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Provided by the compucert virtuoso \vur-choo-OH-soh\, noun, adjective;pl. virtuosos, virtuosi:
- a person skilled in the techniques of an art, esp. playing a musical instrument; by extension, a person with a cultivated appreciation of artistry
- showing mastery in artistic skills
c. 1651, from Italian virtuoso, from Late Latin virtuosus. The meaning "person with great skill" (as in music) is first attested 1743
Bale Out- When someone's stress level explodes to an epic proportion and a 5-minute f-bomb-laden tirade is unleashed on the unlucky soul who was in the wrong place at the wrong time -- much like Christian Bale on the T4 set.
Pam was trying to study for her midterms in the library but the kid across the table kept tapping his pencil to his ipod making her Bale out and get suspended from the library for a week.
TriviaIn what annual sports competition is the winning trophy called the Claret Jug?
- Golf’s British Open Championship. The trophy, more formally known as the Golf Champion Trophy, is widely referred to as the Claret Jug because that’s what it is. The jug was introduced at the Open in 1873, when it replaced the previous prize, the Challenge Belt.
- Confederate States of America: a new union broke away from the United States; it was formed by southern slave states (1861)
- Yugoslavia: was formally replaced by Serbia and Montenegro; the two declared independence three years later (2003)
- Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974): the first aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic; flight pioneer Clement Ader (1841-1926) shared this birth date
- Clyde William Tombaugh (1906-1997): astronomer who discovered Pluto; father of aerodynamics Ludwig Prandtl (1875-1953) was also born on this date
- Rosa Parks (1913-2005): the black woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus
- Natalie Imbruglia (34): actress, singer, hotty
- "I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent." — George Washington
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