15 January 2013

widdiful

[fr. Sc. widdy, a rope for hanging]

Scot. (n)

– one who deserves hanging, a gallows-bird; a scamp, rascal

(a) fit for a halter, deserving to be hanged; scampish, rascally

Example sentence:

Because he had killed a prominent leader, some members of the public believed that the prisoner was widdiful.

Today’s aphorism

‘The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy’.

– Martin Luther King, Jr.

On this day

15 January – Martin Luther King Day, a public holiday in the United States of America, held on the third Monday in January, to celebrate the birth of Martin Luther King, a clergyman who promoted non-violent activism to achieve civil rights, particularly for African Americans.

15 January 1929 – birthday of Martin Luther King. American civil rights activist and clergyman.