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Provided by the compucert obeisance \oh-BEE-suhn(t)s; oh-BAY-suhn(t)s\, noun:
- An expression of deference or respect, such as a bow or curtsy.
- Deference, homage.
Obeisance comes from Old French obeissance, from obeissant, present participle of obeir, to obey, from Latin oboedire, to listen to, from ob-, to + audire, to hear. The adjective form is obeisant.
- The uncontrollable urge to scream obscenities at other drivers who infringe on your space (whether real or imagined).
Jay: Man that guy just cut you off.
Mark: That @#$% can't drive worth @#$%.
Jay: I see your traffic tourette's is getting worse.
Trivia
What was the original flavor of the cream filling in Twinkies sponge cakes?
- Banana. Twinkies were introduced in Chicago in 1930. The filling was changed to vanilla during World War II when there was a banana shortage. The banana flavor was marketed again in early 2005, to mark the release of the King Kong remake.
- freedom of the press: a legal precedent was established when newspaper editor John Peter Zenger was acquitted of seditious libel; he had published criticism of the colonial governor of New York (1735)
- Burkina Faso: West African republic received its new name meaning "land of upright people"; it was formerly called Upper Volta (1984)
- Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822): lyric poet; essayist, poet Robert Hayden (1913-1980) was also born on this date
- Helen Thomas (88): venerated White House correspondent
- Raoul Wallenberg (1912-1947?): Swedish diplomat/businessman who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during WWII; in 1945, he was taken into custody by the Russians and disappeared
- Daniel Dae Kim (40): Jin-Soo Kwon on Lost; actors Billy Bob Thornton (53), Michael DeLuise (39) and Dylan and Cole Sprouse (16) also celebrate a birthday today
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