Great Scott!!

Note the following from the Great Scot wiki page re http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Scott in the section entitled "Possible Origins":

A likely source is as a reference to American Civil War commander‑in‑chief of the U.S. Army, General Winfield Scott.

Note the following from Winfield's wiki page:

Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) The general, known to his troops as Old Fuss and Feathers, weighed 300 pounds (21 stone or 136 kg) in his later years and was too fat to ride a horse.^[1] 

He was born on my birthday, hence an addition to the "Targeting Family Birthdays" pattern-cluster.  Note this next excerpt from the Great Scott wiki page:

Another possible origin is an anglicized corruption of an expression used by the German Albert, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria, transforming "Grüss Gott" ("Greet God") into "Great Scott". The etymologist and author John Ciardi once believed this, but later recanted in a radio broadcast in 1985.

Note the following from Albert's wiki page:

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel;^[1] later The Prince Consort; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) 

So there you have it, another addition to the August 26th wiki page (remember, this is when author of Curious George had passed away-- see previous posts).   And, note the following from his wife, Queen Victoria's wiki page:

Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901)

January 22nd being TODAY!!  Not to mention the significance of May 24 -- one off from the day in the year when 222 days remain (May 23).