Following last night’s Maroons victory over the Blues, and the Rudd victory over Gillard, there is a ruddy glow in Queensland and Canberra …

27 June 2013

ruddy

[ruhd-ee]

adjective, rud·di·er, rud·di·est, adverb
adjective
1. of or having a fresh, healthy red color: a ruddy complexion.
2. red or reddish.
3. British Slang. damned: a ruddy fool.
adverb
4. British Slang. damned: He’d ruddy well better be there.
Origin:
before 1100; Middle English rudi, Old English rudig. See rudd, -y1

Related forms
rud·di·ly, adverb
rud·di·ness, noun

Today’s aphorism

Accept the fact that some days you’re the pigeon, and some days you’re the statue!

– unknown

On this day

27 June 1880 – birth of Helen Keller, inspirational American author, lecturer and political activist. First deaf-blind person to achieve a Bachelor of Arts degree. Died 1 June 1968.

27 June 1957 – The British Medical Research Council proves a direct link between smoking and lung cancer.