USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ 1 October 2003

Canteen FRiends ~ Radix

[Radix]

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Pancakes on Wednesdays

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Welcome to Pancakes on Wednesdays.

Wednesday October 1, 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.

SCIOLIST

A superficial pretender to knowledge.

Some dictionaries mark this word as archaic. A typical example appears in an article by Thomas Henry Huxley in the Fortnightly Review in 1878: “Judged strictly by the standard of his own time, Bacon’s ignorance of the progress which science had up to that time made is only to be equalled by his insolence toward men in comparison with whom he was the merest sciolist”.

The word, as you might guess from the spelling, comes from Latin. It derives from the verb scire, to know, which is also the root of other English words, like prescient, science, omniscient and conscience. The immediate Latin original was the diminutive sciolus, a person who had only a smattering of knowledge.

The related noun is sciolism, the practice of giving one’s opinions on subjects of which one has only superficial knowledge. That is a little more common, but the only recent example I’ve turned up was written by the American author and playwright Herb Greer in the National Review in 1998: “Tynan’s awful political sciolism sparks out now and again, but not offensively”.

Store it in the back of your mind—you never know when it might come in handy, simultaneously showing your own word power and your opinion of your opponent. By the time he has found a sufficiently large dictionary to discover you’ve insulted him, you can be well away.

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Happy Birthday

Walter Matthau 1920

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Chocolate Fudge Pancakes

The chemical composition of chocolate

Components	Plain Chocolate	Milk Chocolate	White Chocolate
Nutrients
Protein	3,2 g	7,6 g	7,5 g
Lipids	33,5 g	32,3 g	37 g
Carbonhydrates	60,3 g	57 g	52 g
Pure lecithin	0,3 g	0,3 g	0,3 g
Mineral substances
Calcium	20 mg	220 mg	250 mg
Magnesium	80 mg	50 mg	30 mg
Phosphorus	130 mg	210 mg	200 mg
Trace elements
Iron	2 mg	0,8 mg	traces
Copper	0,7 mg	0,4 mg	traces
Vitamins
A	40 IU	300 IU	220 IU
B1	0,06 mg	0,3 mg	0,4 mg
C	1,14 mg	3 mg	3 mg
D	50 IU	70 IU	15 IU
E	2,4 mg	1,2 mg	traces
Available energy
Kilojoules (Kj)	2080	2160	2260
Kilocalories (Kcal)	495	515	540

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Happy Birthday

William Rehnquist 1924

The People's Court is on at 12:00

Judge Wapner 12:00

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Happy Birthday

Tom Bosley 1927

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Todays Wednesday field trip takes us to Wonderland

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Happy Birthday

Rod Carew 1945

 He won the AL Rookie of the Year award in 1967 and was an All-Star for the first of 18 consecutive seasons.

We are counting cards.

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Quadratic Equations.

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On this day:

1928 - Duke Ellington recorded "The Mooche."

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Instant Pancakes

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1596 - The Duke of Norfolk was imprisoned by Britain's Queen Elizabeth for trying to marry Mary the Queen of Scots.

Marry Mary how contrary .

 

We are counting cards

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Happy Birthday

1781 - James Lawrence 

During the War of 1812 Lawrence commanded the U.S.S. hornet in the capture of H.M.S. Peacock

The American naval officer whose dying words were "Don't give up the ship."

Lawrence's words became the motto of the U.S. Navy, which has named numerous ships in his honor.

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1880 - Thomas Edison began the commercial production of electric lamps at Edison Lamp Works in Menlo Park.

 

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Would you like some subtropical anticyclones with your pancakes?

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1903 - The first modern World Series took place between the Boston Pilgrims and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Boston Pilgrims

Worlds Series

Champions

1903

Who was on first.

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About a hundred dollars

1908 - The Model T automobile was introduced by Henry Ford.
The purchase price of the car was $850.

 

 

I am an excellent driver

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1961 - Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit his 61st home run of the season to beat Babe Ruth's major league record of 60.

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1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, FL.

1981 - EPCOT (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow) Center opened in Florida.

The concept was planned by Walt Disney.

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1989 - The authorized Charles Schulz biography, Good Grief, was published.

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Pancakes Wednesdays

Definitely

 

[Radix]

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

The Power of Pancakes!

Great Graphic Brother!

[Radix]

 

An Iraqi bride and groom are greeted by a soldier as they pass through a security checkpoint outside a Baghdad hotel on their wedding day Saturday.

 

The Captain explains that only SHIP CAPTAINS at sea can perform marriage ceremonies.

 

 

 

A soldier stands guard Wednesday as Iraqi mothers wait at a school in Baghdad for a ceremony marking the beginning of the new academic year. Children across the city began to arrive at their schools Wednesday to register and, if lucky, receive textbooks. Though new books were promised, many schools have yet to receive them and were distributing last year’s books.

 

An impromptu line up is formed in order to determine who was the culprit that left the toilet seat up.

[Fawnn]

Some writing, then 3-hour lunch with daughter and one of the grandkids (I had pancakes! LOL), then some coloring for MoJo (blame her!), soon a nap, and then some more writing. ;)

Busy day!

[Fawnn]

Wow!!! Now THAT's what I call coloring!!! (Great graphic!)

[Radix]

 

Iraqi students gather near U.S. Army soldiers for the official start of the new school year, in the capital Baghdad, October 1, 2003.

