Wednesday April 1, 2009

jape \JAYP\, noun, verb:

1. A joke or jest.
2. A trick or prank.

intransitive verb: 1. To joke; to jest.
transitive verb: 1. To make fun of; to mock.
april baby

• A term coined by lil wayne, meaning a fool.

"He's an april baby for thinking he could ever get with someone like her."
Trivia
Who was the last U.S. president to be voted into office by an all-male electorate?

• Woodrow Wilson. The 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, was ratified on August 26, 1920, during his presidency. Less than three months later, Warren G. Harding was voted into office by a male and female electorate.

Today in History:

• US House of Representatives: achieved a quorum for the first time and elected its first Speaker, Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania (1789)
• Royal Air Force: branch of the British Armed Forces was formed (1918)
• Apple Computer: was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (1976)
• Gmail: Google's web-based email service was launched (2004)

Today's Birthdays:

• William Harvey (1578-1657): physician who explained blood circulation
• Jean-Étienne Portalis (1746-1807): lawyer who helped draft the Napoleonic Code
• Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898): first chancellor of the German Empire
• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Romantic composer of Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and The Bells
• Milan Kundera (80): author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being; other writers born today include Jorge Isaacs (1837-1895), Edmond Rostand (1868-1918), Edgar Wallace (1875-1932)
• David Oyelowo (33): actor, As You Like It, The Last King of Scotland; also, actors Lon Chaney (1883-1930), Debbie Reynolds (77) and Ali MacGraw (71)