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Provided by the compucert fossick \FOS-ik\, verb:
1. To search for any object by which to make gain.2. Mining. To undermine another's digging; search for waste gold in relinquished workings, washing places, etc.3. To hunt; seek; ferret out.
An Australian coinage, fossick's derivation is uncertain, but may be an alteration of fuss.
Going out alone. I.e. seeing a movie by yourself, going to a restaurant alone.
Dude I saw No Country for Old Men twice by myself. I'm addicted to chronic masturdating
Trivia
In what month does Oktoberfest begin annually in Munich, Germany?
In September. This year’s celebration—the 200th—began on September 18 and ends today. When first held in 1810, it began in October, but it was later moved to September to take advantage of the milder weather.
History
The Mickey Mouse Club: children's variety show debuted on ABC (1955)
German Unity Day: marks the date that East and West reunited after 45 years (1990)
O.J. Simpson: after a sensational trial, the former football player was acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife and her friend (1995)
Siegfried and Roy: On Roy Horn's 59th birthday, a tiger grabbed him by the neck and dragged him offstage in the middle of a performance (2002); Roy was critically injured, and only returned to the stage in 2009 to briefly reunite with Siegfried and the tiger that had caused Roy's injuries
Birthdays
Gore Vidal (85): author of Myra Breckinridge, Burr; other writers born on this date are Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938) and James Herriot (1916-1995)
Dave Winfield (59): MLB hall-of-famer; plus, hall-of-famers Marques Haynes (84) and Dennis Eckersley (56)
Clive Owen (46): actor, Closer, Inside Man; also, actors Alan Rachins (68), Hart Bochner (54), Jack Wagner (51), Janel Moloney (41), and Neve Campbell and Keiko Agena (both 37)
Kevin Richardson (39): singer who started out with The Backstreet Boys; other musicians born on this date include Eddie Cochran (1938-1960), Chubby Checker (69), Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990), Lindsey Buckingham (61), Tommy Lee (48), Gwen Stefani (41), India.Arie (35) and Ashlee Simpson (26)
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