Her sister,Geraldine Barr, her brother, Ben Barr, both of whom inspired her to introduce gay characters into her sitcom. She stated she supports gay marriage.

Roseanne ran for nine seasons from 1988 to 1997.
Barr won an Emmy, a Golden Globe, a Kids Choice Award, and three American Comedy Awards for her part in the show.
For the final two seasons, Barr earned $40 million, making her the second-highest-paid woman in show business at the time, after Oprah Winfrey.
On July 25, 1990, Barr performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" off-key. She claimed she was initially having trouble hearing herself over the public-address system, so she was singing as loudly as possible. Following her rendition, she mimicked the often-seen actions of players by spitting and grabbing her crotch as if adjusting a protective cup. Barr claimed she had been encouraged by baseball officials to "bring humor to the song".

She appeared on September 19, 2011, at the Occupy Wall Street protests and spoke in support of the protestors.
In 2014, the parents of George Zimmerman, known for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin but was later acquitted of second degree murder and manslaughter, filed a lawsuit against Barr for tweeting their home address and phone number.
She allegedly tweeted "At first I thought it was good to let ppl know that no one can hide anymore ... If Zimmerman isn't arrested I'll rt his address again – maybe go 2 his house myself."
 On May 16, 2017, ABC picked up the revival for mid-season 2018.

On May 29, 2018, the series was cancelled by ABC in the aftermath of a racist joke Barr made on Twitter earlier that day.

Consisting of conspiracy theories and false statements surrounding George Soros, such as claiming Chelsea Clinton was married to one of his nephews, and accusing him of being a Nazi during his youth.
Barr also posted a tweet critical of Valerie Jarrett, a Senior Advisor to former U.S. president Barack Obama, reading:"muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj"
She later deleted the "ape" tweet and posted an apology, stating she was "truly sorry for making a bad joke about Jarrett'spolitics  and looks".
















Assassin Caterpiller

Assassin Caterpillar 

Lonomia obliqua, or giant silkworm moth,
A species of moths from South America.
Known as the “assassin caterpillar,” larvae are responsible for at least 500 deaths, and probably many more.

These caterpillars are about 4.5 to 5.5 centimeters (about 2 in) long, with background colors ranging from green to brown.

Well camouflaged, they have rows of tubercles( small rounded lumps)crowned with whorls(  pattern of spirals)of easily detachable spines of different sizes.
Its urticating bristles(spear like) penetrate the skin and deliver a dose of toxin which leads to headache, fever, vomiting and malaise(feeling sick) before a severe bleeding disorder begins. Leading to ecchymosis(looks like a bruise), hematuria,(blood in pee) pulmonary and intracranial hemorrhages ( blood flooding the brain), and acute renal failure.(decreased blood supply to the kidneys)
A case study of a fatal encounter. A 70 year-old, previously healthy woman developed a sudden coma. Four days before, She started to have blood in her pee. Physical examination revealed several skin hemorrhages. She had a C.T. scan which revealed multiple intracerebral hemorrhages(blood bursting in the brain). She died seven days after being envenomed.

Should you get stung by a caterpillar. Place Scotch tape over the affected area and strip off repeatedly to remove spines. Apply ice packs to reduce the stinging sensation, and follow with a paste of baking soda and water. If the victim has a history of hay fever, asthma or allergy, or if allergic reactions develop, contact a physician immediately.


Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was born on the 14th of March 1879.
Born in Germany to a Jewish family.
Famous for his Theory of Relativity. E = mc2
Albert had a fat head at the time he was born.
Einstein did not speak until the age of three.

His first wife was his cousin.


The parietal lobe in Einstein’s brain was 15% larger than that of an average brain.

His teachers did not consider him a good student.

He never wore socks.
Albert Einstein never learned to swim.
He had a poor memory.

He was a great musician.
Hitler considered him public enemy number one.
1921 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
He became an advocate for nuclear disarmament.
Supporter of civil rights.

Einstein had no clue his lover was a Russian spy.
Einstein was offered and declined the opportunity to become president of Israel after the death of its first president in 1952.
The FBI spied on Albert Einstein.
You can see Einstein’s eyes that are kept safely in a box in New York City.
His brain was stolen after his death.
Died April 18, 1955, Princeton, New Jersey, United States.