Word of the Day for Monday June 16, 2008

dilatory \DIL-uh-tor-ee\, adjective:

1. Tending to put off what ought to be done at once; given to procrastination.
2. Marked by procrastination or delay; intended to cause delay; -- said of actions or measures.

hulk out

• To become enraged; to lose one's temper, clothing and power of coherent speech before embarking on a spree of violence and wanton destruction. After the comicbook character who turned from an unregarded geek into a thundering green mass of unstoppable fury.

"It all happened so fast... the Broncos ran in their fifth touchdown and he just Hulked out. I hope he's going to pay for a new TV. And window."

Trivia
How many pounds of foliage does an adult giraffe consume daily?

• About 140 pounds.

Today's Holiday

• Bloomsday (marks the events of James Joyce's novel Ulysses, in 1904 Dublin)

Today in History

• Battle of Stoke: marked the tail end of the Wars of the Roses (1487)
• Abraham Lincoln: as a Senatorial candidate, warned, regarding slavery, that "a house divided against itself cannot stand" (1858)
• Valentina Tereshkova: Soviet cosmonaut became the first woman in space aboard Vostok 6 (1963)

Today's Birthdays

• Irving Penn (91): prolific fashion photographer
• Joyce Carol Oates (70): author, them; author Erich Segal (71) shares this birth date
• Laurie Metcalf (53): Emmy Award-winner for Roseanne; other actors born on this date include Joan Van Ark (65), Eddie Cibrian (35) and Missy Peregrym (26)
• Phil Mickelson (38): pro golfer
• Tupac Shakur (1971-1996): rapper, 2Pacalypse Now