Wonkette Movie Night: A Shot In The Dark
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Wonkette Movie Night: A Shot In The Dark
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Hi Movie Night fans!
Tonight we are watching A Shot In The Dark (1964) starring Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer and Herbert Lom. Directed by Blake Edwards in Panavision and music by Henry Mancini.
It's the second movie in the Pink Panther film series with Sellers reprising his role as Inspector Jacques Clouseau.
Available for free on Tubi, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel and Prime. $3.99 in the usual places.
Got your popcorn? Enjoy!
Movie info can be found here.
Signed up with Claude AI, and asked about something I have wondered about for decades. My hunch that it was coined by HR types in the 80s wasn't borne out.
Unfortunately I do not have enough information to definitively state the earliest date the word "behaviors" appeared in print. However, I can provide some context on the history and usage of this word:
The word "behavior" has its origins in Middle English, first appearing in the 15th century. It comes from the Old French word "behaivre" meaning manners or deportment.
"Behavior" originally referred to a person's manners, carriage and actions. Over time, it evolved to also describe the actions or reactions of objects or systems.
The plural form "behaviors" likely emerged in the 16th or 17th centuries, as the singular "behavior" became more common.
The earliest usage of "behaviors" that I could find documented is from the mid-1700s. For example, in 1751, Scottish philosopher David Hume wrote about "human behaviors" in his work "An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals."
By the 1800s, "behaviors" was in relatively widespread use, appearing more regularly in both academic and general publications referring to patterns of actions by humans, animals or systems.
So while I cannot pinpoint the very first printed usage, it appears "behaviors" as the plural of "behavior" came into established usage in writing by the mid-1700s and saw increasing popularity through the 1800s. Let me know if you need any clarification or have additional questions!
Me: "I'm so fucking tired. I only got three hours sleep."
Her: "Why?"
Me: "You."
Her: "I'd tell you but I don't want you to know how obsessed I am with you that you aren't with me."
now
good night. It's really only three hours now and I fucked up again.
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