matador \MAT-uh-dawr\, noun:
- the principal bullfighter in a bullfight who passes the bull with a muleta and then, in many countries, kills it with a sword thrust; a torero.
- one of the principal cards in skat and certain other games.
- (initial capital letter) a jet-powered U.S. surface-to-surface missile.
Matador entered English in 1600s directly from the Spanish matar meaning "to kill or wound."
Clean Pinch
- That which occurs when you wipe after evacuating ones bowels only to find that there is no excrement on the paper.
I just took a dump and guess what? Clean Pinch!!!
Trivia
What is an onychophagist?- A person who bites his or her nails.
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)
- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe 1749
- Elizabeth Ann Seton 1774 - She was also the first American-born saint beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
- 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
- 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
- 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














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