Posts
Provided by the compucert stoic \STOH-ik\, noun:
- (Capitalized). A member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno holding that one should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity.
- Hence, one who is apparently or professedly indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain, joy or grief.
- Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or their doctrines.
- Not affected by passion; being or appearing indifferent to pleasure or pain, joy or grief.
Urban Word of the Day
- The act of cuddling, spooning, or snuggling. When two or more people lay down in an intertwined fashion.
Guy: "Aright, so now that i busted my nut, I'm gonna be out."
Lady: "You're not getting out of here without giving me some cuddlingus."
Trivia
Where did the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica say California was located?
Lady: "You're not getting out of here without giving me some cuddlingus."
Trivia
Where did the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica say California was located?
- In the West Indies. The encyclopaedia, published in 1768, also noted that “it is uncertain whether it be a peninsula or an island.”
- Lima: capital of the Spanish New World empire was founded by Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro after he defeated the native Incans; the now-sprawling metropolis is also known as El Pulpo ("the Octopus") (1535)
- Sandwich Islands: Hawaii was first visited by a European, Captain James Cook, who named it after one of his sponsors, the Earl of Sandwich (1778)
- Marion Barry: Washington, DC, mayor was arrested on drug charges; after serving his sentence, he reentered politics and regained the mayoralty (1990)
- Joseph Glidden (1813-1906): patented a way to make barbed wire, which changed the shape of the American West
- A.A. Milne (1882-1956): creator of Winnie the Pooh
- Cary Grant (1904-1986): debonair leading man
- Kevin Costner (53): actor/director, Dances With Wolves; his most recent film is Mr. Brooks, with William Hurt and Demi Moore
- Jesse L. Martin (39): actor, Law and Order
- Jonathan Davis (38): from Korn
0 comments:
Post a Comment