Author Topic: Word of the day (Read 5757 times)

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #25 on:** October 31, 2008, 10:37:39 AM »

My word-of-the-day calendar has, appropriately, lycanthropy as the word for today.

rivka · « **Reply #26 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:54:24 PM »

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That word's not even in the OED. I think Noah Webster was playing a joke.

Or he was trying to catch copycats. Map companies put in roads that don't exist for the same purpose.

Lyrhawn · « **Reply #27 on:** October 31, 2008, 07:38:22 PM »

That's diabolical.

And potentially very annoying.

Jonathon · « **Reply #28 on:** October 31, 2008, 07:46:25 PM »

It's pretty standard practice, from what I understand. It helps protect their copyright.

pooka · « **Reply #29 on:** November 01, 2008, 07:31:51 AM »

It's also why most chocolate chip cookie recipes employ such bizarre fractions.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #30 on:** November 01, 2008, 04:33:24 PM »

They do? I can't think of any bizarre chocolate chip fractions.

I'm gonna look it up . . .

Ah! Here it is!

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Ingredients:

* 2 5/16 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
* 19/24 cup granulated sugar
* 17/24 cup packed brown sugar
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 2 large eggs
* 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
* 1 cup chopped nuts

Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 375 7/29° F.

COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Yeah, I guess I see what you mean.

rivka · « **Reply #31 on:** November 02, 2008, 02:25:46 PM »

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And potentially very annoying.

Nah. They're pretty careful about where they put them, from what I understand.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #32 on:** March 31, 2009, 08:52:49 AM »

Schadenfreude:

I was driving home from work this morning on the highway, 65 mile/hour speed limit, and I was doing not quite 70 in the center lane. A Mitsubishi came zooming up behind me, rode right up my tail, then swerved hard to pass me on the right, rode hard up the car to my right's tail, then swerved hard just in front of me. About a mile later, the Mitsubishi was pulled over by an unmarked police cruiser.

The Genuine · « **Reply #33 on:** April 02, 2009, 03:47:35 PM »