douce \doos\, adjective:
- Sedate; modest; quiet.
Douce comes from the French word of the same spelling meaning "sweet." It became widely used in English after it was used in the Chanson of Roland, a epic poem written about Charlemagne.
Rage Eat, Verb.
- To eat furiously and profusely instead of actually dealing with issues. Normally done because the occasion requires a happy attitude, not a controversial one. Most common during family holidays when many treats are available yet much family stress as well.
Lauren: I am rage eating so much freakin gingerbread. I'm going to be 2 pounds heavier for no good reason now.
Britt: You could just stop...
Lauren: No can do buckaroo. My mom's being a total see you next Tuesday and I can't just tell her that, it's Christmas.
History
- minimum wage: Henry Ford instituted the first minimum wage; he paid his employees at least $5 a day (1914)
- Fair Deal: newly reelected president Harry S. Truman coined the phrase to refer to a 21-point program he sent to Congress in 1945, focusing on civil rights and social welfare (1949)
- Prague Spring: a brief period of reform began in Czechoslovakia; it ended later in the year with a Soviet invasion (1968)
- Eris: largest dwarf planet was discovered (2005)
Birthdays
- Stephen Decatur 1779
- Edmund Ruffin 1794
- Jeannette Piccard 1895
- George Reeves 1914
- Al Blozis 1919
- Erica Morini 1919
- Jean-Pierre Aumont 1911
- Sam Phillips 1920
- Buddy Young 1926
- W.D. Snodgrass 1926
- Fred Glover 1928
- Walter 'Fritz' Mondale 1928
- Robert Duvall 1930
- Alvin Ailey 1931
- Chuck Noll 1932
- Johnny Adams 1932
- Francois d'Aulan 1932
- Earl Battey 1935
- Lindsay Crosby 1938
- Chuck McKinley 1941
- Wayne Rutledge 1942
- Sam Wyche 1945
- Diane Keaton 1946
- Ted Lange 1947
- George "Funky" Brown (Kool and the Gang) 1949
- Chris Stein (Blondie) 1950
- Pamela Sue Martin 1953
- Clancy Brown 1959
- Suzy Amis 1961
- Iris Dement 1961
- Jeff Fassero 1963
- Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson) 1967
- Joe Juneau 1968
- Marilyn Manson 1970
- Kylie Bax 1975
- January Jones 1978
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