Sham's Derby time was thus no worse than the fourth fastest time in history (behind Secretariat, Monarchos, and Northern Dancer), and may have been the second fastest time in history, with the only faster time run by another horse in the same race.
August is a very popular first name for males (#551 out of 1220, Top 45%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#5265 out of 150436, Top 3%).
Best Answer: August means esteemed or respected. Thus, august body is a phrase meant to flatter the members of the body. The members of most legislative bodies are generally so incompetent that it is surprising they would believe it, but the fact seems to be that they are so unbelievably incompetent that they actually believe the speaker considers them august.