Tuesday, September 9, 2025

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bedraggle \bih-DRAG-uhl\, verb:

• to make limp and soiled, as with rain or dirt.

Bedraggle comes from the word draggle, which is a diminutive form of drag. It entered English in the 1700s.

 
Regret Ceiling (noun)

• The point at which one stops feeling remorseful regarding a thought, comment or action.

I hit the regret ceiling last night regarding my comment toward Jody's weight several weeks ago. Her fat ass just needs to get over it.

fappening 

• an event that occurs when someone on the internet releases a large amount of fappable or nude/semi-nude pictures of famous people.

"When those girls hit up the topless beaches in Spain, a great fappening will consume the internet."

   

 

Trivia
What major U.S. land acquisition won ratification by the U.S. Senate by just one vote?

• The 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.

History

• Mary, Queen of Scots: was crowned at the age of nine months (1543)
• United States: received its new name from the Second Continental Congress; it had previously been known as the Thirteen Colonies (1776)
• California: became the 31st state (1850)
• Elvis Presley: "Elvis the Pelvis" made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show; he was shown only from the waist up (1956)
• Attica Prison riot: erupted in western New York State; it lasted 4 days (1971)
  FRINGE premiered (2008)

 

Birthdays

• Frank Chance 1877
• Colonel Harland Sanders 1890
• MacKenzie John 1922
• Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder 1923
• Jane Greer 1924
• Cliff Robertson 1925
• Elvis Jones 1927
• Sylvia Miles 1932
• Topol 1935
• Otis Redding 1941
• Inez Foxx 1942
• Luther Simmons (The Main Ingredient) 1942
• Dee Dee Sharp 1945
• Billy Preston 1946
• Doug Ingle (Iron Butterfly) 1946
• Freddy Weller 1947
• Joe Thiesman 1949
• Tom Wopat 1951
• Michael Keaton 1951
• Angela Cartwright 1952
• Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) 1952
• Hugh Grant 1960
• Kristy McNichol 1962
• Adam Sandler 1966
• David Bennent 1966
• Paul Durham (Black Lab) 1968
• Scott DeFreitas 1969
• Dray (Das EFX) 1970
• Henry Thomas 1971
• Michelle Williams 1980