USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ 5 November 2003

Pancakes on Wednesdays

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Wednesday, November 5, 2003

Here is an amalgamation of trivial facts and seemingly useless data.

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DEIPNOSOPHIST

A master of dinner-table conversation.

It comes from two Greek words, deipnon, “dinner” and sophist, “a master of his craft; a clever or wise man”. (From the latter we get our modern word sophistry, which has gone down in the world, so that it means arguments that are undoubtedly clever, but also specious or fallacious.) Its origin is the book of the same name that was written by the Greek Athenaeus in about 228AD, in which a group of learned men discuss a great range of issues over dinner. Though a principal subject is food and the preparation of food, from which we learn a great deal about classical Greek cookery, the subject matter ranges very widely. These days, the word seems to turn up most often in the vocabulary of toast masters.

Happy Birthday

Roy Rogers (Leonard Slye) 1912

Would you like some Quarks with your pancakes?

Quarks only exist inside hadrons because they are confined by the strong (or color charge) force fields. Therefore, we cannot measure their mass by isolating them. Furthermore, the mass of a hadron gets contributions from quark kinetic energy and from potential energy due to strong interactions. For hadrons made of the light quark types, the quark mass is a small contribution to the total hadron mass. For example, compare the mass of a proton (0.938 GeV/c²) to the sum of the masses of two up quarks and one down quark (total of 0.02 GeV/c²).

A Question of Scale

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Elke Sommer 1940

About a hundred dollars!

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Eugene Victor Debs 1855

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Will Durant 1885

“Made pessimistic by the wars and politics that filled with sound and fury the pages of most historians, I found that I could recapture my sense of the worth and beauty of life by turning from the dramatic spectacles of military and political conflict to contemplate on the one hand the humane and peaceful life of the people, and on the other the contributions of exceptional men and women to the civilization and culture of their nation and the race. I determined to devote my life to recording the creative, rather than the destructive, things that men had done.”

-- Will Durant

I am an excellent driver

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Happy Birthday

Bill Walton 1952

We are counting cards!

I have been professionally trained to drive big Rigs by The United States Army. I am an excellent driver.

The U.S. Department of Labor, the Hudson Institute, and the American Trucking Association (ATA) reports show that more than 450,000 truck drivers will be needed each year through 2005 in order to keep America at it's best.

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Tatum O'Neal 1963

"Set in Depression-era Kansas, Paper Moon is a miracle of unity. The set design and cinematography combine to give both the flavor of documentary photos and the visual quality of movies from the period, and every performance meshes with the overall tone of sincerity, earnest optimism, and creeping desperation..."

Lemon Souffle Pancakes

1977 - Ozzy Osbourne quit Black Sabbath only to rejoin a few weeks later. He later quit again to pursue a solo career.

Has he lost his mind?
Can he see or is he blind?
Can he walk at all,
Or if he moves will he fall?
Is he alive or dead?
Has he thoughts within his head?
We'll just pass him there
Why should we even care?

He was turned to steel
In the great magnetic field
Where he traveled time
For the future of mankind

Nobody wants him
He just stares at the world
Planning his vengeance
That he will soon unfold

Now the time is here
For Iron Man to spread fear
Vengeance from the grave
Kills the people he once saved

Nobody wants him
They just turn their heads
Nobody helps him
Now he has his revenge

Heavy boots of lead
Fills his victims full of dread
Running as fast as they can
Iron Man lives again!

Todays Wednesday field trip takes us to the Phantom Zone.

On this day:

1605 - The "Gunpowder Plot" attempted by Guy Fawkes failed when he was captured before he could blow up the English Parliament. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated every November 5th in Britain to celebrate his failure to blow up all the members of Parliament and King James I.

1872 - In the U.S. Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the presidential election. She never paid the fine.

The 'idea' of 'structurelessness' has created the 'star' system. We live in a society which expects political groups to make decisions and to select people to articulate those decisions to the public at large. The press and the public do not know how to listen seriously to individual women as women; they want to know how the group feels.

