2. of the spleen; splenic.
Obsolete. affected with, characterized by, or tending to produce melancholy.
Sharing its root with spleen, splenetic entered English at the turn of the fourteenth century, and comes from the Proto-Indo-European splegh-.
When a city or town specifically zones an area for "adult" businesses.
Troy, NY resident: Did you know that the City Council voted on the "Jizzneyland" zone last night? I'm not sure if 70 acres near a residential neighborhood is going to be enough.
Which nation’s flag did a Texas county mistakenly print on the instruction sheets it distributed with absentee ballots?
Chile’s. The flags of Chile and the Lone Star State are incredibly similar. Both feature a white stripe on top, a red stripe on bottom, and a single five-pointed white star in the middle of a blue field. On Chile’s flag, the blue is in the top left corner, while on the Texas flag, it’s along the entire left side. The embarrassing mix-up, discovered in 2010, occurred in Atascosa County.
Henry Clay 1777 - "The Great Pacificator", U.S. Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams, three time unsuccessful candidate for president of United States. Quote: "I would rather be right than president."