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Provided by the compucert Manichean \man-i-KEE-uhn\, adjective:
1. Pertaining to a strongly dualistic worldview.2. Of or pertaining to the Manicheans or their doctrines.
noun:
1. An adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark.
Manichean describes the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
beer tears
when, after a few drinks, one will proceed to become an unhappy drunk, and begin to cry and shed tears about anything remotely bothering them. ex: crying about ex-boyfriend, inability to microwave easymac, spilling a drink on one's shirt
"After I had three natty lights, I started regretting my last drunk hook-up and started crying. My friends had to comfort me because of my beer tears!"
Trivia
In the world of creepy crawlies, what is a slowworm?
A legless lizard that looks like a snake.
History
quadricycle: Henry Ford took his first car out for a test drive (1896)
Battle of Midway: began overnight; the Allies' victory marked the turning point of the naval war in the Pacific (1942)
Tiananmen Square massacre: crowds of pro-democracy demonstrators were killed by Chinese troops (1989)
Birthdays
George III (1738-1820): King of England who lost the American colonies; Finnish president Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (1867-1951) shared this birth date
Beno Gutenberg (1889-1960): seismologist and geophysicist; Heinrich Wieland (1877-1957) was also born on this date
Gerry Mulligan (1927-1996): one of jazz's greatest players of the baritone sax; saxophonist Anthony Braxton (65) was also born on this date
Dr. Ruth Westheimer (82): sex therapist
Cecilia Bartoli (44): mezzo-soprano; also, singers Robert Merrill (1917-2004), Michelle Phillips (66) and Gordon Waller (1945-2009)
Angelina Jolie (35): actress, activist and Brangelina's distaff half; other actors born on this date include Bruce Dern (74), Parker Stevenson (58), Keith David (54), Scott Wolf (42) and Noah Wyle (39)
Bar Refaeli (25): superstar model
2 comments:
I got beer tears once after downing about 10 when I pissed and missed the commode altogether...
But isn't that expected to happen under those circumstances?
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