Wednesday, March 13, 2013 @ Automotive World

panoptic \pan-OP-tik\, adjective:

permitting the viewing of all parts or elements: a panoptic stain used in microscopy; a panoptic aerial photograph of an enemy missile base.
considering all parts or elements; all inclusive: a panoptic criticism of modern poetry.

First used in English in the early 1800s, panoptic comes from the Greek panoptos, which literally means "all-seeing."

Karaoke Filibuster

Intentionally choosing an extraordinarily long song to perform at a Karaoke Club or during a Karaoke Party/Night as a means to block others from participating in said Karaoke.

That guy's performance of Meatloaf's "I would do anything for love" was a total karaoke filibuster.

Trivia
What catchy new name did the American Family Life Assurance Company adopt in 1992?

Aflac, which is an acronym of its old name. Founded in 1955, the company became widely known under its new name through TV commercials featuring an “Aflac”-quacking, insurance-hawking duck.

History

Uranus: seventh planet from the Sun was discovered by William Herschel (1781)
Andrew Johnson: the 17th POTUS's impeachment trial began in the US Senate (1868)
Czar Alexander II: was assassinated in St. Petersburg (Gregorian date) (1881)
Pluto: the discovery of the dwarf planet was announced by Clyde W. Tombaugh (1930)
Kitty Genovese: was murdered in Queens, New York, while neighbors ignored her screams; this prompted investigation into the bystander effect (1964)
Phoenix lights: unusual lights of various sorts were seen over Arizona, Nevada and Sonora; among the eyewitnesses was Arizona Governor Fife Symington (1997)

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