Word of the Day

lumpen \LUHM-puhn; LUM-puhn\, adjective;
plural lumpen, also lumpens:

1. Of or relating to dispossessed and displaced individuals, especially those who have lost social status.
2. Common; vulgar.
3. A member the underclass, especially the lowest social stratum.
   

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June 06, 2007: trainsurfing
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=trainsurfing&defid=2392579

• The act of riding a train in any method except inside the train cars. In other words, it's the equivalent of Ghost riding a train. Usually the act is performed by hanging onto the back, sides, or top of the train while the train is in motion.

The most common target are passenger trains (due to their ease of getting on and off the train at stations) primarily as an extreme sport. There are some awesome videos on Youtube of trainsurfing.

TRIVIA:

Pop star Michael Jackson named his sons Prince Michael I and Prince Michael II; what regal name did his brother Jermaine bestow on the son born to him in 2003?

• Jermajesty. He named his earlier children Jermaine Jr., Autumn, Jaimy, Jeremy, and Jourdyn.

What famous American was the first woman to head a federal agency?

• Clara Barton, best known as the founder of the American Red Cross. After the Civil War, she ran the Office of Correspondence with the Friends of the Missing Men of the United States Army to help locate and identify missing soldiers. In three years, she succeeded in accounting for 22,000 of the 67,000 men missing.