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Provided by the compucert lampoon \lam-POON\, noun, verb:
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents someone's style, usually in a humorous way
- a light, good-humored satire
- ridicule with satire
by 1645, from French lampon, of unknown origin, said by French etymologists to be from lampons "let us drink," popular refrain for scurrilous 17th century songs, from lamper "to drink, guzzle," a nasalized form of laper "to lap." The verb is first attested by 1657.
you wastin my minutes- for use when someone says something stupid and you just don't feel like listening anymore, similar to bitch please
Trivia
Which state never ratified the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which established Prohibition?
- Rhode Island.
- Buckeye State: Ohio became the 17th US state; in prehistoric times it was inhabited by Mound Builders (1803)
- Cornhusker State: Nebraska, purchased from France in 1803, became the 37th US state (1867)
- Yellowstone: the world's oldest national park was established; it is noted for its geysers, hot springs, mud pots and fumaroles (1872)
- Ralph Ellison (1914-1994): author of Invisible Man; poet Robert Lowell (1917-1977) shared this birth date
- Roger Daltrey (65): rock singer, The Who; plus, musicians Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), Glenn Miller (1904-1944), Harry Belafonte (82) and Mike D'Abo (65)
- Javier Bardem (40): Oscar-winning actor, No Country for Old Men; also, actors David Niven (1910-1983), Robert Conrad (74), Alan Thicke (62), Tim Daly (53), George Eads (42), Mark-Paul Gosselaar (35) and Jensen Ackles (31)
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