The pancakes are hot in the Canteen, come and get em.

1935 - The game "Monopoly" was introduced by Parker Brothers Company.

About a hundred dollars

Monopoly Trivia Contest.

True or False:
1) Escape maps were placed inside Monopoly games and smuggled into POW camps in Germany during W.W.II.

2) Twinkies were inserted into a Monopoly game and smuggled on to the Apollo Eleven spacecraft by Buzz Aldrin.

3) The largest Monopoly board ever required a full city block.

4) The longest Monopoly game ever played was 70 days long.

5) Values of monopoly properties have been adjusted twice for inflation since 1935.

6) In 1986, Donald Trump offered Parker Brothers $9 million to change the property "Park Place" to "Trump Place."

7) Each year the makers of Monopoly produce more than twice as much play money as the U.S. Mint does real money.

8) For a brief period following W.W.II, Monopoly money was used as legal tender in the Mariana Islands.

9) In a recent online poll, the dog was the most popular Monopoly token.

10) In a recent online poll, the candlestick was the least popular Monopoly token.

11) Charles Darrow created Monopoly while unemployed during the Great Depression.

12) Charles Darrow later sold a less-successful game to Parker Brothers called "Father Stan, Where's My Ham?"

13) The "Get out of Jail Free" card can be cashed in for $50.

14) The "Whole Life Insurance" card can be redeemed for $67.

Tiebreaker:
Roughly how much Monopoly money does Parker Brothers produce every year?

1959 - The American Football League was formed.

1986 - The White House reaffirmed the U.S. ban on the sale of weapons to Iran.

There is a reason.

1994 - George Foreman, 45, became boxing's oldest heavyweight champion when he knocked out Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas, NV.

Pancakes by Foreman

1998 - The U.N. announced that the Taliban militia had killed up to 5,000 civilians in a takeover of an Afghani town.

The Taliban movement was formed in Kandahar in 1994 by Islamic students who take a radical approach to interpreting Islam.

Understatement!

1999 - U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ruled that Microsoft Corp. enjoyed "monopoly power".

About a hundred dollars

Pancakes Wednesdays

Definitely

DOHA, Qatar -- American Justin Fausett (6) tries for a steal in a scrimmage game against Al Ahli here Oct. 22. Fausett is an Army sergeant assigned to Army Central Command at Al Udeid Air Base. He and his joint-service teammates will become the first Americans to play in the nation's capitol city league Nov. 9. Fausett is deployed from Fort Lewis, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. William J. Sharp)

DOHA, Qatar -- American Will Spencer (4) shoots for two in a scrimmage game here Oct. 22 against Al Ahli. Spencer and his teammates will become the first Americans to play in the nation's capitol city league Nov. 9. Spencer is an airman first class assigned to the 1st Expeditionary Red Horse Group at Al Udeid Air Base and is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. William J. Sharp)

American forces join Qatari basketball league

by Master Sgt. William J. Sharp
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

10/29/2003 - AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (AFPN) -- Varsity basketball and history are in the making here, and the host nation’s king may be the reason why.

The newly formed American Forces basketball team, made up of servicemembers in the area, will play a Qatari army team in the nation’s capital city, Doha on Nov. 9. The game will mark the first time Americans have played in the league.

The team’s origin occurred at a recent meeting between the king and the area’s senior military leaders. During the meeting, the king expressed interest in having his country’s basketball teams play against a U.S. armed forces squad. Word quickly filtered down through various commanders in the area.

Tech. Sgt. Richard Byers, assistant noncommissioned officer in charge of rations for the 379th Expeditionary Services Squadron here, agreed to help lead, recruit and coach the team.

Although league games will be played indoors, the team lacks an indoor gym and has practiced outdoors in 100-degree heat. Byers said he hopes the training will help condition the team.

