Reviving POTPOURRI

[Ed in Tampa]

My Mama taught me to admire the architecture, but hold hands with my womenfolk, when visiting manly men's ports. Like Key West, and San Francisco.

Boy you aren't kidding hold on to your woman when you are in Key West.
I was mortified, I never understood the expression woman often use, " He was undressing me with his eyes." until I was in Key West.

A girl in the skimpiest bikinni goes unnoticed but old farts are leered at. It was 25 years ago

My wife thought it was a riot. She really got me when she ducked down an alley leaving me alone walking down Duval street pass a bar. After she had her fun she came to my rescue laughing so hard that she was in tears. Never been whistled at before.

Needless to say we got out of town quick and I have no reason to ever return. From then on I stopped my southward travel at Marathon

[76winger]

So what the difference between a woman and a terrorist?????.......You can negotiate with a terrorist!!!

And on a more serious woodworking note.....firing up the Greenie this weekend. Might just make something.

Just wanted to say Hello! from Another Greenie Rebuilder/Owner

[rickm808]

And on a more serious woodworking note.....firing up the Greenie this weekend. Might just make something.

That is way too nice a restoration to actually use. It should be in the ShopSmith hall of fame museum.

[BuckeyeDennis]

Boy you aren't kidding hold on to your woman when you are in Key West.
I was mortified, I never understood the expression woman often use, " He was undressing me with his eyes." until I was in Key West.

A girl in the skimpiest bikinni goes unnoticed but old farts are leered at. It was 25 years ago

My wife thought it was a riot. She really got me when she ducked down an alley leaving me alone walking down Duval street pass a bar. After she had her fun she came to my rescue laughing so hard that she was in tears. Never been whistled at before.

Needless to say we got out of town quick and I have no reason to ever return. From then on I stopped my southward travel at Marathon

Wow Ed, you must be way better looking than I am!

The first time I was in Key West was on business in the early 1980's. During the off hours I was knocking about with an engineer buddy from OSU. No problems. But come to think of it, he did have a really big mustache.

My second visit was circa 1989, and I was with my lovely new bride. No problems, unless you paid too much attention to the merchandise in the storefront displays

Nowadays, I bet my wife would be at least as mischevious as your better half!

[heathicus]

Your Etymology Lesson for the day:

French Fries originated in Belgium. So why are they called "French" if they didn't originate from France? The confusion is over the meaning of the word "french." French Fries used to be called "frenched fried potatoes." The word "frenched" being a transitive verb meaning "to cut into thin strips." So "frenched fried potatoes" were potatoes that were cut into thin strips and fried. (Kinda makes the Congressional effort to rename "French Fries" to "Freedom Fries" as a protest of French criticism of America's wars a bit silly now, doesn't it!)

So how does this apply to woodworking? You've heard of the "French Cleat" right? It's not a cleat system developed by the French people. The word "cleat" as applied to woodworking means "a wedge shaped block." So a "French Cleat" is a piece of material cut into thin, wedge shaped strips.

Food for thought: Are French Doors so named because they come from France, or because of the thin strips used to frame the windows in the door?

[reible]

Your Etymology Lesson for the day:

French Fries originated in Belgium. So why are they called "French" if they didn't originate from France? The confusion is over the meaning of the word "french." French Fries used to be called "frenched fried potatoes." The word "frenched" being a transitive verb meaning "to cut into thin strips." So "frenched fried potatoes" were potatoes that were cut into thin strips and fried. (Kinda makes the Congressional effort to rename "French Fries" to "Freedom Fries" as a protest of French criticism of America's wars a bit silly now, doesn't it!)

So how does this apply to woodworking? You've heard of the "French Cleat" right? It's not a cleat system developed by the French people. The word "cleat" as applied to woodworking means "a wedge shaped block." So a "French Cleat" is a piece of material cut into thin, wedge shaped strips.

Food for thought: Are French Doors so named because they come from France, or because of the thin strips used to frame the windows in the door?

So tell us about french toast.

Ed

[Ed in Tampa]

Wow Ed, you must be way better looking than I am!

The first time I was in Key West was on business in the early 1980's. During the off hours I was knocking about with an engineer buddy from OSU. No problems. But come to think of it, he did have a really big mustache.

My second visit was circa 1989, and I was with my lovely new bride. No problems, unless you paid too much attention to the merchandise in the storefront displays

Nowadays, I bet my wife would be at least as mischevious as your better half!

If you were with a guy they probably thought you were taken.

I remember being on Mallory's pier and watching nearly everyone rush to the railing. I could see the mast of a sail boat so I thought it probably was a bunch of bikini clad ladies. I walked over for a look. It was boat load of guys in spandex suits all shaved and oiled. Yeech!

I went into to buy a Panama Jack hat and I asked the price and after the guy tosed his hair a couple of times looked at my wife and said he wasn't giving me a price until I came back without her. Needless to say I don't have a Panama Jack hat. In fact a local sporting goods store sells them but I keep remembering that guy and decide I don't need one.

[heathicus]

So tell us about french toast.

Ed

You asked!

French toast actually comes from pre-industrial France. It is called "pain perdu" in France which translates to "lost bread." It was a way of salvaging bread that had gone stale by dipping it in milk and eggs and pan frying it. French-Louisiana cuisine brought French Toast to America.

So if you cut stale French Bread into thin strips, dip those in an egg and milk mixture and fry them, it would technically be Frenched French Bread French Toast.

[reible]

You asked!

French toast actually comes from pre-industrial France. It is called "pain perdu" in France which translates to "lost bread." It was a way of salvaging bread that had gone stale by dipping it in milk and eggs and pan frying it. French-Louisiana cuisine brought French Toast to America.

So if you cut stale French Bread into thin strips, dip those in an egg and milk mixture and fry them, it would technically be Frenched French Bread French Toast.

So do you need to be French to have Frenched French Bread French Toast and do you have to eat it in France? Just figuring that would be the place to fry it and eat it.

Ed

[heathicus]

My father-in-law was in my shop today. He used my jointer bed for an anvil. And my crescent wrench as a hammer. Thankfully it was over before I could pick my jaw up off the floor and no damage was done. Why would someone treat someone else's tools so poorly? I even thought he liked me.