Word of the Day for Saturday, July 14, 2007

verbose \vuhr-BOHS\, adjective:

• Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are necessary; tedious by an excess of words; wordy; as, "a verbose speaker; a verbose argument."

Urban Word of the Day
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July 14, 2007: Internuts
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• The phenomenon that occurs when someone becomes a badass when addressing others on a message board. It is a common practice for the reticent, meek, and cowardly to make bold statements, on the internet, knowing there is no way to be held accountable.

The poster was getting badly flamed, so threatened to kick everyone's ass. His anger made his internuts grow.

Trivia:
What food industry pioneer invented a one-man recoilless harpoon gun for whaling?

• Clarence Birdseye, best known as the Father of Frozen Food. He came up with the harpoon gun while participating in a study of whale migratory habits for the International Whaling Commission.

Today's Birthdays

• Woody Guthrie (1912-1967): American folksinger who wrote the classic "This Land Is Your Land"
• Gerald Ford (1913-2006): US president who pardoned Nixon
• Ingmar Bergman (89): Swedish film director, Through A Glass Darkly, Fanny and Alexander