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Provided by the compucert myrmidon \MUR-muh-don; -duhn\, noun:
- (Capitalized) A member of a warlike Thessalian people who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy.
- A loyal follower, especially one who executes orders without question, protest, or pity.
Urban Word of the Day
November 02, 2007: Cinematardhttp://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cinematard&defid=1718488
- One who is completely lacking movie knowledge.
Heather - "Hey Greta, wanna see that new Tom Hanks movie, Mission Difficult II?
Greta - "Um you mean the new Tom CRUISE movie, Mission Impossible III? Girl, you are a real cinematard!"
Trivia
What determines the pitch of an individual’s voice?
- The length of his or her vocal cords. The longer the cords—there are two—the deeper the pitch; the shorter the cords, the higher the pitch.
- Balfour Declaration: the British declared support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine (1917)
- Spruce Goose: huge boat-plane was successfully test-flown (1947)
- US presidential election of 1948: the Chicago Tribune reported (erroneously) that "Dewey Defeats Truman"
- Marie Antoinette (1755-1793): queen of France who met her end at the guillotine
- Daniel Boone (1734-1820): US frontiersman
- Warren G. Harding (1865-1923): Teapot Dome POTUS
- Nelly (32): rapper
- Brandi Brandt (39): Centerfold, October 1987
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