Saturday, September 01, 2007

Word of the Day for Saturday, September 1, 2007

propitiate \pro-PISH-ee-ayt\, transitive verb:

  • To render favorably inclined; to appease; to conciliate (one offended).
Urban Word of the Day
September 01, 2007: Scentence
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Scentence&defid=2564436
  • a combination of words that smell fuckin' great together!
"remember when that homeless guy asked us to put our bacon in his unwashed sock? that smelt so good."
"i miss the great-smelling chats we used to have."
"nothin' like a bacon scentence."



Trivia
Which U.S. president didn’t vote in an election until he was 62 years old?
  • Zachary Taylor, the 12th president, who spent most of his adult life soldiering—and on the move.

Today in History
WWII: began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland (1939)
Titanic: luxury liner was found on the ocean floor 73 years after it sank (1985)
Beslan: Chechen terrorists took over a Russian school; hundreds were killed during the 3-day standoff (2004)



Today's Birthdays
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950): creator of Tarzan
Walter Reuther (1907-1970): American labor leader
Seiji Ozawa (72): renowned conductor
Lily Tomlin (68): actress, The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Gloria Estefan (50): Grammy-winning singer of "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"
Scott 'Bam Bam' Bigelow (46): wrestler

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