1 April 2013

ninnyhammer

[nin-ee-ham-er]

noun
– a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1585–95; ninny + hammer

Today’s aphorism

Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.

– Aung San Suu Kyi

On this day

1 April – April Fool’s Day.

1 April 1918 – the Royal Air Force is founded in England. It’s first planes were the Sopwith Pup, Sopwith Camel, Bristol F2B fighters, and Royal Aircraft Factory’s SE5s, which were used during World War I.

1 April 1999 – Europe adopts the Euro as a common currency.

1 April 2012 – Aung San Suu Kyi wins a Burma by-election. Suu Kyi had been under house arrest for around 20 years following the military take-over of Burma in 1990.