For Thur. 17APR08
Apr. 17th, 2008 07:24 amMarch of the Day
Karl King - Hosts of Freedom
Today in Ancient History
[ante diem xv kalendas maias]
ludi Cereri (day 6)
69 A.D. -- suicide of the emperor wannabe Otho (this might have happened on April 16)
Today's WWFTD
scurryfunge [used in various senses with little obvious connection] also scurrifunge
Brit. dial. (jocular) a.) ? to scrub, scour, b.) ? to wriggle about
(also a Maine colloquialism?) a hasty tidying of the house between the time you see a neighbor coming and the time she knocks on the door. - Paul Dickson, Words
Karl King - Hosts of Freedom
Today in Ancient History
[ante diem xv kalendas maias]
ludi Cereri (day 6)
69 A.D. -- suicide of the emperor wannabe Otho (this might have happened on April 16)
Today's WWFTD
scurryfunge [used in various senses with little obvious connection] also scurrifunge
Brit. dial. (jocular) a.) ? to scrub, scour, b.) ? to wriggle about
(also a Maine colloquialism?) a hasty tidying of the house between the time you see a neighbor coming and the time she knocks on the door. - Paul Dickson, Words