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Word For The Day, July 21, 2005
dictionaries ad nauseum | July 21, 2005 | secret garden

Posted on 07/21/2005 5:55:38 AM PDT by secret garden

Word For The Day, Thursday, July 21, 2005 - propinquity



In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

propinquity \pruh-PING-kwih-tee\, noun
1. Nearness in place; proximity.
2. Nearness in time.
3. Nearness of relation; kinship.

Following the race he took umbrage at Stewart's rough driving so early in the day, and the propinquity of the two drivers' haulers allowed the Kid to express his displeasure up close and personal.
--Mark Bechtel, "Getting Hot," [1]Sports Illustrated, December 2000

Technologically it is the top service among the women's fighting forces, and it also has the appeal of propinquity to gallant young airmen.
--"After Boadicea -- Women at War," [2]Time Europe, October 9, 1939

I was stunned by the propinquity of the events: I had never been in the same room with anyone who was later murdered.
--Karla Jay, [3]Tales of the Lavender Menace

Etymology: Propinquity derives from Latin propinquitas, from propinquus, "near, neighboring," from prope, "near."
Synonyms: proximity, vicinity, nearness.

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

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Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

Yes, we have ovens and cars and all sorts of stuff. It's very kind of you, but don't bother, I probably wouldn't make them. Part of the yumminess was that you made them.


161 posted on 07/21/2005 2:40:12 PM PDT by Argh
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To: Gabz

How is the ankle doing today? I did not find the experience of walking on crutches nice, either-it is as if you are constantly off balance.


162 posted on 07/21/2005 2:41:42 PM PDT by Texan5 (You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line..)
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To: Gabz
I thought you'd never ask........ ;^) lol

Cut off the stem end and using a veg peeler, core out the inside making sure to get the membranes - stuff with ranch flavored (or any) creme cheese and wrap a piece of raw bacon around the pepper, being sure to cover the top to help keep some of the creme cheese inside while grilling -secure the bacon with toothpicks

If you can find a grilling dish to hold the peppers upright that is best (a friend made one by welding large hexhead thingys together - I bought a ready made iron piece with holes to fit the peppers in) --- you just grill until the bacon is done and the peppers soften a bit........

Another way to do them is to split the entire pepper in half, clean out and stuff then lay it on the side with creme cheese facing up (sorry but the canadian guy might be reading this and I have to be explicit..... you know canadians!) -

I promise, they are worth the effort - the only warning I give is to be sure your kitchen is ventilated while preparing the peppers - and I use thin plastic gloves while handling the peppers......

163 posted on 07/21/2005 2:42:48 PM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Prayers for healing and relief from pain for Cowboy...........)
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To: Texan5

Excellent, as always


164 posted on 07/21/2005 2:43:38 PM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Prayers for healing and relief from pain for Cowboy...........)
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To: Texan5

T - you can find the pepper holder at HEB - it was shaped like the State of Texas and holds about 20 peppers at a time - well worth the price - I've made them at least 3 times in the past month or so - they can also be broiled in the oven -


165 posted on 07/21/2005 2:44:56 PM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Prayers for healing and relief from pain for Cowboy...........)
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To: Argh

Awe, just when I gather the money to put a contract out on you, ya have to go and say something nice...........


166 posted on 07/21/2005 2:45:39 PM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Prayers for healing and relief from pain for Cowboy...........)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Well, it's true. I'm not wild aboot jalapeno, but if you made them, I'm sure they'd taste great and I'd sit there munching (and drinking tons of water) perfectly happy. Whereas as soon as I got out your recipe, I'd say, What the heck am I doing? and go get out a nice big steak. So your recipe, delicious though I'm sure it is, would be wasted on me. Thanks anyway. Don't tell anyone, I'm now 3 over my complement of 2005 compliments.
167 posted on 07/21/2005 2:49:44 PM PDT by Argh
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To: Texan5

The ankle, unfortunately is very achy today and having to wrestle with the dog when the guy from Dish TV showed up did not help matters any.

