Word of the Day for Thursday, November 29, 2007

hirsute \HUR-soot; HIR-soot; hur-SOOT; hir-SOOT\, adjective:

• Covered with hair; set with bristles; shaggy; hairy.

Urban Word of the Day

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November 29, 2007: manther
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• A male [cougar]. Single, usually divorced, and at a minimum 10 years older than a [cougar].

He did not care if the youth laughed at his ragtop corvette that even at this age he could not afford, for he was manther.

Trivia
Which is the only U.S. state south of the Tropic of Cancer?

• Hawaii. Its eight main islands lie just below the Tropic of Cancer, which is the northernmost point on earth where the sun can appear directly overhead at noon.

Today in History

• Army-Navy game: football rivalry began at West Point; Navy won 24-0 (1890)
• UN Partition Plan: the UN voted to divide Palestine between Jews and Arabs (1947)
• Warren Commission: was established by US president Lyndon Johnson to investigate JFK's assassination (1963)

Today's Birthdays

• Howie Mandel (52): actor, comedian, host of Deal or No Deal
• Anna Faris (31): actress, Scary Movie series
• Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007): authors popular with children
• Don Cheadle (43): actor
• Jacques Chirac (75): former president of France
• Krystal Steal (25): t3h pr0n
• Joel Coen (53): half of the Coen Brothers filmmaking duo, Raising Arizona, Fargo
• Howard K. Stern (39): lawyer for Anna Nicole Smith
• Gena Lee Nolin (36): actress, Baywatch
• Garry Shandling (58): actor, comedian, Larry Sanders Show