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USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ 29 October 2003
Canteen FRiends ~ Radix ~ LindaSoG
Posted on 10/28/2003 10:29:35 PM PST by Radix
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Pumpkins on Wednesdays
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Welcome to Pumpkins on Wednesdays. Wednesday October 29, 2003 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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GONGOOZLER An idle spectator. This is one of the odder words in the English lexicon and not only because of its strange appearance. It suddenly started to become popular in Britain from about 1970 onwards, but with very little previous recorded history attached to it. It is closely linked with canal life, and even now it seems to be a word especially favoured by those who like to mess about on narrow waterways. It is said to have been a bit of canal workers slang, originally for a person who stood on the towpath idly watching activity. You might expect that it would date from the heyday of the canals in the early part of the nineteenth century, but it is actually only recorded from the end of that century or the early twentieth. It was given wider public notice by the late L T C Rolt, who used it in his book about canal life, Narrow Boat, in 1944. It is said to derive from a couple of words in Lincolnshire dialect: gawn and gooze, both meaning to stare or gape. However, nobody seems too clear about this. |
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Happy Birthday Kate Jackson 1948
Kate Jackson appeared on issues #193 and #251. What's up Chuck?
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Happy Birthday Winona Ryder 1971
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Happy Birthday Denis Potvin 1953 We are counting cards A member of the New York Islanders for 15 seasons, Denis holds all career scoring records for Isles defensemen (goals, assists and points). He is a three-time winner of the Norris Trophy, captained four Stanley Cup-winning teams and was the first team member to have his number retired (#5).
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Happy Birthday 1948 Ihaff Tapoop
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Todays Wednesday field trip takes us to the pumpkin patch |
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ABOUT A HUNDRED DOLLARS |
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The Yankees fall. You knew the Yankees were finished. And Beckett, indeed, went out and pitched one of the most resolute closeouts in series history. The Yankees looked as feeble as the many teams they have enfeebled in their history of baseball supremacy. You win 'em and you lose 'em and life goes on. So a 23-year-old kid who had never thrown a big-league complete game took on El Supremo of the Bronx and he showed no fear. The Boss is dead for now, anyway. It is enough to make the OFF love baseball again.
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On this day: 1967 - The musical "Hair" opened off Broadway.
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Wheel of Fortune. |
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1977 - "Bat Out Of Hell" was released by Meat Loaf. I remember every little thing, as if it happened only yesterday Ain't no doubt about it, we were doubly blessed Will you love me forever? Holy Cow, I think he is going to make it. Remember!.
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1652 - The Massachusetts Bay Colony proclaimed itself to be an independent commonwealth. The original seal of the Massachusetts Bay Colony here, the Puritans, intrepid explorers themselves, tell the story of their "discovery," not of the North Pole, but of a "New England." |
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Would you like some pancakes with your pumpkins? |
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1929 - America's Great Depression began with the crash of the Wall Street stock market.
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Perfrcte definetley. |
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1960 - Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) won his first professional fight. Who is on first? The Greatest. ALI. Clay comes out to meet Liston And Liston starts to retreat If Liston goes back any further He'll end up in a ringside seat. Clay swings with a left, Clay swings with a right, Look at young Cassius Carry the fight. Liston keeps backing But there's not enough room It's a matter of time. There, Clay lowers the boom. Now Clay swings with a right, What a beautiful swing, And the punch raises the bear, Clear out of the ring. Liston is still rising And the ref wears a frown, For he can't start counting, Till Sonny comes down. Now Liston disappears from view. The crowd is getting frantic, But our radar stations have picked him up. He's somewhere over the Atlantic. Who would have thought When they came to the fight That they'd witness the launching Of a human satellite? Yes, the crowd did not dream When they laid down their money That they would see A total eclipse of the Sonny! I am the greatest! Cassius Clay before the first Liston-bout
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The word Geometry comes from Geometria (Greek gê, "earth" + metreien, "to measure"). For most of us geometry is like alchemy: mysterious, incomprehensible and sometimes boring. But geometry isn't a mysterious or abstruse science, it's a tool like any other, just like a hammer or a screwdriver. By means of geometry and a lever, Archimedes wished to lift the Earth. More reasonably, Eratosthenes made a surprisingly accurate measurement of the circumference of the Earth, using simple geometric formulas and a stick! This site intends to show that geometry can also be fun because it's visual creativity. Accordingly, we have endeavoured to make an "intuitive" puzzle site with fewer formulas and more visuals, which may encourage students learning this science or just constitute a platform for reflection.
