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FReeper Canteen ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ 14 Apr 2004
Canteen Crew ~ Radix

Posted on 04/14/2004 2:07:32 AM PDT by Radix

Edited on 06/26/2004 11:49:10 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

 
 
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Pancakes on Wednesdays

Wouldn't it be great to pay your taxes in pancakes?

Welcome to Pancakes on Wednesdays

Wednesday, April 14, 2004

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

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From the Radixionary

NEPENTHES

A drug or potion bringing welcome forgetfulness.

This comes from Homer’s Odyssey, in which it was the name of the drug that Paris gave to Helen after he had abducted her to make her forget her old home. It derives from the classical Greek ne–, “not”, plus penthos, “grief”.

Expert plantspeople probably know it best as the botanical name for a genus of tropical carnivorous pitcher plants. As the pitcher plants contain liquid in which the captured insects drown, the botanical name would seem appropriate, though in this case the forgetting is terminal.

Some writers have suggested Homer’s potion was opium. Nicholas Culpeper, the famous herbalist, had this recipe for making a nepenthes draught: “Take of tincture of Opium made first with distilled Vinegar, then with spirit of Wine, Saffron extracted in spirit of Wine, of each an ounce, salt of Pearl and Coral, of each half an ounce, tincture of species Diambræ seven drams, Ambergris one dram: bring them into the form of Pills by the gentle heat of a bath”. That should be enough to make anybody forget anything.

The word—commonly found as nepenthe, lacking its final letter—is otherwise solely poetic or literary. One of its better-known appearances is in Edgar Allan Poe’s poem The Raven: “Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore! / Quoth the raven, ‘Nevermore’.” And here’s a slightly more recent example, from The Yellow Claw by Sax Rohmer: “I do not employ opium as an aid to my social activities; I regard it as nepenthe from them and as a key to a brighter realm”.

Happy Birthday 

Christian Huygens 1629

The most important of Huygens's work was his Horologium Oscillatorium published at Paris in 1673. The first chapter is devoted to pendulum clocks. The second chapter contains a complete account of the descent of heavy bodies under their own weights in a vacuum,.....

Pancakes cannot exist in a vaccumn.

People who complain about paying their taxes can be divided into two types: Men and Women.

Happy Birthday 


Antole France 1844

A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.

"If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."

Happy Birthday 


Anne Mansfield Sullivan 1866

Annie Mansfield Sullivan Macy was a woman who accomplished a great deal, especially as the outstanding teacher of Helen Keller.

"There is no useful work that is not part of the welfare of mankind." HELEN KELLER.

An accountant, a solicitor and an actuary were dining together at a fashionable restaurant.

"With income tax being so complicated, we accountants are all doing quite well these days," the accountant commented. To prove it, he pulled out a $5 note, applied a match to it and used it to light his cigar.

"With so many people engaging in tax avoidance, we lawyers are also doing very well these days," the solicitor mused. To prove his point, he got out a $100 note, applied a match to it and used it to light his cigar.

"With all the new requirements for certificates in the superannuation area, we Insurance Agents are doing even better," the agent said. To prove it, he wrote out a check for $1 million, applied a match to it and used it to light his cigar.

Happy Birthday

Arnold Toynbee 1889

British historian, known for his view of the past as a succession of civilizations rather than political entities.

 

Also known for his rather enlightened view of pancakes.

Yum, yum, for pancakes.

A visitor from The Netherlands was chatting with his American friend and was jokingly explaining about the red, white and blue in the Netherlands flag.

"Our flag symbolizes our taxes," he said. "We get red when we talk about them, white when we get our tax bill, and blue after we pay them."

"That's the same with us," the American said, "only we see stars, too."

Happy Birthday


Rod Steiger 1925

Welcome to Pancakes on Wednesdays.

Eigenvalues of a sequence of matrices

Happy Birthday

Jay Robinson 1930

I am an excellent driver

Another Jay Robinson

This Cat runs on pancakes.

A good knowledge of math can encompass a lot, and help with a circular pancake.

The Top 10 Things Overheard In A Tax Preparer's Office Prior To The Tax Filing Deadline

  • No sir, the government does not want you to pay your taxes in pennies.

  • I have a hard time believing that a garbage collector made $150,000 last year so for the last time, DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SOURCE OF INCOME!!!

  • How cute... a tax form done in crayon.

  • No sir, its do your taxes every year and renew your driver's license every 4 years, not the other way around.

