Daily Archive: August 26, 2005

Aug 26

In a World…

This is a hilarious promo film (in Quicktime format) for the Hollywood Reporter’s “26th Annual Key Art Awards”. (You can right-click on it and choose “save as”.) It features the five men who perform almost all of the voice-overs in Hollywood. (EDIT: Oops, I forgot the link. Sorry!)

Aug 26

Heavens to Murgatroyd! I found the definition!

Rod D. Murgatroyd reveals the origin of the word Murgatroyd, his family name. A constable appointed by the king chose to rename himself Johanus de Morgateroyde, or John of Moor Gate Royde. Moor-gate-royd roughly translates to “the clearing on the way to the moor.” What an impressive title. And I thought it was spelled Mercatroid …

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