12 July 2014 – pandiculate

12 July 2014

pandiculate

Verb

(third-person singular simple present pandiculates, present participle pandiculating, simple past and past participle pandiculated)

(transitive, intransitive)

– To fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning. ‘The first thing many people do upon awakening is to pandiculate’.

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antacid pule
decant pilau
a citadel pun


Today’s aphorism

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.

– G.K. Chesterton, A Short History of England, Ch.10


On this day

12 July 1943 – The Soviet Army commences a counter-offensive in the Battle of Kursk, Russia to combat the German Army’s ‘Operation Citadel’ offensive on the Eastern Front. It was the largest tank battle in history, involving more than 8,000 tanks, 3 million troops, 35,000 guns and mortars, and more than 5,000 aircraft, between both sides. By mid-August, the Soviets had prevailed, driving the German’s out.

12 July 1950 – birth of Eric Carr (Paul Charles Caravello), drummer with Kiss. Died 24 November 1991.

12 July 1962 – Rolling Stones make their first live performance. The concert was at the Marquee Club on London’s Oxford St.

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