Word of the Day for Wednesday, October 15, 2008

waylay \WAY-lay\, transitive verb:

1. To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
2. To approach or stop (someone) unexpectedly.

Waylay comes from way (from Old English weg) + lay (from Old English lecgan).
Party for profit

• When a person goes out to an event or club to pursue wealthy people, and/or get free drinks and food.

Tonight I am going to party for profit, my rent is due!
Trivia

What color was cartoon canary Tweety Bird in 1942, when he appeared in his first Warner Brothers cartoon?

• Pink. Tweety was changed to yellow after censors said pink made him look naked.

Today in History

• Gregorian calendar: was adopted by Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain; the Julian calendar ended the previous day, October 4, and the intervening 10 days were deleted (1582)
• The Great Dictator: Charlie Chaplin's scathing satirical film attack on Nazi Germany was released (1940)
• sound barrier: was broken on land for the first time, by RAF pilot Andy Green in Black Rock Desert (1997)

Today's Birthdays

• Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900): German philosopher who wrote about the Übermensch, or superman
• P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975): writer who created Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves
• Jim Palmer (63): three-time winner of the Cy Young Award
• Emeril Lagasse (49): celebrity chef
• Keyshia Cole (27): R&B singer and songwriter, The Way it Is; musicians who share this birth date include Richard Carpenter (62) and Tito Jackson (55)
• Tanya Roberts (53): Actress (Charlie's Angels, That 70's Show)