Thursday, January 14, 2010

draconian \dray-KOHN-ee-uhn; druh-\, adjective:

1. Pertaining to Draco, a lawgiver of Athens, 621 B.C.
2. Excessively harsh; severe.

Draconian refers to a code of laws made by Draco. Their measures were so severe that they were said to be written in blood.

abc sex

• Sex only on Anniversaries, Birthdays and Christmas

They've been married so long they only have abc sex
Trivia
What organization, started in 1867, was originally known as the Jolly Corks?

• The Elks—officially the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Its original name was based on a bar trick involving corks that was introduced to the group by one of its founders, Charles A. Vivian.

Today in history

• Marilyn Monroe: blonde bombshell wed legendary Yankee Joe DiMaggio; the marriage lasted less than a year, but DiMaggio remained devoted long after that (1954)
• Human Be-In: counterculture event took place in San Francisco, preceding the Summer of Love(1967)
• Margrethe II: ascended the throne of Denmark as its first reigning queen since the early 1400s, thanks to a constitutional amendment that allowed female succession (1972)
• Miami Dolphins: beat the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII, becoming the first, and so far only, NFL team to have an undefeated season (1973)

Today's birthdays

• Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965): medical missionary and humanitarian
• John Dos Passos (1896-1970): journalist and novelist; plus, writerYukio Mishima (1925-1970)
• Andy Rooney (91): CBS's curmudgeonly commentator, zombie
• Allen Toussaint (72): R&B musician; also born today, Billie Jo Spears(73), Jack Jones (72), Slick Rick (45),LL Cool J (42) and Dave Grohl (41)
• Lawrence Kasdan (61): screenwriter and director, The Big Chill; also, director Steven Soderbergh (47)
• Maureen Dowd (58): Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist
• Jason Bateman (41): actor, Arrested Development, Juno; also, actors Faye Dunaway (69), Holland Taylor (67), Carl Weathers (62), Mark Addy (46), Dan Schneider (44), Tom Rhodes and Emily Watson (both 43) and Jordan Ladd (35)