simulacrum \sim-yuh-LEY-kruhm\ noun
- a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
- an effigy, image, or representation: a simulacrum of Aphrodite.
Origin: Simulacrum is related to the word simulate. It comes from the Latin word simulācrum which means "likeness, image."
Pray punt
- To offer prayer as a concrete solution to a problem. To, literally, run the issue "up the ladder" and wait for God to figure it out, thereby relieving you of taking any real action.
History
- Ford Motor Company: produced the last "Tin Lizzie" and began producing the Model A (1927)
- South Africa: became an independent republic (1961)
- Ancash earthquake: killed more than 47,000 in Peru (1970)
- Deep Throat: Watergate whistleblower's identity was revealed after 30 years of secrecy; he was W. Mark Felt, a former associate director of the FBI (2005)
Birthdays
- Alexander Cruden 1701
- Walt Whitman 1819 - Poet, essayist, journalist, humanist
- Fred Allen 1894
- Norman Vincent Peale 1898
- Don Ameche 1908
- Edward Bennett Williams 1920
- Denholm Elliot 1922
- Ellsworth Kelly 1923
- Prince Rainier III 1923
- Shirley Verrett 1933
- Jim Hutton 1934
- Ronald Laird 1935
- Keir Dullea 1936
- Johnny Paycheck 1938
- Peter Yarrow 1938 - Musician (Peter, Paul and Mary)
- Augie Meyers 1940 - Musician (Texas Tornados)
- Terry Waite 1939
- Joe Namath 1943 - Football player
- Sharon Gless 1943 - Actress ("Cagney and Lacey")
- John Bonham 1948 - Musician (Led Zeppelin)
- Stanley Dancer 1949
- Tom Berenger 1950 - Actor ("The Big Chill," "Platoon")
- Colm Meaney 1953
- Roma Maffia 1958 - Actress ("Nip/Tuck")
- Kyle Secor 1960
- Chris Elliot 1960 - Comedian
- Lea Thompson 1961 - Actress ("Back to the Future" movies)
- Corey Hart 1962 - Singer
- Darryl McDaniels (DMC) 1964 - Rapper
- Kid Frost 1964 - Rapper
- Brooke Shields 1965 - Actress
- Charlie Schlatter 1966
- Kenny Lofton 1967 - Baseball player
- Christian McBride 1972 - Musician
- Colin Farrell 1976 - Actor
- Jake Peavy 1981 - Baseball player
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