Friday, December 30, 2011
[1865 - Rudyard Kipling, Nobel Laureate in Literature, born in Bombay, India]
[1847 - John Peter Altgeld, political
reformer, born in Germany]
[1867 - Simon Guggenheim, senator, philanthropist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]
[1884 - Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister of Japan, born in Tokyo: Executed in 1948]
[1914 - Jo Van Fleet, Academy Award-winning
actress, born in Oakland, California]
[1920 - Jack Lord (John Joseph Patrick Ryan), artist, actor, director, born in Brooklyn]
[1929 - Barbara (Marie) Nichols (Nickeraeur), actress, born in Queens]
[1948 - Kiss Me Kate opens on Broadway, runs for 1,077 performances]
[1959 - USS George Washington, the first ballistic missile submarine, is commissioned]
"Minor Surgery" is a term used by doctors to describe a subset of procedures that are less technically demanding or challenging for the surgeon who performs them. In terms of sensitivity, this is the logical equivalent of a lawyer talking about a personal injury client as the "legs off" case.
William's Whimsical Words:
Minor surgery is performed by someone you don't know on someone you have never heard of.
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