28 March 2014

lissome

[lis-uhm]

adjective

1. lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
2. agile, nimble, or active.

Also, lis·som.

Origin:
1790–1800; variant of lithesome

Related forms
lis·some·ly, adverb
lis·some·ness, noun

Can be confused: lithe, lissome.

Antonyms
1. rigid. 2. clumsy.

Anagram

lie moss
oil mess
smile so

Today’s aphorism

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say ‘I want to see the manager’.

– William S. Burroughs

On this day

28 March 1930 – Turkey changes the name of Constantinople to Istanbul and Angora to Ankara.

28 March 1939 – end of the Spanish Civil War, with Nationalist General Francisco Franco taking control of Madrid after a 3 year war against the Government of the Second Spanish Republic, which was led by President Manuel Azaña. Franco established a fascist dictatorship which lasted for 36 years. The Civil War had been fought between Fascist and Republican forces. The Republicans were comprised of a number of socialist, communist and anarchist forces. The Soviet Union backed the Republicans, but opposed other socialist forces such as the POUM (Workers Party of Marxist Unification), PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party), CNT (Confederationo of anarcho-syndicalist trade unions) and others.

28 March 1964 – The Beatles have 10 hits in the Billboard charts at the same time.

28 March 2008 – President George W. Bush states that the USA is not in recession, but just slowing down and that tax cuts will stimulate spending. The US National Bureau of Economic Research declared the USA recession started in December 2007 and ended in July 2009.

28 March 2008 – The Pew Centre reports that the USA has the highest number of incarcerations in the world, at 2.3 million, which surpasses the number of prisoners in China, Russia and Iran. The USA also has the highest rate of imprisonments in the world as a percentage of population.