Wednesday, September 21, 2011

irrefragable \ih-REF-ruh-guh-buhl\, adjective:

• Impossible to refute; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable argument; irrefragable evidence.

Irrefragable derives from Late Latin irrefragabilis, from Latin in-, "not" + refragari, "to oppose."

Bowl Echo

• The awesome sound produced by letting one off whilst sitting on the toilet.

Dude, that fuckin' bowl echo was awesome

Trivia

Which state has the largest Amish population in the U.S.?

• Ohio—followed by Pennsylvania and Indiana.

History

• French National Convention: voted to abolish the monarchy (1792)
• Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus: editorial in the New York Sun addressed an eight-year-old's doubts (1897)
• The Hobbit: J.R.R. Tolkien's classic Middle-earth novel was published (1937)
• independence: Malta (1964) and Belize (1981) become independent of the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China was proclaimed (1949)
• NFL Monday Night Football: debuted on ABC, with color commentators Howard Cosell and Don Meredith (1970)

Birthdays

• John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836): inventor, macadam roads
• Chuck Jones (1912-2002): animator of Bugs Bunny
• Jerry Bruckheimer (66): prolific producer of action films and TV shows, CSI; plus, producer Ethan Coen (53)
• Stephen King (64): prolific author of Misery and The Shining; writers H.G. Wells (1866-1946) and Fannie Flagg (67) share this birth date
• Bill Murray (61): comedian, actor, Ghostbusters, Lost in Translation; also, actors Karl Slover (93), Larry Hagman (80), Henry Gibson (1935-2009), Dave Coulier (52), David James Elliott (51), Nancy Travis (50), Rob Morrow (49), Cheryl Hines (46), Ricki Lake (43), Luke Wilson and James Lesure (both 39), Nicole Richie (30) and Maggie Grace (28)
• Faith Hill (44): country singer; also, musicians Leonard Cohen (77), Don Felder (64), Tyler Stewart (44) and Liam Gallagher (39)

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