Monday, October 10, 2011

titubant \TICH-oo-buhnt\, noun:

• A disturbance of body equilibrium in standing or walking, resulting in an uncertain gait and trembling.

Titubant derives from the Latin titubātiōn- meaning a staggering, equivalent to titubāt, past participle of titubāre to stagger + -iōn-.

manolescent

• noun: A man of any age that shirks adult responsabilities.

"Yeah, you're awesome. Anyone would be a fool to not be with you. I really want to be free though. Can we keep this fairly low key even though we are in our late 20s?": manolescent.

"Yeah, I lived in Whistler for 10 years. That was the best time of my life. Let's talk about my partying during this whole first date. ... Oh right, I have three kids with my ex.": manolescent

Trivia

How many ships did Christopher Columbus lose during his four expeditions to the New World?

• Nine. One, the Santa Maria, on the first expedition; four on the second; and two each on the third and fourth expeditions.

Holiday

• Columbus Day (US)

History

• US Naval Academy: was established in Annapolis, Maryland, as the Naval School (1845)
• Outer Space Treaty: international agreement went into effect (1967)
• Fiji: became independent of Britain (1970)
• London Bridge: (re)opens in Lake Havasu City, Arizona (1971)
• Spiro Agnew: Richard Nixon's vice president resigned after being charged with tax evasion (1973)

Birthdays

• Thelonious Monk (1917-1982): jazz pianist/composer, pioneer of bebop; also, musicians Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), John Prine (65), Cyril Neville (63), David Lee Roth (57), Martin Kemp (50), Mike Malinin (44) and Mya (32)
• Harold Pinter (1930-2008): playwright who won 2005's Nobel Prize in Literature; writers R. K. Narayan (1906-2001), James Clavell (1924-1994) and Nora Roberts (61) share this birth date
• Bradley Whitford (52): Emmy-winner for his portrayal of Josh Lyman on The West Wing; also, actors Peter Coyote (69), Ben Vereen and Charles Dance (both 64), Jessica Harper (62), Julia Sweeney (52), Mario Lopez (38), Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (33) and Aimee Teegarden (22)
• Brett Favre (42): quarterback, cry-baby, sexts his small cock to brawds
• Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (37): winner of the 2004 Daytona 500

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