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

 

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

I am curious, what are you doing?

[minor49er]

200!!!
WOO HOO!!!!
I'm feeling the love!!!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

BRATTMINOR49ER

[LaDivaLoca]

[Radix]

Wasn't Tom Bosley in Charlie's Angels?

I believe that you are correct, but I actually forget for sure. I had to choose the image of him wearing the Cubs emblem because of some sports partisanship in the Canteen.

[Fawnn]

minor49er!!! #200!!!

[LaDivaLoca]

What a handsome group of young men - great picture! It's also wonderful to see Bruce supporting our Troops.

[Fawnn]

Thanks ;)

[LaDivaLoca]

Hey there, TC! We missed ya. Thanks for all the updates on sweet Logan. He's in my prayers.

[fatima]

Kathy in Alaska,Prayer bump.

[LaDivaLoca]

Sweet burka? LOL! tom's burkas are anything but sweet.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

End of th e6th
Atlanta 3
Chicago 2

[LaDivaLoca]

Tonk, do you think I can borrow Mr. Goat? I know of a big yard that needs to be trimmed.

[LaDivaLoca]

( I hear tomkow6 gives discounts to fellow employees)

He sure does. Buy one, get the second 1/2 off. If you insist, you can get the second for free.

[LaDivaLoca]

"Sure, I've heard of cows," said Tom. "There's a big bunch of 'em right over there."

ROTFLOL!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Whaling rig: A jogger overtakes a slow-moving whale in Santa Barbara, Calif. The 37-foot sculpture was being moved from the Sea Center on Santa Barbara's waterfront to the Museum of Natural History.

[LaDivaLoca]

So why is it I've been using the old modem, all morning with no problems at all. Fed Ex hasn't even come yet.

Murphy's Law is at it again!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hi there, fatima. (((HUGS))) I am really late today. Power outage at work during my posting time. How are you doing? All the hurricane cleanup done? Prayers for Karen and her unit and all the rest of our military men and women. Please thank Karen for me for her service to our country.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Tonk, do you think I can borrow Mr. Goat? I know of a big yard that needs to be trimmed."

Sure, but he'd rather eat dry dog food. LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

Home, soooweeeeet home: Cindy Adams lives in a pigpen and couldn't be happier. She recently got the Homestead, Fla., City Council to grant preliminary approval to an ordinance classifying pot-bellied pigs like her Miss Daisy as pets.