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Provided by the compucert bricolage \bree-koh-LAHZH; brih-\, noun:
- Construction or something constructed by using whatever materials happen to be available.
Bricolage comes from the French, from bricole, "trifle; small job."
It'll make a terd
Guy- "It'll make a terd."
Trivia
- A phrase used when a meal or dinner you just had was less than desirable. An expression used when your meal was not what you expected. Used when there is nothing good to say about something you just ate. A term used not because you hate the food but because you just can't think of anything good to say about it.
Guy- "It'll make a terd."
Trivia
What is the maximum diameter allowed for a regulation pro baseball bat? How about a regulation cricket bat?
- Baseball bat, 2.75 inches; cricket bat, 4.25 inches.
History
- US Naval Academy: was established in Annapolis, Maryland, as the Naval School (1845)
- Outer Space Treaty: international agreement went into effect (1967)
- Fiji: became independent of Britain (1970)
- London Bridge: (re)opens in Lake Havasu City, Arizona (1971)
- Spiro Agnew: Richard Nixon's vice president resigned after being charged with tax evasion (1973)
Birthdays
- Thelonious Monk (1917-1982): jazz pianist/composer, pioneer ofbebop; also, musicians Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), John Prine(64), Cyril Neville (62), David Lee Roth (56), Martin Kemp (49), Mike Malinin (43) and Mya (31)
- Harold Pinter (1930-2008): playwright who won 2005's Nobel Prize in Literature; writers R. K. Narayan (1906-2001), James Clavell (1924-1994) and Nora Roberts (60) share this birth date
- Bradley Whitford (51): Emmy-winner for his portrayal ofJosh Lyman on The West Wing; also, actors Peter Coyote(68), Ben Vereen and Charles Dance (both 64), Jessica Harper (61), Julia Sweeney (51), Mario Lopez (37), Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (32) and Aimee Teegarden (21)
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