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U.S. Marines demonstrate the proper approach to suspected enemies as Filipino soldiers look on during “Talon Vision,” a joint U.S.-Philippines combat drill in Capas town, Tarlac province, northern Philippines on Wednesday.

The modern day Marines take the daily Formation and Inspection business very seriously.

Pvt. Eric Losing, left, and Pvt. Daniel Martinez, second from left, listen to instructions as they learn how to load an M-109 howitzer during a live-fire exercise at Fort Sill, Okla. on Tuesday.

This candid photo obtained from old files shows how Al Gore fought in the War in Nam, while at the same time Ghost Writing the once popular novel Love Story.

Pvt. Mark Leon, right, and Pfc. William Houchen load a Howitzer during a live-fire training exercise at Fort Sill, Okla. on Tuesday.

Are you kidding? Kierkegaard was way off on his theories concerning "aesthetic" and the "ethical" aspects of the Human condition.

Heidi Swanson embraces her husband, Lt. Cmdr. Ray Swanson, as Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 returns home Tuesday to Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Calif., after being deployed on the carrier Nimitz in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Air Traffic Controllers were livid at the delay caused by people tying up runways while engaging in personal activities.

An Army helicopter flies over Baghdad’s Presidential Palace, the so called “Green Zone,” Wednesday after mortars were fired into the area late Tuesday. The mortars hit the highly guarded headquarters area of the U.S.-led occupation, wounding at least three people and shaking downtown Baghdad.

"There are no American Troops in Baghdad;" Baghdad Bob

A soldier with the 1st Armored Division, 4/1 Field Artillery takes a picture of the al-Rahman mosque in the al-Mansour area of Baghdad on Wednesday.

Don't you just love those Kodak moments?

Sgt. Angelique Makanjuola, 37, of Brooklyn, N.Y., uses some free time to study for her associates degree while working as the non-commissioned officer in charge of logistics at the 21st Combat Support Hospital in Logistic Support Area Anaconda, near Balad, Iraq on Sunday.

This rare copy of an authentic Radixionary is delicately held while under the watchful eyes of the Radix Museum curators.

Capt. Ralph Overland, 28, of Phoenix, Ariz., commander of C Co., 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, talks to his father on a satellite phone while fiddling with a magazine at the 21st Combat Support Hospital in Logistic Support Area Anaconda, near Balad, Iraq on Sunday.

This young fellow gets drowsy after he called Time magazine to complain about the biased journalism and they left him on hold for so long.

Marine Corps reservists with the 4th Light Armor Vehicle (LAV) Company, 3rd Marine Division, ride into position during training Wednesday in Crow Valley, Capas in the Philippines.

The guys had a great time going out Eight Wheeling!

Marine reservists with the 4th Light Armor Vehicle (LAV) Company, 3rd Marine Division leap out of their LAV during training Wednesday in Crow Valley, Capas in the Philippines.

Does that Armor seriously look "Light" to anybody, ?

Marine reservist Cpl. Levi Gibson, of Stansbury Park, Utah, awaits the go-ahead to reload a Light Armor Vehicle (LAV) with 25mm shells during training Wednesday in Crow Valley, Capas in the Philippines.

The World Series of Hide and Seek is beginng again.

Cpl. Levi Gibson and Platoon Sgt. Eric Jeffs, of LeVan, Utah, give a thumbs up from their Light Armor Vehicle (LAV) during training Wednesday.

The Red Flag Exterminating Company has reorganized and is open for business.

A soldier with the 1st Armored Division, 135th Regiment sets up the barbed wire after closing the road along the “Green Zone” area where the Al Rasheed hotel and the Coalition Provisional Authority is located Tuesday in Baghdad, Iraq.

Despite assurances by the Government that it is safe to eat, many are reluctant to ingest the popular Iraqi irradiated Candy Corn.

