egregious \ih-GREE-juhs\, adjective:
- Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible.
Urban Word of the Day
August 31, 2007: Elevisionhttp://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Elevision&defid=2564834
- The act of people in an elevator staring up, uncomfortably, at the numbers as they light up when the car moves. Practiced out of nervousness.
Trivia
How tall was King Tutankhamun?
- 5 feet 6 inches.
Today in History
Malaysia: declared independence from Britain (1957), as did Trinidad and Tobago (1962)
Jack the Ripper: first victim was found with her throat cut in London's East End (1888)
Princess Diana: was killed in a car crash along with her companion, Dodi Fayed, and her driver, as they attempted to evade paparazzi (1997)
Today's Birthdays
Maria Montessori (1870-1952): educator, Montessori method
William Saroyan (1908-1981): novelist, playwright and short story writer, The Time of Your Life, The Human Comedy
Itzhak Perlman (62): world-class violinist and promoter of disabled rights
Richard Gere (58): actor, Pretty Woman, Chicago

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