Wednesday, November 10, 2010

ullage \UHL-ij\, noun:

1. The amount by which the contents fall short of filling a container, as a cask or bottle.

2. The quantity of wine, liquor, or the like, remaining in a container that has lost part of its contents by evaporation, leakage, or use.

3. In rocketry, the volume of a loaded tank of liquid propellant in excess of the volume of the propellant; the space provided for thermal expansion of the propellant and the accumulation of gases evolved from it.

The ultimate source of ullage is the French ouil, "eye or hole," which comes from combination of the Latin oculus, "eye" and the suffix -age, designating an abstract condition.

BMS

Bitchy Men Syndrome. Male version of PMS.

Geez, that guy is so BMSing.

Trivia

What does chop suey mean in Chinese?

• “Mixed pieces” or “miscellaneous scraps.”

History

• BAXOJAYZ-CENTRICITY was created (2004)
• David Livingstone: the missing missionary was located in Ujiji by journalist/explorer Henry Stanley, who then uttered the famous comment, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" (1871)
• Knute Rockne: the college football coach delivered his famous "Win one for the Gipper" speech, after which his Notre Dame team defeated Army (1928)
• Iwo Jima Memorial: the Marine Corps War Memorial was dedicated in Rosslyn, Virginia (1954)
• Sesame Street: the Muppets-based series from the Sesame Workshop premiered (1969)
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial: opened to visitors in Washington, DC (1982)

Birthdays

• Kyla Cole (32): adult model
• Martin Luther (1483-1546): theologian who started the Reformation
• Bobby Rush (70): rhythm and blues singer/songwriter; also, musicians Donna Fargo (65), Greg Lake (63), Warren G (40), Eve (32), Chris Joannou (31) and Miranda Lambert (27)
• Tim Rice (65): lyricist of Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King; film composer Ennio Morricone (82) also celebrates his birthday today
• Neil Gaiman (50): fantasy and sci-fi writer; authors Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774), Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931) and J. P. Marquand (1893-1960) share this birth date
• Ellen Pompeo (41): Meredith Grey in Grey's Anatomy; also, actors Claude Rains (1889-1967), Richard Burton (1925-1984), Russell Johnson (86), Roy Scheider (1932-2008), Russell Means (71), Ann Reinking (61), Jack Scalia (59), Matt Craven and Sinbad (both 54), Mackenzie Phillips (51), Tracy Morgan (42), Brittany Murphy (1977-2009), Heather Matarazzo (28) and Josh Peck (24)