Floof! Funny quirks..SO edition!
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Comments (172)I think it was the Norman conquest in general that brought so many French words into English but I'm not sure. I cited a curious example of a few related words but the uncountable number of food related words and the many other words of all kinds are much more numerous than most people realize. I don't know and didn't look for the answer but I wonder if words of French origin outnumber words from any other single source. In return, many English words are used as shortcuts in French. Not so much incorporated into the language as with other words but rather for colloquial, informal use. A typical comment among co-workers on Friday afternoon is to say "Bon weekend", the meaning of which is obvious to an English speaker. You wear "un smoking" (tux) to formal affairs, leave your can in "le parking", work up "le business plan", and on and on....See MoreFestive floof! A little early but WHATEVER! I wanna know...
Comments (36)Jupidupi, I see popcorn balls every year! They are always in the same aisle as all the trick or treat candy! I have seen them this year too. NOT my favorite but I appreciate the tradition. Jasdip, I always try to have some savory treats as well. Pretzels or chips in small bags. And always cheez balls. My non-candy treat bowl has a variety of savory and sweet stuff. Both because I know some people don't like sweets and because I know that a lot of these drivers that come through here have probably not been able to stop and eat all day or all night, and sometimes they just need a snack to hold em over until they can stop for a real meal or go home for one. As for my candy decision, I will likely do what i did last year. That is, I WILL leave some candy here on my off days. If, when i come back after that first set of nights off, and there is little to no candy left and it is reported to me that the candy bowls were not CONTINUALY stocked, then I will flip my witch switch and only bring it when I am here. That woman actually had the nerve to blame "those greedy truck drivers" for eating all the candy and snacks when I was on my off days last year. Clearly, she was too high on a sugar rush to remember that my SO (one of those truck drivers she speaks of with such contempt) would come in there 6 days a week, and would tell me that when i was not there, all 3 of my treat bowls were always empty, but her desk and face were FULL of candy. But I always give her and the others a FAIR CHANCE every year not to be a greedy pig. If they blow it, well, no more candy for you swine. To his credit, the other night minion usually buys a few bags of candy and puts it out on the nights he works. He is meaner than me though. He will wait until she comes in to relieve him, then will walk over there, get the candy and lock it up in his locker right in front if her. Another funny story. Last year, I did just that. When I left for my nights off I took all my candy with me. The other night minion brought a big bag in and locked it in a cabinet. (He did not do THAT in front of her.) Anyway, when my SO came in to load one morning, she confronted him and told him to tell me that she FOUND where I hid the candy! She had noticed the cabinet was locked, surmised that there was candy in there, found a screwdriver and TOOK THE HINGES OFF THE CABINET to get to the candy, open the bag and binge. And then when she saw me she confronted me quite aggressively about it and asked me why did i hide "the" candy. (As if its community property) I DID start with a reminder that if a decide to lock up any candy that I buy, that is my decision that should be respected. But, when I told her that the candy that she detected like a truffle pig was not mine, but the other night minions, her face was quite priceless. They do not get along you see, and she was quite embarrassed. Why she wasn't embarrassed by such behavior if the candy had been mine I do not know. She and the other night minion are on shift when I am off. MY day shift counterpart does eat some candy, but not nearly to the same degree. And that's fine. The candy is for everyone, but with the understanding that my candy stash is NOT a food pantry, and as adults, its expected that you would be able to control yourself. If they cant do that, well, I cut em off! This woman (the hinge remover) was my partner in the weight loss challenge, BTW. And I agreed to be her partner next year. I hated to lose the contest but took pleasure in the knowledge that I whooped her behind to the tune of 11 pounds, as I lost 17 and she lost 6, even with her weight loss surgery. ( I know I am TERRIBLE)...See MoreFloof! For fans of audiobooks.....
Comments (16)For me, the appeal of audiobooks is the ability to do two things at the same time. I don't have the patience to sit in one place and read a physical book for very long. But I do love to read. With audiobooks, I can read when driving, when exercising, when alone doing nothing or mindless tasks (if my wife isn't home or is elsewhere)., etc. As far as being read to is concerned, if you listen to the news on the radio, isn't that the same as someone reading you newspaper articles? Podcasts have gotten very popular and I listen to them regularly too. I never listen to the radio and watch little TV. For those who DO listen to podcasts or the radio, listening to an audiobook is a similar experience with one exception - you can't divert your attention to think of something else, or be mentally distracted. If you do, if even for 20 seconds, you'll find yourself a bit lost (like turning two pages instead of one with a physical book) and you'll need to go back. I've learned that when I need to think about something else, I pause the playback, do so, then resume listening. My audiobook habit was developed decades ago. A pioneer in the field was the company Books On Tape, who had a printed catalog of available books in cassette tape format sent in boxes with prepaid return postage. One book could be 10 cassettes or more. I started using them in the 1980s but limited my consumption because it was expensive - $15-$20 per book at the time, more for longer books.. I'd do no more than one every month or two, listened to in the car while driving. Today, the format of digital books and the ability to download most anything from the internet is much more compact and convenient. I do prefer small MP3 players but smartphones work equally well. With Overdrive from multiple libraries and even CDs available from libraries that I can rip, I rarely have to buy anything from Audible but I do when I can't get a book I want from other sources. It does take practice at first, for the first several books or more, to get good at focusing one's attention and turning off side thoughts. An unexpected benefit though is that you'll become a much better listener, with the discipline to concentrate on someone speaking and avoid mental distractions....See MoreFloof! Do you "cart judge?"
Comments (77)years ago i fed my 3 great danes a raw diet which consisted of a LOT of chicken. i always watched for leg quarters to go on sale and when they did, i'd buy a cartful. i also had the grocery store butcher get me 40# boxes of turkey necks every few weeks. i often had people make the comment, "wow, you must really love chicken". i'd smile and say yes and leave it at that. one time, the person behind me was making a big deal about all of the chicken in my cart. it was very annoying and i wasn't about to tell her it was dog food. the cashier, however, saved me the trouble of explaining when she said (loud enough for everyone around me to hear) "oh, she doesn't eat that all herself, she feeds it to her dogs". i was mortified to think there could have been someone within hearing distance that might be struggling to feed their family and there i was, buying 100# of chicken for my DOGS....See More- 4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago
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