Soldiers with the 1st Armored Division, 135th Regiment get equipment from a tank after closing the road along the “Green Zone” area where the Al Rasheed hotel and the Coalition Provisional Authority is located Tuesday in Baghdad, Iraq.

The new form of hazing called "Tank Standing" has become well practiced, despite the displeasure of the Brass!

Tasha Seagrale, 16, of Wahiawa, Hawaii, joins other dancers performing the hula as the cruiser Chosin, part of the carrier Nimitz group, arrives at its home port after a seven-month deployment Sunday in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Possible new tropical area uniforms for female sailors were recently displayed.

Sailor Jeffrey Moore sweeps his mother, Jane Cox, of Arlington, Texas, off her feet after he and other crew members from the cruiser Chosin returned to Pearl Harbor from deployment.

Modern day Navy daily Formation and Inspections are dissimiar from that of the Marines.

Sgt. Robert Eplee, of Brevard, N.C., a member of the 1st Armored Division, talks with Iraqi children Wednesday in Baghdad, Iraq.

The traditional haggling over the cost of a newspaper, has a long tradition in Iraq.

Army Spc. McCoy, of Chesapeake, Va. and with the 82nd Airborne, mans his machine gun at a checkpoint Wednesday in Baghdad, Iraq.

The real McCoy deserves our appreciation!

Just another day at the office for our Troops!

MOJO!!
I have indeed, heard thy pleas and desires, thou good and faithful servant, who art pleasing in My sight. Therefore shall I reveal unto thee, My purpose and My mind, thus:

1. The Twinkie, and the contents therein, art the creation of those who received inspiration unto them from My hand. Rejoice thou in their creative talents, which proceed from My bounty;

2. Through Me, all things art possible. Therefore I sayeth unto thee, Mojo, obeyest thou the law with good heart;

3. All of My children of many lands, are precious and beautiful in My sight;

4. Turn then, thy eyes toward My first response, wherein thou mayest find thy answer;

5. The creators of medicine wish first, that they doest no harm unto thee. Those of My children, who art precious in My sight, who mayest read those words in confusion, or those who possess no caffeine in their veins, and are to be pitied, are deserving of thy help in wisdom. Deny them not thy aid, for I am with them;

6. Those unhappy souls, who harbor little love in their hearts for thee, yea, even they art blessed in My sight. For from these, thou shalt see the paths of sorrow and torment of the heart and spirit, and thus shalt thou knowest when to turn aside from wrath and ignorance. My word shalt thee follow, as if it proceedeth from a hundred mouths;

7. My child, Job, was possesed of such faith as to be held as example of My infinite love for thee, yea, even unto your days, Mojo. For I sayeth unto thee, even in Job's deepest despair, his faith was shaken not. Be like unto him, for I shall be with thee, yea, even as thou drivest the highways;

8. Ye shalt have patience with even these of My children, for their purpose, when served, shall further glorify My design;

9. My child, whom you otherwise callest "Tomkow", hideth many secrets within his veil. Some he shalt share with thee, whereupon thou shalt not fear what is contained within, for I am with thee;

10. My child, whom you otherwise call "Goddess", She who is beloved of Heaven and Earth, all praise to Her name, verily shall She journey to and fro, and up and down the beach, in Her search for that which is Her goal. Sharest thou with Her your patience and strength, for I sayeth unto thee, She shall truly find Her place, even unto oceanfront and central air;

11. Thy concern for the animals of the fields truly reveals thy glad and caring heart, O My child, Mojo. Verily, I sayeth unto thee, thy fears must needs be put to rest, for naught is done that I shalt not permit;

12. All children, who art shining as gems and jewels in My sight, shalt recieve of thy compassion and care in their affliction, given unto them from thy hands with glad and smiling countenance. Got that?

