Day with a Difference - April 21, 2006

Today's Inspirational Quote:

The best things in life aren't things. - Art Buchwald

Biography - Arthur "Art" Buchwald

Born October 20, 1925, Art is an American humorist best known for his long-running column in The Washington Post newspaper, which concentrates on political satire and commentary. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Outstanding Commentary in 1982 and in 1986 was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Art Buchwald is the son of Joseph Buchwald, a curtain manufacturer, and he grew up in a residential community in the Queens Borough of New York City. He did not graduate high school, and ran away from home when he was 17.

He wanted to join the Marines but was too young so he lied about his age and bribed a drunk with half a pint of whisky to sign as his legal guardian. From October 1942 to October 1945, he served with the U.S. Marine Corps, attached to the Fourth Marine Air Wing. He spent two years in the Pacific Theater and was discharged from the service as a sergeant.

Buchwald is also known for the Buchwald v. Paramount lawsuit, which he and partner Alain Bernheim filed against Paramount Pictures in 1988 in a controversy over the Eddie Murphy movie Coming to America. Buchwald claimed Paramount had stolen his script idea.

Expand your knowledge base

Brain teaser:

In the following list of sports, where does curling belong?
bowling
soccer
golf
baseball
cricket
hockey
football
(American)boxing

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The sports are sequenced based on the alphabetical arrangement of how each sport is segmented (eg a game of bowling is divided into frames, a round of golf is divided into holes, a game of football is divided into quarters). Curling, divided into ends, belongs in the first position.

curling - end (a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target)
bowling - frame
soccer - half
golf - hole
baseball - inning
cricket - over
hockey - period
football - quarter
boxing - round

Have a memorable day!
Priya