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Provided by the compucert repine \rih-PINE\, intransitive verb:
- To feel or express discontent.
- To long for something.
Urban Word of the Day: say word
- It means "really??" or "no way!!"
Me: "She was talkin' mad shit bout me"
My Girl: "Say word!"
Trivia
What famous 20th-century European statesman is depicted wearing a straitjacket in a nine-foot-high statue that was unveiled in 2006?
- Sir Winston Churchill. The statue, in Norwich, England, was commissioned by a mental health charity. Its officials explained that the hulking image of Churchill—who suffered severe bouts of clinical depression—was intended to “portray a more positive image of people with mental illness.”
- Robert the Bruce: became king of not-yet-independent Scotland; in 1328, after many battles, England's King Edward III finally recognized Scotland's independence and Bruce as its king (1306)
- Coxey's Army: first popular protest march on Washington left Massillon, Ohio, led by Jacob Coxey (1894)
- Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957): conductor; musician Bela Bartok was also born on this date (1881-1945)
- Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964): Southern writer of short stories
- Gloria Steinem (74): women's rights activist
- Elton John (61): singer/songwriter, "Candle in the Wind"; singer Aretha Franklin (66) was also born on this date
- Sarah Jessica Parker (43): the butter-face who plays Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and the City; other actors born on this date include Simone Signoret (1921-1985), Paul Michael Glaser (65), Mary Gross (55), Brenda Strong (48) and Marcia Cross (46)
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