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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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For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. |
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Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! |
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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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TOPICS: Front Page News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
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To: HiJinx
Hi Jinxy,
How's that granddaughter?
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posted on
10/22/2003 5:44:15 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(Have you hugged your pancake today? No syrup, please!)
To: Radix; All
Good morning Canteen FReepers! Pancakes is close to ambrosia, and coffee is it's nectar if compared to c-rats and MREs. Anyway thanks.
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posted on
10/22/2003 5:44:58 AM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: darkwing104
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posted on
10/22/2003 5:49:39 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(........................Official Canteen kOOcOO Consultant ... and www.buyaburka.com person.........)
To: Kathy in Alaska; LadyHawk; SouthernHawk; tomkow6; Radix; Valin; Bethbg79; MoJo2001; bentfeather; ...
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. This includes all you wonderful service people out there!
Gosh, is it Pancake Wednesday already? How time flies when you are busy. I think I'll have some protein with my pancakes this morning Anyone care to join me?
And I know I haven't been to the Canteen on a regular basis lately, but can someone please explain to me how a goat got in here?
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posted on
10/22/2003 5:52:43 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(My pancake joined a baseball team. It's the batter!)
To: beachn4fun
...can someone please explain to me how a goat got in here?
.................giggle.............giggle............snicker.............
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posted on
10/22/2003 5:57:49 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(........................Official Canteen kOOcOO Consultant ... and www.buyaburka.com person.........)
To: bellevuesbest
WOW, what can we say? Except
and please give him an extra hug and tell him how much we appreciate his commitment.
I pray God will be with him every step of the way!
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posted on
10/22/2003 6:03:53 AM PDT
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beachn4fun
(My pancake joined a baseball team. It's the batter!)
To: SevenofNine
Oh no, another good one lost. I will miss his acting.
Thanks for the news. I hadn't heard yet.
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posted on
10/22/2003 6:07:04 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(My pancake joined a baseball team. It's the batter!)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; All
To: tomkow6
...can someone please explain to me how a goat got in here? .................giggle.............giggle............snicker.....................
WELL....that explains everything!
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posted on
10/22/2003 6:32:54 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(My pancake joined a baseball team. It's the batter!)
To: bellevuesbest
Hey bellevuesbest....I must give you my official welcome..... ready.....set......here goes.....
Hey bellevuesbest....
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posted on
10/22/2003 6:35:57 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(My pancake joined a baseball team. It's the batter!)
To: radu
Hey radu.....am I happy to see you......
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posted on
10/22/2003 6:37:13 AM PDT
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beachn4fun
(My pancake joined a baseball team. It's the batter!)
To: E.G.C.
Morning EG. The tech support on the Dell's are good. Use them often.
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posted on
10/22/2003 6:38:48 AM PDT
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beachn4fun
(My pancake joined a baseball team. It's the batter!)
To: bentfeather
Little Blonde FReeper !!
The blonde went to an eye doctor to have her eyes checked for glasses. The doctor directed her to read various letters with the left eye while covering the right eye. The blonde was so mixed up on which eye was which that the eye doctor in disgust took a paper sack with a hole to see through, covered up the appropriate eye and asked her to read the letters.
As he did so, he noticed the blonde had tears streaming down her face.
"Look," said the doctor, "there's no need to get emotional about getting glasses."
"I know," agreed the blonde, "But I kind of had my heart set on wire frames."
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posted on
10/22/2003 6:39:27 AM PDT
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tomkow6
(........................Official Canteen kOOcOO Consultant ... and www.buyaburka.com person.........)
To: MeeknMing
Morning Meekie......Are we all having nice weather today? Although we are not getting out of the 50s today. Still nice fall weather!
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posted on
10/22/2003 6:41:52 AM PDT
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beachn4fun
(My pancake joined a baseball team. It's the batter!)
To: tomkow6
ewwwwww.....gross.....they're multiplying....
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posted on
10/22/2003 6:44:05 AM PDT
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beachn4fun
(My pancake joined a baseball team. It's the batter!)
To: Bethbg79
Morning Beth. I love your
sign.
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posted on
10/22/2003 6:45:28 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(My pancake joined a baseball team. It's the batter!)
To: tomkow6; Bethbg79
Hmmmm....a bee bringing a flower.....I would be cautious Beth....apparently it could have a double message. Sorta like "beware of .... bearing gifts...."
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posted on
10/22/2003 6:47:28 AM PDT
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beachn4fun
(My pancake joined a baseball team. It's the batter!)
To: bentfeather
Morning ms. feather.....how are you doing today?
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posted on
10/22/2003 6:52:49 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(My pancake joined a baseball team. It's the batter!)
To: beachn4fun
Morning beachn,
Doing okay thanks!! How are you doing beachn??
To: tomkow6
tomkow6!!! #50!!!
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posted on
10/22/2003 7:01:09 AM PDT
by
Fawnn
(Official Canteen wOOhOO Consultant ... and www.CookingWithPam.com person)
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