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USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ 1 October 2003
Canteen FRiends ~ Radix
Posted on 10/01/2003 1:32:32 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 |
![Pancakes are very good for you.](/images/canteen/Canteen/pancakes_potatoes_2332.jpg) |
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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. ![Look it up!](http://bellsouthpwp.net/l/i/lindasog/Radix/radixionary.gif)
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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, Bacons 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 ones opinions on subjects of which one has only superficial knowledge. That is a little more common, but the only recent example Ive turned up was written by the American author and playwright Herb Greer in the National Review in 1998: Tynans awful political sciolism sparks out now and again, but not offensively. Store it in the back of your mindyou 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 youve insulted him, you can be well away. |
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Happy Birthday Walter Matthau 1920 ![My doctor gave me six months to live, but when I couldn't pay the bill he gave me six months more.](http://www.movieactors.com/wincovers/fortunecookie.jpeg)
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Chocolate Fudge Pancakes ![Chocolate - Its not just for breakfast anymore!](http://www.creativechocolatesofvt.com/images/Pancakes.jpg)
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 ![The final court of Pancakes](http://mkliozehughes.com/images/page02/1.jpg)
Judge Wapner 12:00 |
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Happy Birthday Tom Bosley 1927 ![For a happy day, start with some pancakes](http://www.whatjailislike.com/strangeplace/memo4.gif)
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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. ![There is a special sensation in getting good wood on the ball and driving a double down the left-field line as the crowd in the ballpark rises to its feet and cheers. But, I also remember how much fun I had as a skinny barefoot kid hitting a tennis ball with a broomstick on a quiet, dusty street in Panama.](http://www.mitcharf.com/~mitcharf/pictures/images/Rod-Carew.jpg)
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Quadratic Equations. ![Wednesday + Pancakes = Happiness](http://www.conceptdraw.com/samples/samplestour/QuadraticEquation/QuadraticEquation.gif)
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![Potatos can be in pancakes too.](http://www.idahopotato.com/FoodService/Recipes/BeautyShots/FS_Beau_CrabOnionPancake.jpg) |
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On this day: 1928 - Duke Ellington recorded "The Mooche." ![I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.](http://www.soemadison.wisc.edu/ccbc/images/duke.gif)
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![Pancakes on Wednesdays does commercials](http://www.wyellowstone.com/runningbear/_derived/directio.htm_cmp_runbear000_bnr.gif) |
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Instant Pancakes ![Watch out for the AOL intrusive commercial at this link.](http://home1.gte.net/trailrun/pancakes.jpg)
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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 ![Off with their Burkas.](http://www.iaw.on.ca/~jspirko/gallery/queenhearts.jpg)
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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 ![Don't let them take the Pancakes.](http://www.its.caltech.edu/~drmiles/images/james_lawrence.gif)
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. ![A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another....](http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/images/ed_inc2a.jpg)
![The lighter side of humor is linked above.](http://www.bulbcollector.com/photos/bulb-boy.jpg)
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![Pancakes are very versatile.](http://www.budapesthotels.com/touristguide/kepek/hortobagyipal.jpg) |
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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. ![BELIEVE,BELIEVE,BELIEVE,BELIEVE](http://www.logoserver.com/baseball/BostonRedSox3449.GIF)
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. ![We are counting cars.](http://www.mtfca.com/images/mtfcalogo.jpg)
I am an excellent driver ![I am an excellent driver.](http://www.writedesignonline.com/history-culture/modelT.jpg)
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![Q: How can you tell when a blonde has been baking chocolate chip cookies?](http://private.addcom.de/asiaphoto/burma/pancake/pancake1.gif) |
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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. ![Sixty one is a prime number.](http://www.ndrogermaris.com/images/maris_logo3.jpg)
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![Pancakes have never caused an airline accident.](http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2001/photorelease/q4/011029a.jpg) |
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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. ![It's kind of fun to do the impossible.](http://i.disney.go.com/disneygo/disneyyouthprograms/scoop/graphics/map_ep.jpg)
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1989 - The authorized Charles Schulz biography, Good Grief, was published. ![In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back.](/images/canteen/Canteen/bdaypeanuts.gif)
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![Skillet, and panhead music.](http://private.addcom.de/asiaphoto/burma/pancake/pancake4.gif) |
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Pancakes Wednesdays |
Definitely |
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TOPICS: Front Page News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: michaeldobbs
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To: MoJo2001
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posted on
10/01/2003 8:21:25 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
To: Kathy in Alaska; All
Hey Kathy and everyone else! My last few days have been SOOOO busy -- I can identify with SH -- I have been having withdrawal!! I did get to get on some and read, but I haven't posted much. I need my Logan updates!!
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posted on
10/01/2003 8:31:27 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(God protect the 969th in Iraq and their Captain, my brother...God protect them all!)
To: Fawnn; Kathy in Alaska; All
I hear about AL Gore doing that
It was on yesterday LA Times hey it going sucks nobody want watch Libs whine I don't
Well breaking news off Hareetz wire report that IDF lay smackdown on Islamic jihad senior member
BUSTED IT
And Interfax wire report today that KGB busted more Chechen rebels try start suicide bombing again in St. Petersburg
RACK VLAD BOYS
283
posted on
10/01/2003 8:37:07 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(Not everybody in it for truth, justice, and the American way=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: MoJo2001
284
posted on
10/01/2003 8:37:17 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
To: Kathy in Alaska; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; HiJinx; Trikebuilder; MoJo2001; Bethbg79; tomkow6; ...
