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Provided by the compucert fettle \FET-l\, noun:
- A state or condition of fitness or order; state of mind; spirits -- often used in the phrase "in fine fettle."
Fettle is from Middle English fetlen, "to set in order," originally "to gird up," from Old English fetel, "a girdle."
FNG- Military term, 'Fucking New Guy' usually someone just out of training or just transfered into the unit/AO, who either hasn't proved his worth or doesn't know how to operate properly due to lack of experiance.
Trivia
How many times is the shofar, or ram's horn, sounded in synagogues on the two days of Rosh Hashanah?
- 100 times. The only exception is on the Sabbath, when the shofar is never blown.
- Rosh Hashana (Judaism) (5769 in the Jewish calendar) begins at sunset on Monday, September 29, and ends at nightfall on Wednesday, October 1.
- Little Women: Louisa May Alcott's classic novel of four sisters growing up during the US Civil War was published (1868)
- Republic of Botswana: African nation declared its independence from Britain (1966)
- Johnny Mathis (73): pop crooner; other musicians born on this date include Marilyn McCoo (65), John Lombardo (56), Deborah Allen (55), Marty Stuart (50), Marley Marl (46), and Robby Takac and Trey Anastasio (both 44)
Fran Drescher (51): nasal-voiced actor/producer, The Nanny; also, actors Deborah Kerr (1921-2007), Angie Dickinson (77), Len Cariou (69), Eric Stoltz and Crystal Bernard (both 47), Monica Bellucci (44?), Andrea Roth (41), - Martina Hingis (28): tennis star; baseball greats Robin Roberts (92), José Lima (36) and Carlos Guillen (33) share this birth date
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