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

Canteen FRiends ~ Radix

[Radix]

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The United States Armed Forces.

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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

 

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

From the men in the Military and the Canteen

[LaDivaLoca]

BELATED, Fawnn. Sorry, I missed your birthday but better late than never. Hope it was a good one! *HUGS*

[Fawnn]

Thanks! (It's never too late for another cake.) :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Finally, power restored and internet back up! Why does this always happen at lunchtime when I can post. I can't find anything on the news yet. One of my coworker's husband works at a radio station. He said a problem generator caused outage from here to Fairbanks, approx 20,000 customers. Hopefully the news will have something tonight.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Good Evening!

[LaDivaLoca]

Good evening, everyone. Be back later.

NEVER SAY TO A COP



1. I can't reach my license unless you hold my beer. (OK in Texas)

2. Sorry, Officer, I didn't realize my radar detector wasn't plugged in.

3.Aren't you the guy from the Village People?

4. Hey, you must've been doin' about 125 mph to keep up with me. Good  job!



5. Are You Andy or Barney?

6. I thought you had to be in relatively good physical condition to be a police officer.

7. You're not gonna check the trunk, are you?

8. I pay your salary!

9. Gee, Officer! That's terrific. The last officer only gave me a warning, too!

10. Do you know why you pulled me over? Okay, just so one of us does.

11. I was trying to keep up with traffic. Yes, I know there are no other



cars around. That's how far ahead of me they are.

12. When the Officer says "Gee Son....Your eyes look red, have you been

drinking?" You probably shouldn't respond with,"Gee Officer your eyes look glazed, have you been eating doughnuts?"

[Trikebuilder]

HI, Kathy In Alaska,

Finally have a few minutes before I go off to work, (8PM to 8AM) and just wanted to touch bases with you and the other great friends I have here! Job is burning me out, and I don't get much time for the computer right now. I will however get back to you all as soon as I can.

Trike

[Soaring Feather]

Good evening Tonkin, Troops, Canteen men.

Thanks so much for the lovely sunset and our freedoms you protect each and every day.

Vets, Thank You, for your service to our great nation.

God Bless you all.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Just say no to Spam with Pancakes!

[Soaring Feather]

Happy Belated Birthday, Fawnn!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Hey Brother
Thanks for taking the time from your busy schedule to stop in the Canteen.
You are missed here!

[minor49er]

I am extremely sorry that I did not get on today. I overslept this morning, and haven't had a chance to get on since. And I still haven't woken up yet today(my classmates will verify this, if you ask them. I was a total wreck in school today.)
If I wanted to, I could really actually use my school day as a humor attempt, but it'd be kinda embarassing because I was REALLY Dense today. Enough babbling, here is today's humor attempt.

Two vampire bats wake up in the middle of the night, thirsty for blood. One says, "Let's fly out of the cave and get some blood."

"We're new here," says the second one. "It's dark out, and we don't know where to look. We'd better wait until the other bats go with us."

The first bat replies, "Who needs them? I can find some blood somewhere." He flies out of the cave.

When he returns, he is covered with blood.

The second bat says excitedly, "Where did you get the blood?"

The first bat takes his buddy to the mouth of the cave. Pointing into the night, he asks, "See that black building over there?"

"Yes," the other bat answers.

"Well," says the first bat, "I didn't."

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Ode to the season of Fall

The night comes and goes
The wind begings to blow
And all around the Canteen
The Fall is heard and not seen.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Hi minor49er!
run-a-muck and momma cat are asleep on my lap as I type this.

[LaDivaLoca]

CONGRATS, Tom, on the win of the Cubs. I know you are one happy camper. WoooooooooHoooooo!!!

[LaDivaLoca]

Good job on the thread, Radix.

Wasn't Tom Bosley in Charlie's Angels?

[LaDivaLoca]

OK, after reading the excerpt, my curiosity is getting the best of me. This weekend it's off to the bookstore. Thanks for posting this, JP.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Chicago Cubs 2, Atlanta Braves 2
Bottom of the 6th

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

what?

[minor49er]

LOL!!
Honda is off sleeping right in the middle of where people walk. That's his favorite spot to sleep!