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Provided by the compucert calumny \KAL-uhm-nee\, noun:
- False accusation of a crime or offense, intended to injure another's reputation.
- Malicious misrepresentation; slander.
Urban Word of the Day
December 22, 2007: lesbi-friends
- Two women that are very close friends that practically seem like they are [lesbians].
When I saw those two chicks hugging I said to myself, "les-bi-friends".
Trivia
Before launching his book career, what famous children’s book author and illustrator was a window-display designer for the New York toy store FAO Schwarz?
- Maurice Sendak.
- Dreyfus Affair: French Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus was wrongly convicted of treason, deeply dividing French society; he was later exonerated (1894)
- shoe bomber: Richard Reid attempted to blow up American Airlines Flight 63 with a shoe bomb; he was subdued by staff and passengers before any major damage was done (2001)
Today's Birthdays
- Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924): famous Italian opera composer best known for his tragic love stories: La Bohème (1896), Tosca (1900), Madame Butterfly (1904)
- Lady Bird Johnson (1912-2007): wife of President Lyndon Johnson who worked on nationwide beautification
- Hector Elizondo (71): the helpful concierge in Pretty Woman
- Teresa Noreen (31): model, actress
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