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USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ 22 October 2003
Canteen FRiends ~ Radix
Posted on 10/21/2003 10:25:02 PM PDT by Radix
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Pancakes on Wednesdays |
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Welcome to Pancakes on Wednesdays. Wednesday October 22, 2003 |
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Here is an amalgamation of trivial facts and seemingly useless data. Do not forget to hit the hyperlinks. We have links, lots of them.
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WELKIN |
The sky; heaven; the firmament We dont use this much nowadaysdictionaries usually tag it as archaic or literaryexcept in the set phrase make the welkin ring, meaning to make a very loud sound. What supposedly rings in this situation is the vault of heaven, the bowl of the sky. In older cosmology this was thought to be one of a set of real crystal spheres that enclosed the Earth, to which the planets and stars were attached, so it would have been capable of ringing like a bell if you made enough noise. The word comes from the Old English wolcen, a cloud, related to the Dutch wolk and German Wolke. Very early on, for example in the epic poem Beowulf of about the eighth century AD, the phrase under wolcen meant under the sky or under heaven (the bard used the plural, wolcnum, but its the same word). Ever since, it has had a strong literary or poetic connection. It appears often in Shakespeare and also in Chaucers Canterbury Tales: This day in mirth and revel to dispend, / Till on the welkin shone the starres bright. In 1739, a book with the title Hymns and Sacred Poems introduced one for Christmas written by Charles Wesley that began: Hark! how all the welkin rings, / Glory to the King of kings. If that seems a little familiar, it is because 15 years later it reappeared as Hark! the herald-angels sing / Glory to the new born king. |
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Happy Birthday Sarah Bernhardt 1844
We are counting cards! |
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Happy Birthday Jimmie Foxx 1907 We are counting cards.
We are counting the players from the city of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia!
Jimmy, oh Jimmy Foxx when are you coming back? |
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Astounding fact # 564,891... Maine is the toothpick capital of the world.
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Happy Birthday Timothy Leary 1920 He is dead, Tim.
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Happy Birthday Christopher Lloyd 1938
I am an excellent driver.
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Khanom Buang Crispy Pancakes with Fillings. Thai crispy pancakes which look very much like Mexican tacos. Coconut cream is topped on the small pancakes before fillings are placed on it. The two different fillings from which one can choose are the sweet filling: containing shredded coconut and golden threads (egg yolk strips) and the salty filling: shredded coconut and chopped spring onions.
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Happy Birthday Annette Funicello 1942
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"All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast." -John Gunther |
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Would you like some subatomic particles with your pancakes? |
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Happy Birthday Leslie West (Mountain) 1945 Mississippi Queen, you know what I mean.
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I am feeling so tens today. |
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Happy Birthday Jeff Goldblum 1952 We are Fighting Fire.
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Todays Wednesday field trip takes us to the America's Stonehenge |
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On this day: 1961 - Chubby Checker appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show" and performed "The Twist."
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1966 - The Beach Boys released the single "Good Vibrations."
Ah! I love the colorful clothes she wears And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair
Ah! I hear the sound of a gentle word On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air
I'm pickin' up good vibrations She's givin' me the excitations I'm pickin' up good vibrations (Ooo, bop-bop, good vibrations) She's givin' me the excitations (Bop-bop, excitations) (Good, good, good, good vibrations) I'm pickin' up good vibrations (Ooo, bop-bop, good vibrations) She's givin' me the excitation (Bop-bop, excitations) (Good, good, good, good vibrations) I'm pickin' up good vibrations (Ooo, bop-bop, good vibrations) She's givin' me the excitations (Bop-bop, excitations)
Close my eyes; she's somehow closer now Softly smile I know she must be kind When -- I look in her eyes She goes with me to a blossom world
I'm pickin' up good vibrations She's givin' me the excitations I'm pickin' up good vibrations (Ooo, bop-bop, good vibrations) She's givin' me the excitations (Bop-bop, excitations)
I don't know where, but she sends me there (Oh, my my love sensation) (Oh, my my heart elation)
Gotta keep those lovin' good vibrations a-happenin' with her x3
Ohh!
(Good, good, good, good vibrations) I'm pickin' up good vibrations (Ooo, bop-bop, good vibrations) She's givin' me the excitation (Bop-bop, excitations) (Good, good, good, good vibrations) I'm pickin' up good vibrations (Ooo, bop-bop, good vibrations)
Na na-na na-na na-na-na Na na-na na-na na-na-na Na na-na na-na na-na-na Na na-na na-na na-na-na |
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Wednesdays have always seemed like pancake days to me. Whether they were cooked at home on my mom's old Sunbeam electric griddle or at the local pancake house, it just seems to be the right kind of food for a Wednesday. A tall steaming stack of buttermilk cakes with heated syrup dripping down the sides make a sweet ending to a busy week. |
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1954 - The Federal Republic of Germany was invited to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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1999 - China ended its first-ever human rights conference in which it defied Western definitions of civil liberties.
