Saturday, September 19, 2009

farrago \fuh-RAH-go; fuh-RAY-go\, noun:

• A confused mixture; an assortment; a medley.

Farrago comes from the Latin farrago, "a mixed fodder for cattle," hence "a medley, a hodgepodge," from far, a sort of grain.

pirate bath

• The process of washing just the arm pit area and the private area with a wash cloth or handful of water. People will ask you to define a pirate bath, the easy definition is "pits and privates"

Kyle was in a helluva hurry and didn't have time to take a full shower. He instead took a pirate bath and he was on his way.

Trivia
When it comes to the Bible, what is the meaning of Chava, Eve’s Hebrew name?

• Life-giving. Genesis 3:20 states: “And Adam called his wife’s name Eve because she was the mother of all living.”

Holiday:

• Rosh Hashana (Judaism)

Today in History:

• George Washington's farewell address: was printed as an open letter to the American public; he warned against political factionalism and foreign alliances and spoke out for religion and morality (1796)
• New Zealand: became the first country to grant women the vote (1893)
• Butch Cassidy: notorious outlaw joined his partner, the Sundance Kid, in robbing their first bank as a duo in Winnemucca, Nevada (1900)
• emoticons: the digital smiley :-) and frowny :-( were proposed by Scott Fahlman (1982)
• Ötzi the Iceman: 5,000-year-old tattooed mummy was discovered near the Austrian-Italian border (1991)

Today's Birthdays:

• George Cadbury (1839-1922): chocolate manufacturer; created the planned garden city of Bourneville
• William Golding (1911-1993): author of Lord of the Flies; writer Roger Angell (89) shares this birth date
• James Lipton (83): host of Inside the Actor's Studio; plus, TV hosts Joan Lunden (59), Soledad O'Brien (43) and Carter Oosterhouse (33)
• Trisha Yearwood (45): country singer, "She's in Love with the Boy"; other musicians born on this date include Bill Medley (69), Cass Elliot (1941-1974), David Bromberg (64), Nile Rodgers (57), Jeff Bates (46), Ryan Dusick (32) and Eamon (25)
• Jimmy Fallon (35): SNL comedian, host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon; also, actors Adam West (81), David McCallum (76), Jeremy Irons (61), Rex Smith (54), Kevin Hooks (51), Cheri Oteri (44), Sanaa Lathan (38), Alison Sweeney (33), Columbus Short (27), Kevin Zegers (25) and Danielle Panabaker (22)