Monday, December 14, 2009

rhinorrhea (ry-nuh-REE-uh) noun

• A runny nose.

Etymology: From Neo-Latin, from Greek rhino- (nose), -rrhea (flow)

tiger's wife mad

• the act of being so angry at someone that you find the item they cherish most and beat them with it.

Chris was so tiger's wife mad at Joe that he grabbed Joe's Wii remote and beat him with it.
Trivia
How old was golfing phenom Tiger Woods when he hit his first hole in one?

• Six.

Today in History

• St. Lucia's flood: a broken dike in the Netherlands caused one of the worst floods in history; 50,000+ people were killed (1287)
• Apollo program: Eugene Cernan, as a member of Apollo 17, became the last man on the moon so far (1972)

Today's Birthdays

• Nostradamus (1503-1566): astrologer and physician known for his prophecies
• Shirley Jackson (1919): author of "The Lottery"
• Stan Smith (61): tennis hall-of-famer; tennis pro Patty Schnyder (31) also celebrates a birthday today
• Michael Owen (30): English World Cup hero
• Vanessa Anne Hudgens (21): actor, High School Musical; also, actors George Furth (1932-2008), Lee Remick (1935-1991), Hal Williams (71), Patty Duke (63), Dee Wallace (61),Cynthia Gibb (46), KaDee Strickland (34), Tammy Blanchard (33) and Sophie Monk (30)