Thursday, September 21, 2023

irrefragable \ih-REF-ruh-guh-buhl\, adjective:

• Impossible to refute; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable argument; irrefragable evidence.

Irrefragable derives from Late Latin irrefragabilis, from Latin in-, "not" + refragari, "to oppose."

 

Bowl Echo

• The awesome sound produced by letting one off whilst sitting on the toilet.

Dude, that fuckin' bowl echo was awesome

 

Trivia

Which state has the largest Amish population in the U.S.?

• Ohio—followed by Pennsylvania and Indiana.

Trivia
What futuristic novel opens with the line “It was a pleasure to burn”?

• Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury.

History

• French National Convention: voted to abolish the monarchy (1792)
• Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus: editorial in the New York Sun addressed an eight-year-old's doubts (1897)
• The Hobbit: J.R.R. Tolkien's classic Middle-earth novel was published (1937)
• independence: Malta (1964) and Belize (1981) become independent of the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China was proclaimed (1949)
• NFL Monday Night Football: debuted on ABC, with color commentators Howard Cosell and Don Meredith (1970)

Birthdays

• H.G. Wells 1866
  
• Chuck Jones 1912
• Rand Brooks 1918
• Larry Hagman 1931
• Leonard Cohen 1934
• Henry Gibson 1935
• James Woolsey 1941
• Dickey Lee (Patches) 1941
• Sam McDowell 1942
• Fannie Flagg 1944
• Richard Childress 1945
• Stephen King 1947
• Reggie Rucker 1947
• Don Felder (The Eagles) 1947
• Marsha Norman 1948
• Bill Murray 1950
• Kenny Starr 1953
• Arie Luyendyk 1953
• Philthy Animal (Motorhead) 1954
• Mark Levin 1957
  
• Ethan Coen 1958
• Mark Reed Levin 1958
• Dave Coulier 1959
• David James Elliot 1960
• Nancy Travis 1961
• Catherine Oxenberg 1961
• Rob Morrow 1962
• Faith Hill 1967
• Tyler Stewart (Barenaked Ladies) 1967
• Ricki Lake 1968
• Trugoy the Dove (De La Soul) 1968
• Alfonso Ribeiro 1971
• Liam Gallagher (Oasis) 1972
• Joseph Mazzello 1983
• Maggie Grace 1983 - Actress ("Lost")
• Lindsey Stirling - (violinist) 1986