The true test of the longevity of a motion picture is not the writing. Nor is it the acting or the directing.
It's a little something we like to call GIF-ability. If you can use GIFs from the film for pretty much any life situation, you got yourself a movie that will pretty much never, ever go out of style. For example: Bridesmaids. That flick will never not be applicable for us. Read More...
Students at the US Army Sniper Course at Fort Benning learn essential skills in marksmanship and fieldcraft, including how to make a ghillie suit. Ghillie suits are a type of camouflage clothing that snipers wear to blend in with their environment. During week two of the Sniper Course, students participate in an event known as a ghillie wash, which is designed to test the suits' durability as well as to weather and add natural color to the suits. Read More...
SEMANTIC ENIGMASI have heard that the well used phrase 'Nitty gritty' has its origins in slave ship terminology - and is therefore an unsavoury phrase for PC enthusiasts. Hutchinson's dictionary states its origin is unknown 1960s - des anyone have further information? James Hempsall, Leicester UK
The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century Words suggests that it's "a rhyming form based on grit". Incidentally, it also records its first use in print as being a quote by the field secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - so I think you're probably safe in using it. Read More...