Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Word of the Day for Wednesday, August 22, 2007

manumit \man-yuh-MIT\, transitive verb:

  • To free from slavery or servitude.
Urban Word of the Day
August 22, 2007: hXc
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hXc&defid=1402435
  • Abbreviation of hardcore, often related to or dealing with music from the hardcore genre. Also used to describe actions or styles.
"Have you heard of (band name)? They're so hXc"

"That was awsome the way you pwnd that n00b hXc."

Trivia
On the popular TV sitcom Friends, who played Chandler’s drag-queen dad?
  • Kathleen Turner.



Today in History


England: War of the Roses ended (1485), Civil War began (1642) Petra: Nabataean capital famous for red-rock carvings was rediscovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in present-day Jordan (1812) Bogota: was visited by Pope Paul VI, in the first papal visit to Latin America (1968)



Today's Birthdays


Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), Ray Bradbury (87), Annie Proulx (72): writers
Carl Yastrzemski (68): Red Sox baseball star
Rick Hansen (50): Canadian paraplegic athlete
Tori Amos, (44): singer
Debbi Peterson of The Bangles (46), Paul Doucette of Matchbox 20 (35): Drummers

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