Sunday, March 04, 2012

Sunday, March 4, 2012

oracular \aw-RAK-yuh-ler\, adjective:
1. Ambiguous; obscure.
2. Of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle.
3. Giving forth utterances or decisions as if by special inspiration or authority.
4. Uttered or delivered as if divinely inspired or infallible; sententious.
5. Portentous; ominous.
Oracular comes from the Latin word oracle, meaning "a message from god." The suffix -ar forms an adjective from a noun, like the word lunar.
get a kennel
  • A nice way to tell someone that their incessant display of affection for their dog or cat is causing you embarrassment as one who is forced to watch such display
You and that dog have been slobbering on each other for 10 minutes. Get a kennel!
Trivia
Where did the phrase “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch” originate?
  • In the Aesop fable The Milkmaid and Her Pail, written around 570 B.C.
History
  • US Constitution: went into effect as the United States Congress met for the first time, in New York City (1789)
  • American Automobile Association: the "triple A" club was established; it now has 50 million members (1902)
  • New Deal: economic recovery and social welfare plan was outlined by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his inaugural address, in which he told Americans that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself" (1933)
  • John Lennon: the douchebag egomaniac sparked controversy by saying that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus, possibly during a drug enduced haze (1966)
Birthdays
  • Prince Henry the Navigator 1394
  • Antonio Vivaldi 1678
  • Sir Henry Raeburn 1756
  • Knute Rockne 1888
  • Charles Goren 1901
  • Harry Helmsley 1909
  • John Garfield 1913
  • Carlos Surinach 1915
  • Margaret Osborne DuPont 1918
  • Joan Greenwood 1921
  • Miriam Makeba 1932
  • Barbara McNair 1934
  • Jim Clark 1936 - Race car driver
  • Paula Prentiss 1939 - Actress
  • Susan Clark 1944
  • Bobby Womack 1944 - Singer
  • Shakin' Stevens 1948
  • Chris Squire 1948 - Musician (Yes)
  • Chris Rea 1951 - Musician (Chris Rea Band)
  • Kay Lenz 1953
  • Emilio Estefan 1953 - Musician (Miami Sound Machine)
  • Adrian Zmed 1954
  • Catherine O’Hara 1954 - Actress
  • Patricia Heaton 1958 - Actress ("Everybody Loves Raymond")
  • Mykelti Williamson 1960
  • Steven Weber 1961 - Actor ("Wings")
  • Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini 1961
  • Jason Newsted 1963 - Musician (Metallica)
  • Stacy Edwards 1965 - Actress ("Chicago Hope")
  • Patrick Hannan 1966 - Musician (The Sundays)
  • Evan Dando 1967 - Musician (Lemonheads)
  • Patsy Kensit 1968
  • Chastity Bono 1969 - Daughter of Sonny and Cher
  • Jason Sellers 1971
  • Fergal Lawler 1971 - Musician (The Cranberries)
  • Whitney Port 1985 - Actress ("The Hills")
  • Andrea Bowen 1990 - Actress ("Desperate Housewives")
 

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