 

The captains toss a coin in order to determine who will pick first on the pick-up baseball game.

 

 

 

Iraqi girls watch US soldiers from their classroom during the opening ceremony of the Dufuf al-Neil elementary school in Baghdad.

 

The contempt that Iraqi girls hold for the American GIs is clearly evident as this image proves.

 

 

 

A US soldier on patrol in Tikrit.

 

The Open House was a disappointment as the trooper realized that he simply could not come up with a down payment large enough to purchase the modern day villa in the  prestigious section of town.

 

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Kathy in Alaska just called me on her cell phone.
Her work place has a power outage.
She's trying to find out if it's the whole area, or just local.

[StarCMC]

As I was packing for my business trip, my 3 year old daughter was having a wonderful time playing on the bed. At one point, she said, "Daddy, look at this," and stuck out two of her fingers.

Trying to keep her entertained, I reached out and stuck her tiny fingers in my mouth and said, "Daddy's gonna eat your fingers!" pretending to eat them before I rushed out of the room again.

When I returned, my daughter was standing on the bed staring at her fingers with a devastated look on her face. I said, "What's wrong, honey?"

She replied, "What happened to my booger?"

[HiJinx]

Well then, we need to talk to Fawnn about getting you hooked up to a cable service!

What about it, Fawnn? Isn't that what 'the boss' is supposed to do? I know my younger siblings expect it!

[StarCMC]

Something to make you say "Hmmmm....?" (from email)

My Aunt died this past January. Citi Bank billed her for February and March for their monthly service charge on her credit card, and then added late fees and interest on the monthly charge...the balance had been $0.00... now was somewhere around $60.00)

I placed the following phone call to CitiBank:

Me: "I am calling to tell you that she died in January."

CitiBank: "The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply.

Me: Maybe, you should turn it over to collections... "

CitiBank: "Since it is 2 months past due, it already has been."

Me: "So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?"

CitiBank: "Either report her account to the frauds division, or report her to the credit bureau...maybe both!"

Me: "Do you think God will be mad at her?"

CitiBank:"...excuse me ...?"

Me: "Did you just get what I was telling you.... the part about her being dead?"

CitiBank: "Sir, you'll have to speak to my supervisor!"

(Supervisor gets on the phone)

Me: ''I'm calling to tell you, she died in January."

CitiBank: "The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply."

Me: "You mean you want to collect from her estate?"

CitiBank: ".....(stammer)"

CitiBank: Are you her lawyer?"

Me: "No, I'm her great nephew." (Lawyer info given... )

CitiBank: "Could you fax us a certificate of death?"

Me: "Sure." ( Fax number is given )

( After they get the fax. )

CitiBank: "Our system just isn't setup for death..."

Me: "Oh..."

CitiBank: I don't know what more I can do to help..."

Me: "Well... if you figure it out, great! If not, you could just keep billing her...I suppose...don't really think she will care...."

CitiBank: "Well...the late fees and charges do still apply."

Me: "'Would you like her new billing address?"

CitiBank: That might help."

Me:" Odessa Memorial Cemetery, Hwy 129" ( plot number given. )

CitiBank: "Sir, that's a cemetery!"

Me: "What do you do with dead people on your planet?!!"

[Fawnn]

I live in the sticks. Problem is, "u r" literally lives in the sawdust out in the boonies. No cable. (She checked into DSL; that'd only cost her $1 more than what's she's paying for two phone lines and dial-up. We'll see.... Another problem is that she has a shorter attention span than I do -- and a grade school-aged child, so I may not be able to get her to read this much. Now IF I'd tell her that she CAN'T KEEP UP, that might work.) ;)

[FlyVet]

Did somebody say.....

PANCAKES?

Bump for Big Stack! Wooo Hooo!

[HiJinx]

Ah, yes, spoken like a true big sister!

I understand being in the sticks, and how sloooooooooww dial-up can be.

Let's tell her she can log on, wash a load of laundry, put the dishes in the dishwasher, then come back and read 20 posts, then go to the store and come back and read another 20 posts, then vacuum all the carpets and make the beds and read another 20 posts...

You think she'd be able to keep from strangling you if you told her that?

[Fawnn]

She having a storm? Any idea what's causing the power outage?

BTW, if you see anything on the news about the silo explosion at the sawmill/lumber yard in Ohio that killed some firemen and injured around a dozen others, New Knoxville is a few miles east of me. (The fire crews that I'd dispatch when I had that job were among the FDs that responded to the fire. Fox News showed some film of the scene earlier. I've done some area news sites searches, but so far they're not naming the second firemen. ... Prayer request for those who lost their lives and were injured, and their families. Thanks.)

[Fawnn]

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww (LOL)

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"silo explosion at the sawmill/lumber yard in Ohio that killed some firemen and injured around a dozen others"

Prayers offered

[Fawnn]

You think she'd be able to keep from strangling you if you told her that?

Me!? I just e-mailed her your suggestion. ;)

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"She having a storm? Any idea what's causing the power outage? "

Waiting to hear back from Kathy in Alaska
Web cams in Anchorage show clear weather.

[HiJinx]

No problem...I'm the big brother, I have ample shoulders!

I used to sit and play solitaire while waiting for the Canteen to load on my dial-up connection...

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Kathy in Alaska is on phone.
Power restored.
She'll be in the Canteen on break in about 45 minutes.