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Provided by the compucert Hobson's choice \HOB-suhnz-CHOIS\, noun:
- A choice without an alternative; the thing offered or nothing.
The origin of the term Hobson's choice is said to be in the name of one Thomas Hobson (ca. 1544-1631), at Cambridge, England, who kept a livery stable and required every customer to take either the horse nearest the stable door or none at all.
gitgo- from the very start, or from the beginning
Trivia
Which birthday was President John F. Kennedy celebrating when Marilyn Monroe breathlessly sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to him at Madison Square Garden?
- His 45th, in 1962.
- America's Cup: international yachting competition was first won, by the America, thus providing the trophy with its name (1851)
- Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973): sculptor
- Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997): Chinese revolutionary leader
- Annie Proulx (73): journalist who wrote The Shipping News and "Brokeback Mountain"; other writers born today are Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), Ray Bradbury (88), Morton Dean (73) and Steve Kroft (63)
Tori Amos (45): pianist, cornflake girl, singer and songwriter; also, musicians Claude Debussy (1862-1918), John Lee Hooker (1917-2001), James DeBarge (45) and Beenie Man and Howie Dorough (both 35)
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