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

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[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

 

[Soaring Feather]

Her name whispers desire
ecstacy in old love
A soft soul against crystal
weighed roses with dew on her hair...

bentfeather
a/k/a MLH
Copyright (C)2003
All Rights Reserved

[LaDivaLoca]

Four expectant fathers were in a Minneapolis hospital natal
waiting room, while each of their wives were in labor.

A nurse comes in and tells the first man, "Congratulations, Mr.
Johnson. You're the father of twins."

"What a coincidence!" the man exclaims. "I work for the Minnesota
Twins baseball team." All the other men congratulate him.

A second nurse walks in and tells the second man, "Mr. Walters! You
are the father of triplets - Congratulations!" He, too, is cheered by
the others.

"Wow, what a coincidence" he replies. "I work for the 3M
Corporation."

Another nurse enters, telling the third man that his wife has given
birth to quadruplets!

"Another coincidence!" he explains to the others, "I work for the
Four Seasons Hotel."

All excitedly congratulate him, except for the fourth guy, who
suddenly becomes very stone faced. Another nurse enters the waiting
room, "Mr. Phillips, you..." He jumps back against the wall, face
turning white as a ghost, letting out a gasp of horror! The others
quickly rush around him and ask what's wrong.

"What's wrong? What's WRONG?!? *I* work for SEVEN-ELEVEN!"

[SouthernHawk]

Hanging in there trying to wrap this one up. 16 and 3/4 hrs and counting. Yuck!

[SouthernHawk]

I feel the LOVE ! LOL!!!!

It's been a while!

[LaDivaLoca]

Goodnight Canteeners, our Military, Vets, Allies, Volunteers and your Families.
Take care and God bless you.







THANK YOU for protecting our FREEDOM

I Said a Prayer

for our Troops and Allies

I said a prayer for you today,
And know God must have heard.
I felt the answer in my heart,
although He spoke no word.

I didn't ask for wealth or fame,
I knew you wouldn't mind,
I asked Him to send treasures,
Of a far more lasting kind.

I asked that He'd be near you,
At the start of each new day.
To grant you health and blessings,
And friends to share your way.

I asked for happiness for you,
In all things great and small.
But it was His loving care,
I prayed for most of all.

[SouthernHawk]

Great to see you DIVA!!!

LadyHawk is still working long hours as well! At least she gets Overtime Pay - Salary guys just have to keep on going!

Linda may want to hang on the milk carton, she won't need it for now, but I have a LOT of work ahead and the calendar just flies by!

[SouthernHawk]

Wishing you and your team Good Luck !

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Sweet Dreams
God Bless You

[SouthernHawk]

Good Night Diva and may you have the greatest of dreams!

[SouthernHawk]

Good Evening Bentfeather! Been a while since we talked. Hope all is well with you!

[Fawnn]

SouthernHawk!!! #250!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Fawnn]

Gee, Gore announces he's about to buy a network for his liberal programming and the same week Rush gets hit with leaks about some sort of undercover investigation against him AND racist sportscaster charges. It's a good thing conservatives aren't paranoid. ;)

[SouthernHawk]

Hey Fawnn, it seems like a lifetime since our last visit! Hope things are going wonderfully for you!

[SouthernHawk]

Hugs back at ya! LOL!!!

[Fawnn]

Hope things are going wonderfully for you!

Been better, been worse, but I'm still optimistic, so I guess that makes it same ole, same ole. LOL (Actually a 3-hour lunch with my daughter and youngest granddaughter made today special!)

How are things with you?

[SevenofNine]

Actually any of you see Dovanan McNabb play he SUCKS AS QB for Eagles

DUH sport site goof on this that I surf on

It is Enquiror for you but I find very weird it could be maybe Rush has RX for painkillers prescribe by his doctor

HELLO he did have ear surgery did he

[fatima]

[SouthernHawk]

Doing fine! Getting burned out, not that I should complain!

Putting in lots of long hours, but making some good progress!

The worst thing is, I am having MAJOR CANTEEN WITHDRAWL symptoms! LOL!!!! I miss the whole gang!

[SouthernHawk]

Good night everyone! May God bless and keep everyone safe, especially our troops! The freedoms that we enjoy today are paid for by their service!