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Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, Had a wife and couldn't keep her; He put her in a pumpkin shell And there he keep her very well. Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, Had another, and didn't love her; Peter learned to read and spell, And then he loved her very well. |
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1973 - O.J. Simpson, of the Buffalo Bills, set two NFL records. He carried the ball 39 times and he ran 157 yards putting him over 1,000 yards at the seventh game of the season. I had an excellent driver. |
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1998 - The oldest known copy of Archimedes' work sold for $2 million at a New York auction. About a hundred dollars
"Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I will move the world." -Archimedes, 230 BC
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Can you find the pumpkin Pi? |
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Who, or what is Pawl?
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NOUN: |
A hinged or pivoted device adapted to fit into a notch of a ratchet wheel to impart forward motion or prevent backward motion. |
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Probably from Dutch pal, from Latin plus, stake. See pag- in Appendix I. |
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Pumpkin Pie. |
1 unbaked 9" pie shell 3/4 lb. firm tofu 1 (16 oz.) can pumpkin puree or 2 cups fresh-cooked pumpkin 1 cup Sucanat or brown sugar 2 Tbsp. oil 2 Tbsp. molasses 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. salt 3/4 tsp. ginger powder 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
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Blend all ingredients in a food processor until very well mixed. Pour into the pie shell and bake for 1 hour in a preheated, 350-degree oven for 1 hour, or until cracks start to appear in the filling. Chill for at least 2-3 hours before serving. Serve with Whipped Tofu Topping for a decadent finish.
For best results, use fresh pumpkin - it will vastly improve the flavor and make the texture more |
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Pumpkins Wednesdays Definitely |
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posted on
10/28/2003 10:29:36 PM PST
by
Radix
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; southerngrit; tomkow6; Aeronaut; LaDivaLoca; ..
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posted on
10/28/2003 10:31:44 PM PST
by
Radix
(This Tag Line is an illusion, keep staring at it, and watch the magic.)
To: Radix; Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; LindaSOG; LaDivaLoca; bentfeather; Bethbg79; Iowa Granny; ...
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posted on
10/28/2003 10:39:32 PM PST
by
68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
(Have you said Thank You to a service man or woman today?)
Comment #4 Removed by Moderator
To: LindaSOG; ODC-GIRL; Drew68; Long Cut; 2LT Radix jr; Defender2; OneLoyalAmerican; darkwing104; ...
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
To: LindaSOG; Kathy in Alaska; All
HMMM Pancakes
Homer Simpson fav
Well report off Aussie Age has Mummmy of that Aussie national busted by IDF in that hosptial over the weekend she blaming IDF for her son injuries
SHUT UP MUMMY
ALso another report off Jerserlum Post report that IDF warn Israelis plan travel overseas be careful in domniarlry African and other countries because of threated attacks during Ramadan month
Gee wonder whyyy HELLO
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posted on
10/28/2003 11:16:07 PM PST
by
SevenofNine
(Not everybody in it for truth, justice, and the American way=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: Admin Moderator
Thanks for removing my duplicate post!
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posted on
10/28/2003 11:16:59 PM PST
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68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
(God Bless and Protect our military and our allies military.)
To: Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; LindaSOG; LaDivaLoca; bentfeather; beachn4fun; Ragtime Cowgirl; ...
From the men in the Military and the Canteen
To: TEXOKIE; All
To: Ragtime Cowgirl; All
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; All
To: All
All : Can you spare a few moments today to e-mail a service person?
There is also information about sending CARE packages to the military here.
To: SevenofNine
Here ya go, Seven. And syrup you don't have to share with tomkow.
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posted on
10/28/2003 11:31:18 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
To: bentfeather
Thank You for the Canteen Blessings each day.
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posted on
10/28/2003 11:31:27 PM PST
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68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
(bentfeather, NOT just a lil blonde FReeper She's a Queen AND a Poet)
To: Kathy in Alaska; tomkow6; All
Yeah that good idea
Hey Tomkow yeah I not sharing my pancakes NO WAY Get your own
Well report AFP wire report that Britain has agree give JACK to Russia keep its nuke subs afloat report are they are this close of being so degrable it could be enviromenlist disaster
Breaking news off SO CAL news somebody just got busted try set up fire in Angeles National forest at this hour
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posted on
10/28/2003 11:33:30 PM PST
by
SevenofNine
(Not everybody in it for truth, justice, and the American way=Det Lennie Briscoe)
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: Radix; LindaSOG
Thank You both for your excellent work on today's thread!
To: LindaSOG
I found some more pumpkins.
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posted on
10/28/2003 11:47:23 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
To: Radix
Never pictured you as the tofu type. :)
Great thread!
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posted on
10/28/2003 11:47:37 PM PST
by
Fawnn
(Official Canteen wOOhOO Consultant ... and www.CookingWithPam.com person)
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