Monday, October 17, 2011

dorsal \DAWR-suhl\, adjective:

1. Situated on the back

2. In Anatomy situated on or toward the upper side of the body, equivalent to the back, or posterior, in humans.

3. In Botany pertaining to the surface away from the axis, as of a leaf; abaxial.

4. In Phonetics articulated with the dorsum of the tongue.

noun:

1. In Phonetics a dorsal speech sound.

2. In Anatomy a dorsal structure.

Dorsal comes from the Latin dorsum meaning "back."

sporking

• The act of spooning with the addition of an erection.

we fell asleep... then when i woke up in the morning, he was totally sporking me!

Trivia

How many ants and termites does a giant anteater eat in a day?

• About 30,000.

History

• Battle of Saratoga: key battle of the American Revolutionary War ended with a major British surrender (1777)
• Al Capone: mobster called Scarface who ruled much of Chicago was finally convicted — of income tax evasion; he served eight years of an 11-year sentence (1931)
• 1973 Oil Crisis: was sparked when OPEC cut oil supplies to nations that supported Israel in the Yom Kippur War

Birthdays

• John Paul I (1912-1978): the 263rd pope; he served for just 33 days
• Jerry Siegel (1914-1996): writer who was one of the creators of Superman; authors Nathanael West (1903-1940) and Arthur Miller (1915-2005) share this birth date
• Evel Knievel (1938-2007): daredevil
• Mae C. Jemison (55): the first black woman in space
• Ernie Els (42): former World No. 1 golfer
• Eminem (39): rapper, The Slim Shady LP; also, musicians Jim Seals (70), Gary Puckett (69), Michael Hossack (65), Ziggy Marley (43), Chris Kirkpatrick (40) and Wyclef Jean (39)
• Matthew Macfadyen (37): actor, Spooks, Pride and Prejudice; plus, actors Rita Hayworth (1918-1987), Montgomery Clift (1920-1966), Michael McKean (64), George Wendt and Margot Kidder (both 62), Howard Rollins (61) and Norm Macdonald (48)

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