  • Just because you talk to your plants ma'am, you cannot, repeat CANNOT list them as your dependants.

  • No Ms Lewinsky, your oval office "contributions" are not the same as when you check the dollar box at the top of your 1040 form.

  • Even if you are a hooker, the number of orgasms you've had cannot count as a business expense.

  • I'm sorry, I'm not sure I follow your "Give me an extension and I'll give you an extension later at my place" argument.

  • I take it that because you have decided to do origami with your tax form that you're not receptive to paying your taxes this year.

  • Just remember the IRS motto, buddy: Screw us now, we'll screw you later!!

Happy Birthday

Anthony Perkins 1932

Mother, I'll be right there with some pancakes.

Happy Birthday

Frank Serpico 1934

......in the spirit with which Paul Revere lit the lamps in the tower, Frank coined the term “Lamplighters,’” for individuals who seek truth and justice, even when confronted with the prospect of great personal loss.

I never took a pancake without paying for it.

Happy Birthday

Loretta Lynn 1935

This straight-talkin' women-liberatin' song-writin' country-western star rose up from poverty to become one of the most popular and influential singers of the '60s.

I never gave up on pancakes.


Have some Pancakes with your pancakes.

Happy Birthday

Julie Christie 1941

Men don't want any responsibility, and neither do I.

Happy Birthday

Pete Rose (MLB) 1941

We are counting cards!

We ain't gambling

Would you like some Red's Rose with your Pancakes?

Would you like some trapezoids with your pancakes?

A trapezoid is a quadrilateral (has 4 sides) and has only one pair of sides parallel.

Today's Wednesday field trip takes us to Isabella Gardner's

On This Day

On this Day

1960 - The musical "Bye Bye Birdie" opened in New York City.

The plot revolves around rock and roll superstar Conrad Birdie and the complications that arise when his agent stages a publicity stunt on The Ed Sullivan Show in which he will kiss one lucky girl from Sweet Apple, Ohio before being drafted into the army.

We love you Pancakes, oh yes we do, we love you pancakes, and that is true.

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1775 - The first abolitionist society in the U.S. was organized in Philadelphia with Ben Franklin as president.

I will be heard!

"Freedom of expression is the matrix, the indispensable condition, of nearly every other form of freedom."

On this Day

1860 - The first Pony Express rider arrived in San Francisco with mail originating in St. Joseph, MO.

Get those pancakes on the move.

On this Day

1865 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth.

 He actually died early the next morning.

On this Day

1894 - First public showing of Thomas Edison's  kinetoscope  took place.

Thomas Edison despite rumors, did not invent pancakes.


On this Day

1912 - The Atlantic passenger liner Titanic, on its maiden voyage hit an iceberg and began to sink. 

1,517 people lost their lives and more than 700 survived.

These pancakes will never be sunk.

On this Day

1918 - The U.S. First Aero Squadron engaged in America's first aerial dogfight with enemy aircraft over Toul, France.

We'll bomb them with pancakes.

On this Day

1925 - WGN became the first radio station to broadcast a regular season major league baseball game.  The Cubs beat the Pirates 8-2.

On this Day

1939 - The John Steinbeck novel "The Grapes of Wrath" was first published.

Would you like some grapes of wrath with your Pancakes?

On this Day

1953 - Viet Minh invaded Laos with 40,00 troops.

Don't forget the Maple Syrup.

See you next week for Pancakes Jubilee.

Pancakes Wednesdays

Definitely

 
 


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To: SheLion
Nice to see you too, Dear friend!
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Ms.B
361 posted on 04/14/2004 7:22:08 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. Re-elect G.W.Bush)
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To: Old Sarge

Fantastic display, Sarge!!


362 posted on 04/14/2004 7:27:52 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protects Her)
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To: tomkow6; StarCMC; trussell

WTG, Angel Boy.....#150, #200, #300!!
WTG, Star.....#250!!
WTG, t.....#350!!


363 posted on 04/14/2004 7:30:34 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protects Her)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; yall
What you're seeing is the fireworks finale to the whole day! The Air Show, which usually features B-1, F-117, Harriers, Tornados, and other allied aircraft, kicks off at 3PM EDT.

And the weather is supposed to be fantastic - sunny and in the 70's. And I'm home to see it, and not on Drill status! HOOAH!
364 posted on 04/14/2004 7:33:31 PM PDT by Old Sarge
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To: HopeandGlory
WOOHOOO!!! WELCOME home Stephanie!!!

