Friday, November 23, 2007

Small Bits of News

'Nincompoop' is voted UK's favorite sounding word
"Nincompoop" has been voted the UK's favorite sounding word. The term, probably derived in around 1676 from the Latin definition of someone not of a sound mind "non compos mentis", came top of a poll to find Britain's favorite words. "Nincompoop", which is now used to describe a silly or foolish person, polled 13 per cent of the votes to scoop the title. "Love" came in second, followed by "mum" in third place and "discombobulated" - which means being thrown into a state of confusion - was fourth.

Carjacking Suspect Gets Stuck In Wet Concrete
An attempted carjacking was foiled and the suspect captured when he ran and became mired in freshly poured concrete at a construction site, police said.
Construction workers helped nab Rudy Aguas after police said he pistol-whipped a motel guest packing luggage into a truck Tuesday morning.
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