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Provided by the compucert flaneur \flah-NUR\, noun:
- One who strolls about aimlessly; a lounger; a loafer.
Urban Word of the Day
November 14, 2007: text socialhttp://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=text+social&defid=2381223
- When a group of people, usually three or more, all simultaneously text others not present, instead of conversing with each other.
Trivia
What opera was performed as part of the celebration marking the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869?
- Verdi’s Rigoletto. Verdi had been commissioned to write the opera Aida for the dedication, but it wasn’t finished in time.
- Nellie Bly: journalist began her around-the-world-in-72-days trip to beat the 80-day record of Phileas Fogg (1889)
- Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002): creator of Pippi Longstocking
- Prince Charles (59): heir to the throne of Great Britain
- Condoleezza Rice (53): US secretary of state
- Yanni (53): "contemporary instrumental" musician
- Laura San Giacomo (46): Maya Gallo on Just Shoot Me
- Travis Barker (32): drummer
- Patrick Warburton (42): actor, Seinfeld and The Tick.
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