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Provided by the compucert comity \KOM-uh-tee\, noun:
- A state of mutual harmony, friendship, and respect, especially between or among nations or people; civility.
- The courteous recognition by one nation of the laws and institutions of another.
- The group of nations observing international comity.
Comity is from Latin comitas, from comis, "courteous."
- the medical condition causing pain in the wrists after playing guitar hero for an extended amount of time
"Man my wrists hurt from my guitarthritis"
"You sure its not from jackin' it?"
Trivia
What was the name of the Tin Woodman in the Wizard of Oz books written by L. Frank Baum?
- Nick Chopper.
- St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre: the murder of 70,000 French Protestants (Huguenots) by Catholics began (1572)
- White House: the seat of the US government was burned down by the British when they invaded Washington, DC, during the War of 1812 (1814)
- Pluto: got demoted to dwarf planet following a redefinition of "planet" by the International Astronomical Union (2006)
- Mason Williams (70): musician/writer best known for his guitar instrumental, "Classical Gas"; rocker Ken Hensley (63) was also born on this date
Mike Huckabee (53): former governor of Alabama who made an unsuccessful run for US president; other politicians with this birthdate include William Wilberforce (1759-1833), René Lévesque (1922-1987), Joe Manchin (61) and Bob Corker (56) - Cal Ripken, Jr. (48): baseball hall-of-famer
- Rupert Grint (20): Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies; also, actors Kenny Baker (74), Stephen Fry (51), Steve Guttenberg (50), Marlee Matlin (43), Dave Chappelle
and Carmine Giovinazzo (both 35) and Chad Michael Murray (27)
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