A Heavenly Number Sequence

What is the significance of the following numerical sequence: 1531, 1607, 1682, 1758, 1835, 1910, 1986, 2062?

Scabby, not Tabby

The giant inflatable rat that shows up at union protests is named “Scabby.” Attributed to language dating as far back as Elizabethan England, the term ‘scab’ has been typically used as a derogatory nickname for a strikebreaker, originally referring to a diseased person or someone with a sickening appearance.

Larry Ellison

“The privacy you’re concerned about is largely an illusion. All you have to give up is your illusions, not any of your privacy.”

They Just Wanted to Teach the World to Sing

On April 23, 1985, a day  many in the advertising industry believe will live in marketing infamy, after 99 years, Coca-Cola introduced re-formulated “new Coke,” into the US marketplace.  At that point in its history, Coca-Cola had been steadily losing market share to diet drinks and ‘un-cola’ beverages and hoped the new formulation would rekindle interest in its flagship beverage product.  The return of the original formula Coca-Cola on July 11, 1985, ended 79 days of severe, sometimes hostile, consumer backlash to the change in formula and ABC News interrupted General Hospital to break the story that Coca-Cola Classic was back!

Duffel, Belgium – Of Course

The duffel bag’s name is derived from the town of Duffel in Belgium where the cloth, from which the original bags were made, comes from.

W. Somerset Maugham

“It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.”