Word of the Day for Friday, October 3, 2008

littoral \LIH-tuh-rul\, adjective:

1. Of, relating to, or on a coastal or shore region, especially a seashore.
2. A coastal region, especially the zone between the limits of high and low tides.

Littoral derives from Latin littoralis, litoralis, from litor-, litus, "the seashore."
Joe Sixpack

• Average American moron, IQ 60, drinking beer, watching baseball and CNN, and believe everything his President says.

This is so simple, even a Joe Sixpack can understand.
Trivia
When it comes to cable TV networks, what do the letters ESPN represent?

• Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.

Today in History

• The Mickey Mouse Club: children's variety show debuted on ABC (1955)
• German Unity Day: marks the date that East and West reunited after 45 years (1990)
• O.J. Simpson: after a sensational trial, the former football player was acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife and her friend (1995)

Today's Birthdays

• Gore Vidal (83): author of Myra Breckinridge, Burr; other writers born on this date are Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938) and James Herriot (1916-1995)
• Clive Owen (44): actor, Closer, Inside Man; actors Alan Rachins (66), Hart Bochner (52), Jack Wagner (49), Janel Moloney (39) and Neve Campbell and Keiko Agena (both 35) were also born on this date
• Kevin Richardson (37): singer who started out with The Backstreet Boys; other musicians born on this date include Eddie Cochran (1938-1960), Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990), Chubby Checker (67), Lindsey Buckingham (59), Tommy Lee (46), Gwen Stefani (39) and Ashlee Simpson (24)