Saturday, June 20, 2009

ebullient \ih-BUL-yuhnt\, adjective:

1. Overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; high-spirited.
2. Boiling up or over.

Ebullient comes from Latin ebullire, "to bubble up," from e-, "out of, from" + bullire, "to bubble, to boil."

dick inches

• Arbitrary (and usually incorrect) units of measurement used mostly by males. Derives from men overestimating their penis size. Dick inches are much shorter than actual inches. Hence a guy can claim to have a 9 inch penis when it is actually closer to 5-6 inches. The term "dick inches" is usually used when over-estimating non-penis measurements.

fellow one: "Finally! There's a parking spot!"
fellow two: "No way, man...You can't park within 30 feet of a stop sign."
fellow one: "There's plenty of room."
fellow two: "Yeah, only if you're measuring in dick inches."
Trivia

What was the name of the stoned punk rocker that Gilda Radner portrayed on TV’s Saturday Night Live?

• Candy Slice. The character was a parody of Patti Smith.

Today in History:

• Great Seal of the United States: was adopted by Congress (1782)
• Flight to Varennes: faced with anti-royalty hostility during the French Revolution, King Louis XVI tried unsuccessfully to flee the country (1791)
• Queen Victoria: longest-reigning British monarch succeeded to the throne (1837)
• Hot line: Moscow-Washington line of direct communication was established following the Bay of Pigs standoff (1963)
• Jaws: Steven Spielberg's thriller was released, chilling viewers and shattering box office records (1975)

Today's Birthdays:

• Stephen Frears (68): director of The Queen; director Robert Rodriguez (41) was also born on this date
• Lionel Richie (60): singer/songwriter, "Endless Love"; also, musicians Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), Brian Wilson (67), Anne Murray (64), André Watts (63), Michael Anthony (55) and John Taylor (49)
• Vikram Seth (57): Indian poet and author of A Suitable Boy; also, writer Lillian Hellman (1905-1984)
• Nicole Kidman (42): Oscar-winner for The Hours; also, actors Errol Flynn (1909-1959), Martin Landau and Olympia Dukakis (both 77), Danny Aiello (76), John Mahoney (69), John McCook (64), John Goodman (57) and Josh Lucas (38)