Monday, December 12, 2011

felonious \fuh-LOH-nee-uhs\, adjective:

1. Wicked; base; villainous.

2. Law. Pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony: as in, felonious homicide; felonious intent.

Felonious dates back to the the 1500s. The word felon is from the Old French meaning “villan” and the suffix -ous which applies a quality to a general sense, as in nervous or glorious.

boner barrier

• A binder or notebook hormoney, middle and highschool boys use to conceal errant erections or NRBs. If one cares to realize, use of a boner barrier is rather obvious due to the uncharacteristic way the binder or notebook is pressed against the crotch region.

"Man, Jenny is looking pretty fine today, I'm thinking of asking her to the 8th grade prom."

"yeah, she can touch my digital pet any day of the week."

"::school bell rings:: Quick, throw me your notebook, I need a boner barrier."

Trivia

The song of what bird is often used as a sound effect in jungle films, because it’s easily mistaken for the noise made by a group of monkeys?

• The laughing kookaburra, which is a native of Australia and New Guinea.

History

• Joseph Rainey: became the first African American to sit in the US House of Representatives (1870)
• The Katzenjammer Kids: oldest comic strip still in syndication debuted (1897)
• Guglielmo Marconi: transmitted the first transatlantic radio signal, from Cornwall to Newfoundland; the feat was unsubstantiated (1901)
• Boys Town: youth center was founded by Father Flanagan (1917)
• Arthur Ashe: became the first African American to be ranked #1 in tennis (1968)
• Keiko: Willy of Free Willy, a killer whale, died of pneumonia in his mid-20s in a Norwegian fjord (2003)

Birthdays

• John Jay (1745-1829): America's first Chief Justice
• Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880): author of Madame Bovary; plus, writers Patrick O'Brian (1914-2000) and John Osborne (1929-1994)
• Dionne Warwick (71): singer who specialized in Burt Bacharach songs; also, singers Connie Francis (73), Dickey Betts (68) and Hank Williams III (39)
• Bill Nighy (62): actor, Love, Actually, Pirate Radio; also, actors Wings Hauser (63), Sheree J. Wilson (53), Madchen Amick (41), Mayim Bialik (36) and Jennifer Connelly (41)
• Tracy Austin (49): tennis pro; and, athletes Alvin Kraenzlein (1876-1928) and Cathy Rigby (59)
• Maggie Rodriguez (42): host of The Early Show; plus, TV game-show host Bob Barker (88)
• Frank Sinatra (1915-1998): singer/actor, Oscar winner for From Here to Eternity; plus, Oscar winners Edward G. Robinson (1893-1973)

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