Thursday, June 25, 2009

sough \SAU; SUHF\, intransitive verb:

1. To make a soft, low sighing or rustling sound, as the wind.
2. A soft, low rustling or sighing sound.

Sough comes from Middle English swoughen, from Old English swogan.
This guy knows what I'm talking about

• An expression used to diffuse responsibility for an unpopular statement made in a public setting. Typically used to imply complicity or collusion on the part of an unwilling stranger.

You: I mean, really, who hasn't made out with a rundown fat chick in a moment of drunken desperation.
Crowd: *silence*
You: *smile and point to a random guy in the crowd* This guy knows what I'm talking about.
Trivia

When it comes to grand slam home runs, what major league record is held by pitcher Chan Ho Park?

• He’s the only major league hurler to give up two grand slams in the same inning—to the same batter. Park was pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers in April 1999 when St. Louis Cardinal third baseman Fernando Tatis tattooed him for two grand slams in the third inning.

Today in History:

• Douglas Hyde: became the first president of Ireland (1938)
• Korean War: broke out when the communist North invaded the South (1950)
• Yugoslavia: former republics Croatia and Slovenia declare their independence (1991)
• Mir space station: was struck by an unmanned Progress spacecraft (1997)
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Teheran mayor was elected president of Iran (2005)

Today's Birthdays:

• George Abbott (1887-1995): writer/director who won 40 Tonys and a Pulitzer; also, filmmakers Sidney Lumet (85), Gary David Goldberg (65) and Michael Lembeck (61)
• Eric Carle (80): author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar; plus, writers Benito Lynch (1885-1951), George Orwell (1903-1950) and Aimé Césaire (1913-2008)
• Ricky Gervais (48): award-winning writer/actor/standup comedian, The Office, Extras: also, actors June Lockhart (84), Jimmie Walker (62), Erica Gimpel (45), Angela Kinsey (38), Linda Cardellini (34) and Busy Philipps (30)
• George Michael (46): pop singer; singers Carly Simon (64), David Paich (55), Richie Rich (42), Candyman (41) and Mike Kroeger (37) share this birth date
• Carlos Delgado (37): Mets first-baseman; sports stars Willis Reed (67), Dikembe Mutombo (43) and Aramis Ramirez (31) were also born today