13. Turnest thou, thy eyes toward Response #5, being the fifth number, wherein thou shalt find truth revealed unto thee;

14. Meddle not in the punishment of the Lord thy God, who is just in His mercy and His anger. Turnest thou thy eyes from this unfortunate, lest thy waist expand in turn;

15. Turnest thou, thy eyes toward My previous response, being the fourteenth number, wherein thou shalt find truth revealed unto thee;

16. My good and faithful servant, who truly resides this day in Heaven, dost enjoy the fruits and vegetables of his labors;

17. Seekest thou the truth, by way of My prophet on Earth, the Great Google, whereby which your desire shalt be seen;

18. Avert thy eyes, so full of innocence, from this sight, O My child Mojo, lest thou joinest that one as a pillar of wood three cubits in height;

19. Truly I sayeth unto thee, My child Mojo, those who dwelleth in the land across the sea, who revileth thy nation with pithy words, even such as they art children of My mind, precious in My sight, who have but fallen from My grace in their naughtiness;

20. Truly I sayeth unto thee, Mojo, that even the brightest and most brilliant mind cannot approach the mind of the Lord thy God, in this which, the concept was Mine alone, and My faithful servant, obedient in My sight, made of it a copy, as a child might mimic the works of the father;

21. This afflicted one, O My child Mojo, truly is worthy of both pity and of scorn - pity for his affliction, and scorn for his lack of shame;

22. Verily, this unfortunate child of My heart, whose girth is the stuff of legend, does eat of the gumbo and jambalaya, which art the foods of the lands beyond the marshes and swamps, wherefore art found those people known unto you as the "Cajun";

23. Question not My judgement upon thee, O My child Mojo, for reasons of thy affliction, for truly I sayeth unto thee, the issue is touchy;

24. Even the lowliest creature that creeps upon the land, or swims in the deeps, or flies through the airs, are precious to Me. Consider their gossamer webs in the dewy mornings, and the inspirations even these have given my child, whom thou callest Bentfeather, weaver of words, even as the spider weaves;

25. I sayest unto thee, their fortunes will change next year;

26. She who is known unto thee as Cher, posesseth but one covering for her head, for which she alters her appearence - she merely changes it for each situation, for she is bald;

27. Turnest thou, thy eyes toward the twenty-third response, being the fourth response before this, wherein thou shalt find truth revealed unto thee - the apple is a sign unto thee, and a reminder of that transgression;

28. Green tea contains that which is conducive to health, and can be drunk in great quantities - the hot dog contains that which is conducive to health, but thou shalt not eat of it in mass, lest thou surely go;

29. Thou shalt not eat of any unclean thing, as told unto thee - so waffles AND pancakes are pleasing in My sight;

30. My precious child Mojo, fair in the eyes of Man, whose beauty proceedeth from My hands unto thee, thy hair is but one facet upon the fabulous jewel of price wich is even thee, so get used to it;

31. I indeed, have seen the plight of she whom you otherwise call Mother, and truly I sayeth unto thee, your Mother has yet to use the greatest and most terrible of all powers which I bestowest upon the afflicted women, that which is known among men as THE GUILT TRIP;

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33. Turnest thou, thy eyes toward Response #1, being the first response, wherein thou shalt find truth revealed unto thee;

34. O My child Mojo, did you not see that, the doe fell to the hunter, so that the hunter could feed his four children at his home, and share the bounty of the hunt, which is venison, with his neighbors, who praised his name for providing for the hungry? That, and it was part of the plot line, but I digresseth;

35. O My child Mojo, compassionate in sharing, whatever other place would he, whom you call otherwise "Old Sarge", find sustenance as he watches the walls by night?

36. Turnest thou, thy eyes toward Response #32, being the thirty-second response, wherein thou shalt find truth revealed unto thee;

37. Truly I sayeth unto thee, your suspicions are not correct;

38. Those who cast their lures upon the waters, seek Me in the silence of the air, and the quiet of their hearts. And if they listen with care, trult they discover that I have been present all the time, at their side, wherever they may be.

As I am always at your side, O My child Mojo. Go therefore in My peace, with My understanding to guide you.

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