Weird Action from my 66 cuda..

lower unibody mount under drivers door. nothing special. Its just funny jumped in and hit key, nothing lights all everything. dont always pump because i have the car running good and didnt even think of that so i keep hitting key and nothing no click no nothing from starter. One pump on pedal and kit key again this time starter cranks just fine. just weird.
that really is super strange... has this been the case more than once? - as in, if you were to go out there right now, would you have to tap the gas pedal to get it to start??