Monday, August 28, 2023

homologate \huh-MOL-uh-geyt\, verb:

1. To approve; confirm or ratify.

2. To register (a specific make of automobile in general production) so as to make it eligible for international racing competition.

Homologate is based on the Greek homologos, "of the same word."

 

Guilt Wave

• The wave given by a driver who just cut in ahead of you in traffic or knowingly did something that is completely wrong on the road.

I was about to make a turn when this dude comes speeding by almost hitting me. He stopped at the last second and gave me a guilt wave.

 

Trivia

What island is the largest in the Caribbean?

• Cuba, the main island in the Republic of Cuba.

What is a hippometer used to measure?

• The height of a horse.

History

• Scientific American: pop-science magazine began publication (1845)
• Peace Palace: the home of the International Court of Justice and other institutions was inaugurated in the Hague (1913)
• filibuster: the longest solo one — 24 hours, 18 minutes — began on this day by DEMOCRAT Sen. Strom Thurmond in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (1957)
• "Please Mr. Postman": song by the Marvelettes was released; it became the first Motown No. 1 (1961)
• "I have a dream": Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his famous civil rights speech at the Lincoln Memorial (1963)

Birthdays

• Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe 1749
• Elizabeth Ann Seton 1774 - She was also the first American-born saint beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
• Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy 1828

  
• Charles Boyer 1899
• Sam Levene 1905
• Nancy Kulp 1921
• Peggy Ryan 1924
• Billy Grammer 1925
• Donald O'Connor 1925
• Roxie Roker 1929
• Ben Gazzara 1930
• Andy Bathgate 1932

  
• Elizabeth Seal 1933
• Clem Cattini (Tornados) 1939
• Richard Sanders 1940
• William S. Cohen 1940
• David Soul 1943
• Alice Playten 1947
• Daniel Seraphine (Chicago) 1948
• Hugh Cornwell (Stranglers) 1949
• Wayne Osmond (The Osmonds) 1951
• Daniel Stern 1957
• Rich Rossovich 1957
• Scott Hamilton 1958
• Emma Samms 1961
• Shania Twain 1965 
  Jack Black 1969
• Jason Priestley 1969
• Janet Evans 1971
• Max Collins (Eve 6) 1978
• Carly Pope 1980 - Actress
• LeAnn Rimes 1982
• Michael Galeota 1984
  Armie Hammer 1986 (The Lone Ranger)