procrustean \proh-KRUHS-tee-uhn\, adjective:
1. Tending to produce conformity by violent or arbitrary means.2. Pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
Procrustean refers to the Greek myth of Procrustes, who was a robber who tortured his victims. According to mythology, he was killed by Theseus.
World's Oldest Profession
- refers to the trade that a prostitute, hooker, whore, hoe, call girl, escort, hoe-bag, fallen woman, streetwalker, scarlet woman or puss in boots engages in.
when it comes to the World's Oldest Profession, your mom is employee of the month.
History
- Alice in Wonderland: pseudonymous author Lewis Carroll gave an illustrated manuscript of the tale to the eponymous Alice as an early Christmas gift (1864)
- King Tut: Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon were the first to enter the tomb of the boy king since it was sealed in 1323 B.C.E. (1922)
- Casablanca: film set in wartime Morocco premiered in New York City (1942)
- The Price is Right: TV's longest running daily game show debuted (1956)
- Diamant-A: rocket launched France's space program with the Astérix-1 satellite, which blasted off from Hammaguir, Algeria (1965)
Birthdays
- Eric Severeid 1912
- Eugene Ionesco 1912
- Charles M. Schulz 1922
- Robert Goulet 1933
- Marian Mercer 1935
- Rich Little 1938
- Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) 1938
- Jean Terrell 1944
- John McVie (Fleetwood Mac) 1945
- Art Shell 1946
- Scott Jacoby 1955
- Jamie Rose 1959
- Linda Davis 1962
- Steve Grisaffe (Road River) 1965
- Garcelle Beauvais 1966
- Lorissa McComas 1970
- Maia Campbell 1976
- Peter Facinelli 1973 - Actor ("Twilight")
- Aurora Snow - 1981 t3h pr0n
- Natasha Bedingfield - 1981
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