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Provided by the compucert deus ex machina \DAY-uhs-eks-MAH-kuh-nuh; -nah; -MAK-uh-nuh\, noun:
- In ancient Greek and Roman drama, a god introduced by means of a crane to unravel and resolve the plot.
- Any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently insoluble difficulty.
Urban Word of the Day: manorexia
- The male version of [anorexia nervosa], or any general wasting away of the body in men. This eating disorder is commonly seen in starlets but is now affecting men, where they take on the wasted appearance of starving children in third world countries. This is more often a drug-related issue in men, than the self-esteem issue it manifests as in women.
J.Lo's man Marc Antony has totally got manorexia. The guy looks like Skeletor.
Trivia
On how many TV sitcoms has Tony Danza appeared regularly as a character named Tony?
- Four. He portrayed boxer/cabbie Tony Banta on Taxi (1978–82); ex-ballplayer turned domestic Tony Micelli on Who’s the Boss? (1984–92); Det. Tony Canetti on Hudson Street (1995–96); and freelance sportswriter Tony DeMeo on The Tony Danza Show (1997).
- Florida: Juan Ponce de León discovered this state's flowery coast, naming it for Pascua florida ("flowery Easter"); he was searching for the Fountain of Youth (1513)
- "The world must be made safe for democracy": with these words, US President Woodrow Wilson urged Congress to enter WWI (1917)
- Falkland Islands War: Argentina invaded British-occupied Falkland Islands; Argentina's defeat within a few months discredited its military government, and civilian rule was restored the following year (1982)
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875): writer of fairy tales "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Princess and the Pea"; also, writer Émile Zola (1840-1902)
- Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904): sculptor of the Statue of Liberty; also artist Max Ernst (1891-1976)
- Dr. Demento (67): radio DJ of novelty songs and parodies
- Emmylou Harris (61): country/folk singer
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