20 January 2014

ailurophile

[ahy-loor-uh-fahyl, ey-loor-]

noun

– a person who likes cats; cat fancier.

Also, aelurophile.

Origin:
1925–30; < Greek aílouro ( s ) cat + -phile

Related forms
ai·lu·ro·phil·ic [ahy-loor-uh-fil-ik, ey-loor-] Show IPA , adjective

Anagram

ill euphoria
holier Pilau
ripe oil haul
april oil hue
heal I roil up

Today’s quote

Bats have no bankers and they do not drink and cannot be arrested and pay no tax and, in general, bats have it made.

– John Berryman, from his poem Bats have no bankers and they do not drink

On this day

20 January – Penguin Awareness Day.

20 January 1982 – Ozzy Osbourne, The Prince of Darkness, bites the head off a bat while performing on stage in Des Moines, Iowa. A fan had thrown a bat on stage. Ozzy claims he thought it was rubber, but found out the hard way, that it was, in fact, a real bat. He was taken to hospital and given rabies shots. It’s believed Ozzy Osbourne also received treatment for rabies. This follows on from an incident in 1981, when Ozzy bit the head off a dove after signing his first solo record deal … as you do … Word has it that Ozzy had planned to release a number of doves as a symbol of peace, but was drunk and felt one of the doves could do with a trim … which didn’t work out too well for the dove. There is no truth in the rumour that the Prince song, ‘When Doves Cry’ is about the incident. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/ENT/502270318&nclick_check=1