dipsomania \dip-suh-MEY-nee-uh\, noun:
- An irresistible, typically periodic craving for alcoholic drink.
Dipsomania literally means crazy thirst from the Greek dips (thirst) and mania (crazy).
Thanksgiving Hangover
- The result of eating too much on Thanksgiving, and feeling like shit the next morning.
Person 1: I have a major Thanksgiving hangover right now.
Person 2: Yeah, me too, I ate so much yesterday.
What term was used for the smiley face emoticon when computer scientist Scott Fahlman introduced it in 1982?
- Joke marker. Fahlman, who is known as the father of the emoticon, created the :-) symbol so people would know when an e-mail was not intended to be taken seriously.
History
- Iran-contra affair: arms-sales scandal blew open; US National Security Council aide Oliver North was fired for planning to ship arms secretly to Iran (1986)
- Elián González: 6-year-old Cuban émigré was rescued by fishermen off Florida's coast, sparking a political asylum/child custody battle (1999)
- Department of Homeland Security: was signed into law by George W. Bush; Tom Ridge was named the first department head (2002)
Birthdays
- Lope de Vega (1562-1635): prolific dramatist; novelist Ba Jin (1904-2005) and Charlaine Harris (60) share this birth date
- Pope John XXIII (1881-1963): 261st pontiff; he called the Second Vatican Council
- Joe Dimaggio (1914-1999): legendary slugger; plus, team players Joe Gibbs (71) and Donovan McNabb (35)
- Amy Grant (51): country-gospel singer; other musicians born on this date include Virgil Thomson (1896-1989), Paul Desmond (1024-1977), Percy Sledge (71) and Stacy Lattisaw (45)
- Christina Applegate (40): amnesiac titular star of Samantha Who?; also, actors Ricardo Montalban (1920-2009), Noel Neill (90), Matt Clark (75), Ben Stein (67), John Larroquette and Tracy Walter (both 63), Jill Hennessy (43) and Eddie Steeples (38)
- Deborah Wells (43) t3h pr0n
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