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Provided by the compucert flibbertigibbet \FLIB-ur-tee-jib-it\, noun:
- A silly, flighty, or scatterbrained person, especially a pert young woman with such qualities.
Flibbertigibbet is from Middle English flipergebet, which is probably an imitation of the sound of meaningless chatter.
tivo timezone- A time period that lags behind real time; that is created by letting the tivo build up enough to skip commercials.
Jim watches all the Raiders games in a tivo timezone. He turns his phone off to avoid any spoiler alert texts.
TriviaWhat name was originally proposed for the TV show that gained fame as Judge Judy?
- Hot Bench. Producer Larry Lyttle proposed the name but was overruled by Judge Judy Sheindlin. The show first aired in September 1996.
- Maria Montessori: Italian educator, known for the Montessori method, opened her first school in a Rome housing project (1907)
- George H.W. Bush: WWII Navy pilot married Barbara Pierce, who had dropped out of college to solidify the union (1945)
- Khalil Gibran (1883-1931): philosopher and poet, The Prophet; other writers born on this date include Joseph Medill Patterson (1879-1946), Carl Sandburg (1878-1967), Morris Wright (1910-1998) and E.L. Doctorow (79)
- Rowan Atkinson (55): comedian and actor, Mr. Bean; also, actors Loretta Young (1913-2000), Danny Thomas (1914-1991), Bonnie Franklin (66) and Rinko Kikuchi (29)
- Kathy Sledge (51): R&B singer, Sister Sledge; bluegrass musician Earl Scruggs (86) also celebrates his birthday today
- Nigella Lawson (50): TV chef
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