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USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ 20 August 2003
Canteen FRiends ~ Radix
Posted on 08/20/2003 2:13:41 AM 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 August 20, 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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EDACIOUS |
Relating to eating. That, at least, is the literal sense of the word, since it comes from the Latin verb edere, to eat. But even in Latin it had a stronger sense of voracious consumption and that was carried with it into English. It was brought into the languagesurprisingly recentlyby classically educated writers at the beginning of the nineteenth century. It never really caught on and is now almost extinct, perhaps because voracious is a better established and more vigorous-sounding alternative. The Roman writer Ovid created a maxim in his Metamorphoses: Tempus edax rerum. time devours everything. As a result, in its rare appearances the word is most likely to be linked with time. Thomas Carlyle used it in this way when he referred to events swallowed in the depths of edacious time. |
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Happy Birthday Benjamin Harrison (U.S.)1833
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1888 Election Pancakes |
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H.P. Lovecraft 1890
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Would you like some flakes with your pancakes? |
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Isaac Hayes 1942
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Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) 1948
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Rudy Gatlin (The Gatlin Brothers) 1952
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Quinn Buckner 1954
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1882 - Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" debuted in Moscow.
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Todays Wednesday field trip takes us to the Twilight Zone
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1967 - The New York Times reported about a noise reduction system for album and tape recording developed by technicians R. and D.W. Dolby. Elektra Record's subsidiary, Checkmate Records became the first label to use the new Dolby process in its recordings.
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1969 - Frank Zappa disbanded the Mothers of Invention right after an eight-day tour in Canada. Zappa said that he was "tired of playing for people who clap for all the wrong reasons."
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1973 - The Rolling Stones released "Angie." They should not have tied her up for so long!
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Pancakes Wednesdays |
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TOPICS: Front Page News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: michaeldobbs
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To: beachn4fun; armymarinemom
On second thought (IOW, second draft), forget the "thank you" part:
"To show my appreciation for your letter, here's a healthy dose of reality from Iraq!"
;)
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posted on
08/20/2003 8:30:37 AM PDT
by
Fawnn
(I think therefore I'm halfway there....)
To: MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; All
Good morning, Mojo. It's hot here. There rain in the forecast for Firday. Hopefully we'll get some.
Folks, be sure to update your virus definitions and get the latest critical updates for your computer.
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posted on
08/20/2003 8:31:55 AM PDT
by
E.G.C.
To: MoJo2001
123
posted on
08/20/2003 8:34:30 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(......................Seven is prime, Nine is the cube of a prime, Burkas on Wednesdays)
To: tomkow6
Good morning, Angel Boy. On your best behavior today?
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posted on
08/20/2003 8:34:44 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
To: Fawnn
oh my...sounds like you are of "like mind"...he he....
How about a p.s.?
"p.s. in appreciation for you thoughtfulness in sending your letter, I have added a touch of essence to this letter....please scratch-n-sniff"
125
posted on
08/20/2003 8:35:35 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(Wanted....Single tagline....for romance....loves pancakes....hates burkas.......)
To: Kathy in Alaska
126
posted on
08/20/2003 8:36:39 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(......................Seven is prime, Nine is the cube of a prime, Burkas on Wednesdays)
To: E.G.C.; MoJo2001
"....be sure to update your virus definitions and get the latest critical updates for your computer."Thanks for the reminder. "We" will check on these tonight.
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posted on
08/20/2003 8:37:43 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
To: armymarinemom
sorry I forgot to include you on #125
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posted on
08/20/2003 8:38:00 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(Wanted....Single tagline....for romance....loves pancakes....hates burkas.......)
To: stand watie
129
posted on
08/20/2003 8:40:24 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
To: beachn4fun
Great Tagline! LOL!!!
Here's one that won't fit in the allocated space, but too good to not use!
"I tried to get a job at Office Depot. I didn't need the money.
I just wanted to steal from a company that would never run out of office supplies."
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posted on
08/20/2003 8:49:41 AM PDT
by
SouthernHawk
(Sex is hereditary. If your parents never had it, chances are, you won't either.)
To: MoJo2001
Good morning Little Diva!! *HUGS*
I be fine today, how be you???
To: beachn4fun
Morning caped-crusader. Grab a pancake before you run! Good Idea! The energy boost will help for another 3 miles.
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posted on
08/20/2003 8:54:19 AM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: SouthernHawk; All
VIRUS ALERT!
