Thursday, September 22, 2011

rapine \RAP-in\, noun:

• The act of plundering; the seizing and carrying away of another's property by force.

Rapine derives from Latin rapina, from rapere, "to seize and carry off, to snatch or hurry away," which also gives us rapid.

lls

• abreviation for "laffin like shyt"

damn wen i saw wat she was wearing i saw lls

Trivia

In Internet shorthand, what does lqtm mean?

• Laughing quietly to myself.

History

• Nathan Hale: the American Revolutionary War hero was hung by the British as a spy, saying "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" (1776)
• Shaka: Zulu kingdom founder was assassinated by his half-brothers (1828)
• long-count fight: Gene Tunney successfully defended his heavyweight boxing title against Jack Dempsey (1927)
• Fiddler on the Roof: musical set in the shtetl opened on Broadway; it ran for 3,242 shows (1964)
• Iran-Iraq War: eight-year Persian Gulf conflict began (1980)

Birthdays

• Michael Faraday (1791-1867): physicist/chemist who invented the first dynamo
• Andrea Bocelli (53): tenor; also, singers David Coverdale (60), Debby Boone (55), Nick Cave (54) and Joan Jett (51)
• Scott Baio (50): actor, Happy Days and Charles in Charge; also, actors Paul Muni (1895-1967), John Houseman (1902-1988), Paul Le Mat (65), Shari Belafonte (57), Catherine Oxenberg (50), Bonnie Hunt (47) and Tom Felton (24)
• Ronaldo (35): former FIFA player of the year; plus, MLB manager Tommy Lasorda (84), basketball coach Lute Olson (77) and NBA commissioner David Stern (69)

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