Posts
Provided by the compucert voluble \VOL-yuh-buhl\, adjective:
- Characterized by a ready flow of speech.
- Easily rolling or turning; rotating.
- (Botany) Having the power or habit of turning or twining.
Urban Word of the Day: foul-weather friend
- The opposite of a fair-weather friend, a foul-weather friend only seeks you out if they have a problem, need a shoulder to cry on, a ride to town or someone to watch their dog, but otherwise they act as if they don't even know you. They're only your chum when they're glum.
- A foul-weather friend will never call you to go out with other friends, go to a show or just go hang out, but the minute trouble comes, your foul-weather friend knows you are good old reliable you, the one who will listen when no one else will, and they act like you're their only friend. Don't expect the same in return either. When you've got a problem, they'll usually tell you not to bring them down.
Trivia
How long are an ostrich's intestines?
- 46 feet long, stretched out. (In adult humans, the intestines are about 25 feet long.) Ostriches eat tough plants that other animals can’t digest, and need their long intestines to absorb as many nutrients as possible. They swallow sand and pebbles to help break down the food.
- Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.: US Supreme Court ruled that the income tax in effect at the time was unconstitutional (1895)
- Harvey Cushing (1869-1939): Pulitzer Prize-winning neurosurgeon who created techniques that made certain brain surgeries possible
- Sonja Henie (1912-1969): figure-skating champion
- John Havlicek (68): NBA All Star; other ball players born today include: Catfish Hunter (1946-1999) and Gary Carter (54)
- Patricia Arquette (40): Emmy-winning actor, Medium; actors Mary Pickford (1893?-1979), John Schneider (48), Robin Wright Penn (42), and Taran Noah Smith and Kirsten Storms (both 24) were also born on this date
0 comments:
Post a Comment