20 February 2018

Zounderkite

noun

This is a Victorian word meaning “idiot.” An appropriate example with a contemporary angle (spoken with some irritation while driving on the highway): “That zounderkite just cut me off!”

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Today’s quote

Reading is dreaming with open eyes.

– Unknown

On this day

20 February 1895 – death of Frederick Douglass, considered to be the father of the American civil rights movement. Douglass was a social reformer,orator, writer, statesmen and preacher. He was born circa February 1818.

20 February 1967 – birth of Kurt Cobain. Lead singer, guitarist and lyricist for Nirvana. Died approximately 5 April 1994.

20 February 2005 – death of Hunter S. Thompson, American writer and gonzo journalist. Born 18 July 1937.