Wednesday, January 11, 2012

expostulate \ik-SPOS-chuh-leyt\, verb:

• To reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done.

Expostulate is derived from the Latin word expostulātus which meant "demanded urgently or required."

hugh wear

• A name for a person's extensive wardrobe of bath robes.

Duder 1: "Hey man nice closet. What's with all the robes?"

Duder 2: "You know I like to be comfortable AND stylin' 24/7."

Duder 1: "Wow you have a complete line of hugh wear up in here. Now all you need are some skeezy blondes."

Trivia

What popular children’s book was written in 1957 in hopes of replacing the Dick and Jane elementary school primers?

• The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss, aka Theodor Geisel.

History

• Amelia Earhart: became the first person to fly solo across the Pacific from Hawaii to California (1935)
• cigarette smoking: US Surgeon General Luther Terry first reported the health hazards involved (1964)
• designated hitter: the American League's team owners voted to allow the use of a different player to bat instead of the pitcher; the National League still bans the practice (1973)
• Rosenkowitz sextuplets: the world's first surviving sextuplets were born in Cape Town (1974)

Birthdays

• Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804): the first US Secretary of the Treasury; he was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr
• Alice Paul (1885-1977): women's rights activist and founder of the National Woman's Party in 1913
• Alan Paton (1903-1988): South African author of Cry, The Beloved Country; plus, writer Eugenio María de Hostos (1839-1903)
• Jean Chrétien (78): former PM of Canada; plus, PMs John Macdonald (1815-1891) and Pierre Mendes-France (1907-1982)
• Ben Crenshaw (60): championship golfer
• Mary J. Blige (41): hip-hop and soul singer; and, musicians Clarence Clemons (1942-2011) and Naomi Judd (66)
• Amanda Peet (40): stage and screen actor, Jack and Jill, A Lot Like Love, Barefoot in the Park; also, actors Rod Taylor (82), Felix Silla (75) and Rockmond Dunbar (39)

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