Monday, September 9, 2013

bedraggle \bih-DRAG-uhl\, verb:

• to make limp and soiled, as with rain or dirt.

Bedraggle comes from the word draggle, which is a diminutive form of drag. It entered English in the 1700s.
Regret Ceiling (noun)

• The point at which one stops feeling remorseful regarding a thought, comment or action.

I hit the regret ceiling last night regarding my comment toward Jody's weight several weeks ago. Her fat ass just needs to get over it.

Trivia
What major U.S. land acquisition won ratification by the U.S. Senate by just one vote?

• The 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.

History

• Mary, Queen of Scots: was crowned at the age of nine months (1543)
• United States: received its new name from the Second Continental Congress; it had previously been known as the Thirteen Colonies (1776)
• California: became the 31st state (1850)
• Elvis Presley: "Elvis the Pelvis" made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show; he was shown only from the waist up (1956)
• Attica Prison riot: erupted in western New York State; it lasted 4 days (1971)

Birthdays

• Frank Chance 1877
• Colonel Harland Sanders 1890
• MacKenzie John 1922
• Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder 1923
• Jane Greer 1924
• Cliff Robertson 1925
• Elvis Jones 1927
• Sylvia Miles 1932
• Topol 1935
• Otis Redding 1941
• Inez Foxx 1942
• Luther Simmons (The Main Ingredient) 1942
• Dee Dee Sharp 1945
• Billy Preston 1946
• Doug Ingle (Iron Butterfly) 1946
• Freddy Weller 1947
• Joe Thiesman 1949
• Tom Wopat 1951
• Michael Keaton 1951
• Angela Cartwright 1952
• Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) 1952
• Hugh Grant 1960
• Kristy McNichol 1962
• Adam Sandler 1966
• David Bennent 1966
• Paul Durham (Black Lab) 1968
• Scott DeFreitas 1969
• Dray (Das EFX) 1970
• Henry Thomas 1971
• Michelle Williams 1980