Sunday, March 29, 2009

osculation \os-kyuh-LAY-shuhn\, noun:

• The act of kissing; also: a kiss.

Osculation comes from osculatio, "a kissing," from osculari, "to kiss," from osculum, "a little mouth, a kiss," diminutive of os, "mouth."

lesbro

1. A man who has more friendships with lesbians than other women or men. ant. fag hag
2. A man who befriends lesbians with the intent to seduce them.

Steve is such a lesbro. He doesn't have a chance with those women.

Trivia

In what sea is Elba, the island to which Napoleon was exiled in 1814? How about Saint Helena, where he was exiled in 1815?

• Elba is in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the west coast of Italy; Saint Helena is in the South Atlantic Ocean, 1,200 miles off the southwestern coast of Africa.

Today in History:

• Niagara Falls: ceased falling due to an ice jam upstream (1848)
• Royal Albert Hall: was opened by Queen Victoria, dedicated to her husband and consort, Prince Albert (1871)
• Ethel and Julius Rosenberg: US Communist couple were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage about the atomic bomb on behalf of the Soviet Union (1951)
• Vietnam War: the last US soldiers left South Vietnam (1973)
• Ireland: became the first country to ban smoking in all public places (2004)

Today's Birthdays:

• John Tyler (1790-1862): US president who had 15 children, more than any other president; former British PMs Edward Stanley (1799-1869) and John Major (66) were also born on this date
• Sam Walton (1918-1992): entrepreneur who became one of the world's richest men
• Vangelis (66): composer, often of electronic music, Chariots of Fire
• Elle Macpherson (45): aka The Body, Sports Illustrated model and sometimes actor, MILF; other actors born on this date include Marina Sirtis (50), Amy Sedaris (48) and Lucy Lawless (41)
• Jennifer Capriati (33): Olympic gold medalist in tennis; athletes Cy Young (1867-1955) and Walt Frazier (64) were also born on this date