Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Word of the Day for Tuesday, September 9, 2008

regale \rih-GAY(uh)L\, transitive verb:

  1. To entertain with something that delights.
  2. To entertain sumptuously with fine food and drink.
  3. To feast.4. A sumptuous feast.
  4. A choice food; a delicacy.
  5. Refreshment.
Regale comes from French régaler, "to entertain." It is related to gallant.
hurrication

  • Evacuation from a major hurricane turned into a short holiday.
During Hurricane Katrina we took a hurrication in Jacksonville until it blew through.
Trivia

What inspired the radical Symbionese Liberation Army to give kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst the underground name Tania?
  • It was the nickname of a key member of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara’s guerrilla movement—the beret-wearing Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider, who was known as Tania the Guerrilla.
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2 comments:

Heff said...

I was really impressed when Rachel Hunter posed for Playboy. She's built much better than I had imagined.

Bobby "the Blue" said...

She didn't get to be a super model for nothing. She was a splendid specimen in her day. Now? Not so much.