W32.Welchia.Worm
Discovered on: August 18, 2003 |
Last Updated on: August 20, 2003 04:03:26 AM |
W32.Welchia.Worm does the following:
- Attempts to download the DCOM RPC patch from Microsoft's Windows Update Web site, install it, and then reboot the computer.
- Checks for active machines to infect by sending an ICMP echo request, or PING, which will result in increased ICMP traffic.
- Attempts to remove W32.Blaster.Worm.
CLICK BELOW FOR REMOVAL TOOL
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posted on
08/20/2003 8:55:34 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(......................Seven is prime, Nine is the cube of a prime, Burkas on Wednesdays)
To: darkwing104
..."The energy boost will help for another 3 miles."... So would JATO bottles, but that doesn't make it a good idea! LOL!!!
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posted on
08/20/2003 9:08:05 AM PDT
by
SouthernHawk
(Middle age is when work is a lot less fun--and fun is a lot more work.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
are you trying to get me to leave the forum & head down there???
free dixie,sw
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posted on
08/20/2003 9:19:16 AM PDT
by
stand watie
(Resistence to tyrants is obedience to God. -Thomas Jefferson)
To: MoJo2001
LMAO! Thank you for posting that today!! It's great to see you! Thanks, it's great to be here! I'm trying to stop into the canteen more frequently, but you know how it is-- school-kids-church-school-kids-church-school-kids-church-school-kids-church-school-kids-church-school-kids-church-school-kids-church-school-kids-church...
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posted on
08/20/2003 9:28:03 AM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(squarepegroundholesquarepegroundholesquarepegroundholesquarepegroundholesquarepegroundholesquarepegr)
To: SouthernHawk; beachn4fun; tomkow6; All
OK, another attempt at humor.....
A police recruit was asked during an exam, "What would you do if you had to arrest your own mother?"
He said, "Call for backup."
A Sunday school teacher asked the children just before she dismissed them to go to church, "And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?"
Annie replied, "Because people are sleeping." (yea cute kid)
Sunday School teacher asked her class why Joseph and Mary took Jesus with them to Jerusalem.
A small child replied "They couldn't get a baby sitter."
A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to "honor thy father and thy mother," she asked "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?"
Without missing a beat one little boy answered, "Thou shall not kill."
At Sunday School they were teaching how God created everything, including human beings. Little Johnny seemed especially intent when they told him how Eve was created out of one of Adam's ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him lying down as though he were ill, and said, "Johnny, what is the matter?"
Little Johnny responded, "I have pain in my side. I think I'm going to have a wife."
Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?"
"Because white is the color of happiness, & today is the happiest day of her life."
The child thought about this for a moment, then said, "So why is the groom wearing black??????
A little girl, dressed in her Sunday best, was running as fast as she could, trying not to be late for Bible class. As she ran she prayed, "Dear Lord, please don't let me be late! Dear Lord, please don't let me be late!"
While she was running and praying, she tripped on a curb and fell, getting her clothes dirty and tearing her dress. She got up, brushed herself off, and started running again. As she ran she once again began to pray, "Dear Lord, please don't let me be late...But please don't shove me either!"
A little girl became restless as the preacher's sermon dragged on and on.
Finally, she leaned over to her mother and whispered, "Mommy, if we give him the money now, will he let us go?"
Three boys are in the school yard bragging about their fathers. The first boy says, "My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem, they give him $50."
The second boy says, "That's nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a song, they give him $100."
The third boy says, "I got you both beat. My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a sermon. And it takes eight people to collect all the money!"
An elderly woman died last month. Having never married, she requested no male pallbearers. In her handwritten instructions for her memorial service, she wrote, "They wouldn't take me out while I was alive, Idon't want them to take me out when I'm dead.
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posted on
08/20/2003 9:37:36 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
To: SouthernHawk
So would JATO bottles, but that doesn't make it a good idea! LOL!!! I need to borrow one of those for my next ergo test.. :-)
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posted on
08/20/2003 9:37:40 AM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: Radix; All
HAPPY WEDNESDAY TROOPS AND CANTEEN!
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posted on
08/20/2003 9:44:16 AM PDT
by
wolficatZ
(___><))))*>_____\0/________)
To: Kathy in Alaska
ROTFL ! ! ! !
"Out of the mouthes of babes!" Those were great! My turn to rush to the e-mail!
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posted on
08/20/2003 9:45:31 AM PDT
by
SouthernHawk
("At the mall I saw a kid on a leash. I think if I ever have a kid, it's gonna be cordless.")
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