Thursday, February 11, 2010

coquetry \KOH-ki-tree; koh-KE-tree\, noun:

• Dalliance; flirtation.

Coquetry, French coquetterie, is from coquette, the feminine form of French coquet, "flirtatious man," diminutive of coq, "rooster, cock." The adjective form is coquettish. The verb coquet (also coquette) means "to flirt or trifle with."

Lady and the Tramp it

• (v.) The act of sharing a piece of food from oposite ends similar to the spaghetti scene in the famous Disney movie, "Lady and the Tramp."
• (v.) Eating opposite ends of a food until both partners meet in the middle.

Sorry guys, I only have one Snickers bar left for the two of you, but you can lady and the tramp it if you want.
Trivia

What is the main ingredient of the Chinese culinary delicacy known as rubber band salad?

• Dried jellyfish.

History

• Bernadette Soubirous: as a teenager, St. Bernadette saw her first vision of theVirgin Mary at Lourdes (1858)
• Lateran Treaty: pact between Italy andthe Vatican was signed, in which Roman Catholicism was declared the state religion of Italy and Italy recognized Vatican City as independent and sovereign (1929)
• Yalta Agreement: plan signed by FDR,Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin, dealing with attacks on Germany and the establishment of the UN (1945)
• Natan Sharansky: Soviet dissident was released after 10 years in prison (1986)

Berfdays, yo!

• Sarah Palin (46): milf, former governor of Alaska who ran unsuccessfully for US veep; plus, former Florida governor Jeb Bush (57)
• Thomas Edison (1847-1931): prolific inventor of the light bulb, the phonograph and so much more; and, scientists William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) and Vivian Ernest Fuchs (1908-1999)
• Taylor Lautner (18): Bella's other love interest in Twilight, Tyler Harrington in Valentine's Day; also, actorsLeslie Nielsen (84), Conrad Janis (82), Tina Louise (76),Burt Reynolds (74), Philip Anglim (58), Catherine Hickland(54), Carey Lowell (49), Jennifer Aniston (41), Damian Lewis (39) and Matthew Lawrence (30)
• Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909-1993): director, screenwriter and producer, All About Eve
• Farouk I (1920-1965): king of Egypt
• Mike Shinoda (33): singer, keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter of Linkin Park fame; also born today, musicians Gerry Goffin (71), Sergio Mendes (69), Otis Clay (68), Sheryl Crow (48), Brandy (31) and Kelly Rowland (29)