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1746 - The College of New Jersey was officially chartered. It later became known as Princeton University.
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1836 - Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first constitutionally elected president of the Republic of Texas. Don't mess with Texas!
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Pancakes. Wednesday. |
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1962 - President Kennedy went on radio and television to inform his nation about his order to send U.S. forces to blockade Cuba. The blockade was in response to the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island.
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1968 - Apollo 7 splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. The spacecraft had orbited the Earth 163 times.
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Pancakes Wednesdays |
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Cool Our Troops is a non-profit effort to 'Cool' our troops in Iraq. They are raising funds to send personal misters to 50,000 military personnel serving in Iraq. The misters are portable, no batteries or electricity required, and rely on evaporation to cool surrounding temperatures by 20-30 degrees. |
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posted on
10/21/2003 10:25:03 PM PDT
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Radix
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; southerngrit; tomkow6; Aeronaut; LaDivaLoca; ..
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posted on
10/21/2003 10:26:27 PM PDT
by
Radix
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Comment #3 Removed by Moderator
To: Radix; Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; LindaSOG; LaDivaLoca; bentfeather; Bethbg79; Iowa Granny; ...
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posted on
10/21/2003 10:35:46 PM PDT
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68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
(Have you said Thank You to a service man or woman today?)
To: Radix
Thanks for today's thread and the pancakes Brother!
Thanks for helping boost the morale of the military and their family members.
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posted on
10/21/2003 10:37:59 PM PDT
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68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
(Have you said Thank You to a service man or woman today?)
To: LindaSOG
Mmmmmm....I'm Beary Hungry tonight...may I have my pancakes early, please?
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posted on
10/21/2003 10:40:11 PM PDT
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HiJinx
(Ask me about my granddaughter!)
To: LindaSOG; ODC-GIRL; M1911A1; Defender2; OneLoyalAmerican; darkwing104; Old Sarge; txradioguy; ...
To: kristinn; Angelwood; tgslTakoma; All
To: All
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posted on
10/21/2003 10:59:52 PM PDT
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68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
(Have you said Thank You to a service man or woman today?)
To: TEXOKIE; All
To: Ragtime Cowgirl; All
To: Radix
Hi All!
My #1 son is off tomorrow to Basic Training.
I'd be with him but they won't take me.
He loves his country and will serve her well.
To: Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; LindaSOG; LaDivaLoca; bentfeather; beachn4fun; Ragtime Cowgirl; ...
From the men in the Military and the Canteen
To: bellevuesbest
Please tell your son that we said
"Thank You for your service to our country."
Welcome to the Canteen!
To: All
To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.
To our military readers, we remain steadfast in keeping the Canteen doors open.
The Canteen is Free Republics longest running daily thread specifically designed
to provide entertainment and morale support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.
We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.
FReepers:
If YOU are interested in participating in doing threads, either your own,
or helping on existing ones, please contact LindaSOG by FReep mail.
If you are interested in helping on a Sports or Music thread
please FReep mail MoJo2001
To: MoJo2001; Bethbg79
Mr Goat wants to know if you have any 007 tunes?
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posted on
10/21/2003 11:21:16 PM PDT
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68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
(Mr Goat is on covert ops somewhere on the Oregon Coast looking for eco terrorists.)
To: LindaSOG; Kathy in Alaska; All
That what I love about Wednesday it is hump day and pancake breakfast RACK ITT
Well report off Interfax has Kremlin smack chat UK on release those two dude that was this close of whack Vlad on foreign trip
Yeah I be tick off too
Also another report off AFP wire has North Korea calling US proposal laugable
You know what you are laugable
You got Wo Fat lookalike running your country
Kim Jong 11 HELLO does ring a bell????
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posted on
10/21/2003 11:36:52 PM PDT
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SevenofNine
(Not everybody in it for truth, justice, and the American way=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: TexasCowboy; All
Please say a prayer for Texas Cowboy.
He is traveling to CA today to be with his 42 yaer old daughter faith.
She has some medical issues and has asked him to come and be with her.
Thank You
To: Kathy in Alaska; All
Well some sad news report out of Hollywood tonight Reuters wire report that legendary Character actor and heavy Jack Elam has just died
Developing...
HOW MAN How sad
He start in Gunsmoke and other movie through out his long career
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posted on
10/21/2003 11:50:49 PM PDT
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SevenofNine
(Not everybody in it for truth, justice, and the American way=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: LindaSOG
Pancakes Anyone? Yum. I'd love some. Just need the syrup.
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posted on
10/22/2003 12:00:44 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
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