riposte \ri-POHST\, noun:
1. a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke: a brilliant riposte to an insult.
2. Fencing. a quick thrust given after parrying a lunge.
verb:
1. to make a riposte.
2. to reply or retaliate.
Riposte comes from the French word of the same spelling which means "a prompt answer."
fappable
- Something that is sexually desirable, or deemed high enough quality that it can be used for masturbation purposes.
Man, that picture is really fappable.
History
- Boston Massacre: five colonists were killed when British troops fired into a rowdy crowd (1770)
- Stars and Bars: first of several Confederate flags was adopted (1861)
- Iron Curtain: phrase was coined by Winston Churchill in a speech in Missouri (1946)
Judge Joseph Dredd: the futuristic law man made his first appearance in 2000 A.D. Prog #2 (1977) - Martha Stewart: businesswoman was convicted of conspiracy and obstruction of justice in the investigation of ImClone insider trading (2004)
Birthdays
- William Oughtred 1574
- William Blackstone 1595 - First settler in Boston
- Antoine Cadillac 1658 - Founder of Detroit, MI
- Lucy Larcom 1824 - Poet
- Elisha Harris 1824
- James Merrit Ives 1824 - Lithographer: Partner of Nathaniel Currier.
- Frank Norris 1870 - Author
- Emmett J. Culligan 1893 - Water treatment pioneer
- Rex Harrison 1908 - Actor
- James Noble 1922
- James B. Sikking 1934
- Dean Stockwell 1936 - Actor
- Paul Evans 1938
- Fred Williamson 1938
- Tommy Tucker 1939
- Samantha Eggar 1939 - Actress
- Paul Sand 1944 - Actor
- Murray Head 1946
- Michael Warren 1946 - Actor ("Hill Street Blues")
- Eddie Hodges 1947
- Eddy Grant 1948 - Singer
- Eugene Fodor 1950
- Alan Clark 1952 - Musician (Dire Straits)
- Marsha Warfield 1954 - Actress ("Night Court")
- Penn Jillett 1955 - Magician (Penn and Teller)
- Teena Marie 1956 - Singer
- Craig Reid 1962 - Musician (The Proclaimers)
- Charlie Reid 1962 - Musician (The Proclaimers)
- Rome 1970
- John Frusciante 1970 - Musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Kevin Connolly 1974 - Actress ("Entourage")
Jolene Blalock 1975 - Actress (Star Trek: Enterprise) - Eva Mendes 1975 - Actress ("Hitch")
- Niki Taylor 1975 - Model
- Paul Konerko 1976 - Baseball player
- Jake Lloyd 1989
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