Protester
A protest raged on a courthouse lawn,
round a makeshift stage they charged on.
Fifteen hundred or more they say,
had come to burn the Flag that day.
A boy held up the folded Flag,
cursed it and called it a dirty rag.
A man pushed through the angry crowd,
with an old gun shouldered proud.
His uniform jacket was old and tight,
he had polished each button, shiny and bright.
He crossed the stage with military grace,
until he and the boy stood face to face.
Then the old man broke the silence.
"Freedom of speech, is worth dying for,
Good men are gone, they live no more.
All so you can stand on this courthouse lawn,
and ramble on from dusk to dawn.
But before the Flag gets burned today,
this old veteran is going to have his say.
My father died on a foreign shore,
in a war they said would end all wars.
Tommy and I weren't even full grown,
before we fought in a war of our own.
Tommy died on Iwo Jima's beach,
in the shadow of a hill he couldn't reach.
Where five good men raised this Flag so high,
that the whole world could see it fly.
I got this bum leg that I still drag,
fighting for this same old Flag.
There's but one shot in this old gun,
so now it's time to decide which one.
Which one of you will follow our lead,
to stand and die for what you believe?"
The boy who had called it a dirty rag,
handed the veteran the folded Flag.
The crowd got quiet as they walked away,
to talk about what they heard that day.
So the battle for the Flag this day was won,
by a loyal veteran with a single gun.
Who for one last time, had to show to some,
That these colors will never, never run.
It is the veteran, not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the veteran, not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the veteran, not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the veteran, not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is the veteran, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the veteran, not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.
It is the veteran, who salutes the Flag,
who serves under the Flag,
whose coffin is draped by the Flag.
God Bless our Veterans!
God Bless the USA!
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posted on
10/01/2003 8:47:00 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(God protect the 969th in Iraq and their Captain, my brother...God protect them all!)
To: SouthernHawk
Good night and sleep well, SouthernHawk! I hope you get to go home now. God bless you and LadyHawk good and thank you for your service to our country.
286
posted on
10/01/2003 8:47:04 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
To: SouthernHawk
Awwww!! What cute kitties!!
287
posted on
10/01/2003 8:51:12 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
To: StarCMC
288
posted on
10/01/2003 8:51:32 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(God protect the 969th in Iraq and their Captain, my brother...God protect them all!)
To: StarCMC
Protester
This poem is great.
I think it was set to music and sung by Johnny Cash.
To: E.G.C.
HI E! I'm sorry I'm getting here so late. It rained most of the day today, but it got very warm, considering how cold it was getting, and it washed most of the snow off the mountains. It got up to 60°F today!
290
posted on
10/01/2003 9:02:25 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
To: bentfeather
Hi bentfeather! I got it on email and just loved it! I had never heard it before, and was a little disappointed that there was no credit given to the author. But it sure is beautiful---and TRUE!
291
posted on
10/01/2003 9:06:48 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(God protect the 969th in Iraq and their Captain, my brother...God protect them all!)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
![](http://images3.fotki.com/v37/photos/5/55348/415391/woohoo_unclesam-vi.jpg)
Tomorrow is Coast Guard Day! Uniform pressed? Shoes shined? Beard trimmed? Ready to take on the day?
![](http://home.gci.net/~kar17/coast_guard/cg-aux-banner.jpg)
292
posted on
10/01/2003 9:10:21 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
To: SouthernHawk
Been there, done that, just before we launched into Iraq.
Hang in there bro, you know it's worth it.
293
posted on
10/01/2003 9:14:06 PM PDT
by
HiJinx
(Words from a Yondering Man)
To: Kathy in Alaska
It got up to 60°F today!
We have a freeze advisory tonight! No snow here though, but I heard earlier they were getting some near Columbus. This is early for us! So much for global warming.... ;)
294
posted on
10/01/2003 9:16:48 PM PDT
by
Fawnn
(God's in His Heaven (always true). All's right with the world (prayers needed for the last part))
To: SouthernHawk
Hawk,
Sorry I missed you. I hope all is well with you and Lady.
I have been scarce around here too. Darned Wireless, Satellite Service is not what it's advertised to be.
If I don't keep my page moving I get dropped like a hot potato. :-(
To: LAN Doctor
![](http://images3.fotki.com/v25/photos/5/55348/247581/welcomesupporttroops-vi.gif)
Glad to meet you, LAN Doctor. Thanks for joining us in honoring our troops.
296
posted on
10/01/2003 9:23:56 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
To: Kathy in Alaska; All
Breaking news off Drudge site
Report from ESPN Sportcenter Rush Limbaugh has volunteer resign from ESPN GIG
YEAH why they don't get rid of Joe Thieseman that one guy that I don't want hear jack from
Hey this same dude that got his leg broken on Monday Night football
LA Times in Thursday runs going reported expose on Arnold
Gee LA Times getting nervous
297
posted on
10/01/2003 9:26:28 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(Not everybody in it for truth, justice, and the American way=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: Aeronaut
Hi Aeronaut. The "s" got all washed away today. All day chinook!
298
posted on
10/01/2003 9:30:23 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
To: beachn4fun
Beach, I've missed you 2 days in a row. I was posting to you when all the power went out around the city. Did you get all your storm damage cleaned up?
299
posted on
10/01/2003 9:33:10 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
To: bentfeather
ms feather.....HOW BE YA?
300
posted on
10/01/2003 9:33:40 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
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