Sunday, April 11, 2010

dishabille \dis-uh-BEEL\, noun:

1. The state of being carelessly or partially dressed.
2. Casual or lounging attire.
3. An intentionally careless or casual manner. 

Dishabille comes from French déshabiller, "to undress," from dés-, "dis-" + habiller, "to clothe, to dress."

brain bucket

• A motercycle helmet.

You could have been hurt alot worse in that accident if you had'nt been wearing a brain bucket.

Trivia

What is a Malayan flying fox?

• A bat—one of the world’s largest, with a wingspan of more than six feet. Its scientific name is Pteropus vampyrus.

History

• Napoleon Bonaparte: abdicated as emperor of France and was banished to Elba (1814)
• The Tramp: Charlie Chaplin's comic silent film was released (1915)
• Jackie Robinson: broke the color barrier in major league baseball, appearing in his first exhibition game (1947)
• 1968 Civil Rights Act: LBJ signed into law an act prohibiting discrimination in selling or renting housing
• Uganda: Idi Amin's military regime was overthrown (1979)

Birthdays

• Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975): chemist who invented synthetic cortisone
• Oleg Cassini (1913-2006): fashion designer
• Joel Grey (78): Tony and Oscar winner, Cabaret; also, actors Louise Lasser (71), Peter Riegert and Meshach Taylor (both 63) and Bill Irwin (60)
• Ellen Goodman (69): Pulitzer-winning Boston Globe columnist; other writers born on this date include John Davidson (1857-1909), Quentin Reynolds (1902-1965), Attila József (1905-1937) and Leo Rosten (1908-1997) and John Milius (66)
• Jason Varitek (38): MLB catcher and switch hitter; sluggers Trot Nixon (36) and Mark Teixeira (30) share this birth date
• Joss Stone (23): rock singer/songwriter, Introducing Joss Stone Colour Me Free!