The crutches are driving me absolutely nuts, which is why I'm relying on my desk chair in the house. It gets me everywhere I need to go, except outside or the laundry room


168 posted on 07/21/2005 2:50:06 PM PDT by Gabz ((Chincoteague, VA) USSG Warning: Portable sewing machines are known to cause broken ankles)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

Thanks-I've seen the pepper holder you're talking about at the HEB closest to me (in Boerne)-I'm working just outside Kerrville again tomorrow, and since Kerrville is where HEB originally started, I'll bet the main HEB store there has those holders.


169 posted on 07/21/2005 2:56:28 PM PDT by Texan5 (You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line..)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

You see, I'd have to go get some thin plastic gloves, it's too much trouble already. :^)


170 posted on 07/21/2005 3:00:06 PM PDT by Argh
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To: Gabz

Oh, you poor thing-dogs are not fun to wrestle with under the best of circumstances, never mind while wearing a cast.


171 posted on 07/21/2005 3:03:08 PM PDT by Texan5 (You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line..)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; Argh

If you dyed your hair like women do, you'd have some thin plastic gloves...


172 posted on 07/21/2005 3:04:59 PM PDT by Texan5 (You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line..)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

I thought I heard someone say the other day that there is a bunco group in your neighborhood-do you play? There used to be one in the neighborhood I lived in in SA, but most of the players moved away one by one. I hadn't played in years when I joined the group out here-my dentist started this group, and two of the other players live on the same road as me.


173 posted on 07/21/2005 3:10:19 PM PDT by Texan5 (You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line..)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

Sounds yummy - and easy, particularly without all the mess of deep frying :)

As to your hint on a well ventilated kirchen - the same holds true when doing even bell (sweet) peppers especially in or on a pan for fajitas. OMG - I thought I was going to kill us all the last time I made them. Hoely Moley!

We're having scallops wrapped in bacon, raw oysters and corn on the cob for dinner tonight.


174 posted on 07/21/2005 3:12:34 PM PDT by Gabz ((Chincoteague, VA) USSG Warning: Portable sewing machines are known to cause broken ankles)
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To: Argh; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

I never use gloves when working with peppers.....just don't touch your eyes, nose, mouth or sensitive areas until AFTER you have washed the pepper juices off your hands.........


175 posted on 07/21/2005 3:14:33 PM PDT by Gabz ((Chincoteague, VA) USSG Warning: Portable sewing machines are known to cause broken ankles)
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To: Texan5; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

The only reason I'd dye my hair like a woman is if I was a woman but then I'd have boobs and wouldn't be able to keep my hands off myself. I'm better off without the gloves and without the jalapenos, thanks anyway. :^)


176 posted on 07/21/2005 3:14:46 PM PDT by Argh
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To: Texan5

At least I was sitting down and not trying to balance on the crutches when the dog was going antsy.


177 posted on 07/21/2005 3:15:41 PM PDT by Gabz ((Chincoteague, VA) USSG Warning: Portable sewing machines are known to cause broken ankles)
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To: Gabz; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

Very sensible, Miss Gabrielle. Obviously the Whyisa's recipe was designed for someone who can't keep their hands out of their sensitive areas.


178 posted on 07/21/2005 3:19:09 PM PDT by Argh
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To: Argh

lolol - and I get in trouble, around here? astounding.


179 posted on 07/21/2005 3:19:59 PM PDT by patton ("Fool," said my Muse to me, "look in thy heart, and write.")
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To: patton; xsmommy

Well, you get in trouble with xs all the time for no reason I've ever been able to determine. I've never seen any sign of all the stuff of which she accuses you. Do you send her freepmails with all the junk she bellyaches about? Of course, she's pretty much all PMS, all the time, so that explains a lot. :^)


180 posted on 07/21/2005 3:23:14 PM PDT by Argh
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