Monthly Archives: June 2004

Re-Educating Rita

June 23, 2004 – 10:20 am

My word of the week: Inspissate Meaning: To thicken Correct Usage: “This gravy needs to be inspissated.” Incorrect Usage: “Somebody’s inspissated in the gravy.” {title link}

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Big Mac, fries to go

June 18, 2004 – 4:39 pm

More on McDonald’s…CNN is reporting on new automated ordering at a McDonald’s franchise. Pretty routine if interesting story. But the name of the franchisee? John Lardas (Hint for Zach: Try adding an ‘s’) {title link}

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Ich Bin Ein Auslander

June 17, 2004 – 10:47 am

Someone in our lab brought in a cake today. A passer-by asked about it, and was told that “_______ is the Master Baker”. An Irish guy in the lab and I both laughed at that, while the Americans in the lab did not. {title link}

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Big River

June 17, 2004 – 8:57 am

I got to go out in a double at rowing last night. That’s a boat with two people, each with two oars. Rather exciting, as we were in a pretty narrow shell (about 14″ at its widest point, which is narrower than I am), but extremely good fun. Only one blister from the session, which [...]

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Part of the Furniture

June 16, 2004 – 12:21 pm

When I am Lord High Commander of All, one of my first acts will be to introduce a minimum age requirement for high-coverage beards. Soul patches are great. Goatees? Lovely. That strange Dutch chin-strap thing? Well, not for me, but help yourself. But large beards, beards that cover not just the edges of a face [...]

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