ROTFLOL on the penguin graphic. Too funny.

365 posted on 04/14/2004 7:35:01 PM PDT by LaDivaLoca (There can be no triumph w/o loss, no victory w/o suffering, no freedom w/o sacrifice. THANK U TROOPS)
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To: Howie66; All
Hey Howie you know what Air America radio station here in LA is low frequency no wonder nobody get it

Well report off Tass news wire it wasn't Asar the Iraqi cleric busted yesterday apparently Tass jump the gun it was his aide

NEVER MINDDDD

Also Hareetz wire has update PLO is one tick off terrorist reason well Dubya gave props to Israel idea not withdraw from pre 1947 borders
366 posted on 04/14/2004 7:35:35 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("Not everybody , in it, for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
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To: trussell
LOL! So sorry, trussell - I was checking out the other threads. *HUGS*
367 posted on 04/14/2004 7:36:46 PM PDT by LaDivaLoca (There can be no triumph w/o loss, no victory w/o suffering, no freedom w/o sacrifice. THANK U TROOPS)
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To: bentfeather
Thanks, ms feather, for the Columbia Crew, and the Chariots of Fire.
368 posted on 04/14/2004 7:37:32 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protects Her)
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To: HopeandGlory
(slaps forehead) I was so excited I forgot the most important part. THANK YOU Stephanie for a job well done!!! *HUGS*
369 posted on 04/14/2004 7:38:41 PM PDT by LaDivaLoca (There can be no triumph w/o loss, no victory w/o suffering, no freedom w/o sacrifice. THANK U TROOPS)
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To: LaDivaLoca
That's ok...My consolation is that I managed to earn a WooHoo out of my loneliness.
370 posted on 04/14/2004 7:39:56 PM PDT by trussell (Member: Viking Kitty Society; Member: Troll Patrol...)
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To: Old Sarge
I've been looking for the air show pics, but got sidetracked with the great fireworks. LOL! Take some pics and we'll post 'em.
371 posted on 04/14/2004 7:39:56 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protects Her)
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To: SevenofNine
Also Hareetz wire has update PLO is one tick off terrorist reason well Dubya gave props to Israel idea not withdraw from pre 1947 borders

THANK YOU, President Bush and God bless you. About time someone stood up to those punks!

372 posted on 04/14/2004 7:40:39 PM PDT by LaDivaLoca (There can be no triumph w/o loss, no victory w/o suffering, no freedom w/o sacrifice. THANK U TROOPS)
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To: LaDivaLoca
Diva....so good to see you. Busy, are you?? ((HUGS))
373 posted on 04/14/2004 7:40:47 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protects Her)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
I've got so many other irons in the fire, I wonder if I'm even getting there.

Advantage: the air show is so BIG, and the airport right near the city, that we can see the jets from anywhere.
374 posted on 04/14/2004 7:41:48 PM PDT by Old Sarge
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To: bentfeather
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

(The Amish Phone Directory!!)
375 posted on 04/14/2004 7:44:48 PM PDT by StarCMC (Kalen is home!!! Kalen is home!!! Thank you for all your prayers and support!!)
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To: LaDivaLoca; trussell; HopeandGlory; Kathy in Alaska; SheLion

'Evening, Ladies!
And, a belated "Welcome", to SheLion, as well!

376 posted on 04/14/2004 7:45:32 PM PDT by Old Sarge
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To: HopeandGlory; StarCMC
Welcome home Stephanie!!! YEAH!! Thank you.. God bless you!

LISTEN!!


377 posted on 04/14/2004 7:46:30 PM PDT by Diva Betsy Ross (Every heart beats true for the red ,white and blue!)
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To: SheLion
Hey there, SheLion....good to see you. We've been doing the heat wave thing too.


378 posted on 04/14/2004 7:46:55 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protects Her)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; All
Thank you for the updates on our Troops. God bless them and watch over them.

Have to sign off now - need to attend to my emails. Need to straighten out some "lost sheep." The fight goes on.

Goodnight, all.

379 posted on 04/14/2004 7:47:00 PM PDT by LaDivaLoca (There can be no triumph w/o loss, no victory w/o suffering, no freedom w/o sacrifice. THANK U TROOPS)
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To: Old Sarge
Beautiful flowers Sarge. Thank you!!
380 posted on 04/14/2004 7:48:00 PM PDT by trussell (Member: Viking Kitty Society; Member: Troll Patrol...)
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