Monday, April 13, 2009

susurrus \su-SUHR-uhs\, noun:

• A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.

Susurrus comes from the Latin susurrus, "a murmuring, a whispering, a humming."
teabagging

• the insertion of one man's sack into another person's mouth. Used a practical joke or prank, when performed on someone who is asleep, or as a sexual act.

At the frat house last night, when Tim was wasted an down on the floor, he got teabagged by, like, ten guys!

Me and Jen were teabagging last night when her mom walked in. Awkward.

Trivia

What Baseball Hall of Fame hurler twice struck out the opposing side using only nine pitches—once in the American League, and once in the National League?

• Nolan Ryan. He did it with the National League New York Mets against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968, and with the American League California Angels against the Boston Red Sox in 1972.

Today in History:

• Edict of Nantes: Henry IV granted freedom of religion to the Huguenots of France (1598); the edict was repealed by Louis XIV in 1685
• Messiah: Handel oratorio premiered in Dublin's New Musick Hall; proceeds went to local hospitals for the mentally ill (1742)
• Jefferson Memorial: was dedicated in Washington, DC, on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth (1943)
• Tiger Woods: won his first major golf tournament, the Masters, by a record 12 strokes, at age 21 (1997)

Today's Birthdays:

• Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826): the US president who authored the Declaration of Independence
• Samuel Beckett (1906-1989): playwright who wrote Waiting for Godot; other authors born on this date are Eudora Welty (1909-2001), Lanford Wilson (72) and Seamus Heaney (70)
• Stanley Donen (85): director/choreographer of Singin' in the Rain and Two for the Road; plus, actors Lyle Waggoner (74), Edward Fox (72), Paul Sorvino (70), Tony Dow (64), Ron Perlman and William Sadler (both 59), Caroline Rhea (45) and Ricky Schroder (39)
• Max Weinberg (58): drummer for Springteen's E Street Band and Late Night with Conan O'Brian, Max Weinberg 7; also, musicians Bill Conti (67), Jack Casady (65), Al Green (63), Peabo Bryson (58) and Aaron Lewis (37) of Staind.
• Davis Love III (45): champion golfer