Tuesday, January 26, 2010

evince \ih-VIN(T)S\, transitive verb:

• To show in a clear manner; to manifest; to make evident; to bring to light.

Evince is from Latin evincere, "to conquer entirely, to prevail over, to prove irresistibly," from e- (here used intensively) + vincere, "to conquer."

oral sex

• The act of two persons using their mouths to perform sexual intercourse. These two persons can be of the same or opposite sex but they are rarely a married couple.

i got a little piece of heaven last night when i got some sweet oral sex
Trivia
What U.S. city has three professional sports teams with bird names?

• Atlanta, Georgia. Its teams are the Hawks (basketball); the Thrashers (hockey); and the Falcons (football). The thrasher is the state bird.

Today's Holiday

• Australia Day

History

• Rum Rebellion: armed takeover of New South Wales, Australia (1808)
• Cullinan Diamond: was discovered in the Premier Mine, South Africa; it is the largest gem-quality diamond ever found and the stones that were cut and polished from it are now part of the British crown jewels(1905)
• Republic Day of India: India's constitution took effect two and a half years after independence (1950)
• Phantom of the Opera: opened on Broadway; it is now the longest-running Broadway musical (1988)

Berfdays, yo!

• Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714-1785): 18th-century sculptor
• Charles XIV (1763-1844): king of Sweden and Norway
• Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964): WWII general who said "I shall return"
• Paul Newman (1925-2008): charitable movie star, creator of Newman's Own; also, Scott Glenn (69), David Strathairn (61), Ellen Degeneres (52), Paul Johansson (46) and Sara Rue (32)
• Jules Feiffer (81): Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and playwright, Little Murders
• Bob Uecker (75): sportscaster; athletes Jack Youngblood (60), Vince Carter (33) and Emily Hughes (21) share this birth date
• Eddie Van Halen (55): lead guitarist, founder of Van Halen; plus, R&B singer Anita Baker (52)