i learned a new word

Procrustean

ADJECTIVE: Producing or designed to produce strict conformity by ruthless or arbitrary means.

ETYMOLOGY: After Procrustes, a mythical Greek giant who stretched or shortened captives to make them fit his beds, from Latin Procrusts, from Greek Prokrousts, from prokrouein, hammer out, to stretch out : pro-, forth; see pro–2 + krouein, to beat.

It's a useful word. I came across it describing Marxist historians who try to make different social patterns and groupings all fit their pre-conceived idea of How Things Are. I've learned this word before but not remembered it....

It's 10 pm, my last paper's due tomorrow, and it seems endless. *sigh* Loopy has denied all access to the garden of earthly delights until I finish, just as an extra incentive. *sigh again*

Back to work.