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

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, beach, for the flash back to Hollywood Squares.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hey, Cowboy! ((HUGS)) Been missing you. Thanks for keeping us all in touch with the Texas Termite. Thanks for Roy Orbison and Earl Thomas Conley.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

Priceless, Radix, priceless.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Star, for the "Protester".

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E! Strange weather day yesterday. Chinook wind and temps up to 60° and all the snow on the mountains melted.

[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

Time for bed. God Bless all our troops, their families, our veterans and our Israeli, British, Australian, Polish, and Italian allies. We pray for your safe and soon return. Thank you for doing the jobs you do to keep this UNITED STATES OF AMERICA safe. We love you all.

 

 

Thank you to all who enter the Canteen. Salute!

 

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

 

 

Wherever you are, God is, and all is well! Amen.

 

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

(LOL)!!!!!!

[blackie]

It's a little early for Dew. :)

[beachn4fun]

Howdy Kathy, No, we still have trees down which we have to cut up and put up. But, since they are not directly in the yard or driveway, they can wait. But we sure are getting the cold weather down here, rather quickly! Have you got anything to do with that? Brrrr..... Looks like I'll have to move my winter clothes to the front of the closet and put way my summer things. And, I was not ready to exchange my sandals for shoes & tights! Not use to temps this chilly so soon in October.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Well, as for the cold weather. I guess I could be responsible. We are getting the tailend of a typhoon from the Philippines and really warm weather. So maybe our warming is your cooling.

[JustPiper]

My pleasure ;) Great read isn't it?

[Trikebuilder]

Got a day off, and stopped by to say Hi to all the wonderful people I've met here, and all the military folks who have stopped by to enjoy our bit of home, (just for them.)



I’m An American!

I’m an American, I love this country,
and all it means to me, a child of her love you see!
I will fight for her in times of strife,
and never fail her, as she has never failed me.

I will stand in the face of terror, or the enemy within,
defending the wonder that is my land, my home, my soul.
My brothers and my sisters stand beside me like kin,
we raise the flag and say no to evil, driving it to its hole.

America, we shine across the age, being all that we can be,
setting examples evil can not diminish, or even dim.
We are, because we will be, our light shines across every sea,
illuminating the way for others who have the courage to risk life and limb.

Freedom is the magic touchstone that gives us all we are,
and sets the mold for those who follow in our steps to go beyond.
Forget the doubters and those who wish us to fail, those who set the bar,
leave them behind with all the other losers, America, here’s our bond!

[Radix]

Thank You so very much for this post.

I actually got a copy of that work shortly after you posted here. I know the story.

[Radix]

Still, one of the greatest FR Posts of all time, and yeah, I know that book.

Thank You again.

[Jet Jaguar]

Thanks for bumping this story. Interesting read.