Random Thoughts

[OldSchool47]

I was in a car with the window down at an intersection in Fort Frances in the late 1960s. A young man about 16 years old standing on the sidewalk looked at me and said "Yankee go home." He saw the Minnesota plate.

[OldSchool47]

Who is the greatest Canadian hockey player?

Rocket
The Great One
Mr. 66
Number 4

I vote for Number 4.

[ruffroundedges]

Originally Posted by OldSchool47

Who is the greatest Canadian hockey player?

Rocket
The Great One
Mr. 66
Number 4

I vote for Number 4.

Bragging A Canadian guy, an American guy, a Japanese guy, and a Middle Eastern guy walk into a bar. They all have a couple of beers, and get to bragging. The American guy boasts, "I'm so lucky, I have 4 beautiful children, one more and I would have a basketball team." Not to be outdone, the Canadian guy retorts, "I am luckier than you, I have 5 gifted children, one more and I could form a hockey team." So, the Japanese guy chimes in with, "Well, I surely have both of you topped. I have 8 children. Just one more and I would have a baseball team." Pausing, briefly, the Middle Eastern guy replies, "Well, I am betting I have all you fools beat. my harem houses 17 wives, one more and I would have a golf course!".

[ruffroundedges]

Originally Posted by OldSchool47

I was in a car with the window down at an intersection in Fort Frances in the late 1960s. A young man about 16 years old standing on the sidewalk looked at me and said "Yankee go home." He saw the Minnesota plate.

In the 60's in Fort, any adult that heard a young man speak like that would not have hesitated to either pull his pants down and spank him right there or at least tear a strip off his hide and then take him home to his mother.
I've hauled a lot of wood out of Fort and for a border town I always found it nice to visit.

[electile disfunction]

Originally Posted by OldSchool47

Who is the greatest Canadian hockey player?

Rocket
The Great One
Mr. 66
Number 4

I vote for Number 4.

None of the Above.

Definitely Jacques Plante.

[ruffroundedges]

Originally Posted by electile disfunction

None of the Above.

Definitely Jacques Plante.

Then why was he afraid of the Rocket??? Hunh??? Hunh??? Ya .... Sure.....
Wannna Go??????

[Estreeter]

Originally Posted by ruffroundedges

Bragging A Canadian guy, an American guy, a Japanese guy, and a Middle Eastern guy walk into a bar.

The Aussie was already in there because he never left

While on Alcohol .....
If one is whining about their hangover, is wine a good cure for it

[old alal]

Why is cooked meet sliced into "slices" but bacon is sliced into "Rashers" ?

[Solid]

Originally Posted by old alal

Why is cooked meet sliced into "slices" but bacon is sliced into "Rashers" ?

Credit goes to original poster on another forum:

It would appear that "rasher" gains its meaning from "rash", close to "rush" in English, indicating that the slice of bacon is "hastily roasted over the coals", cf. "rashed" meaning "burnt in cooking, by being too hastily dressed".
After all, it is true that a very thin slice of meat cooks extremely quickly, and is used in modern cooking too (see charbonnade).

Another suggestion is from the Middle English verb which translates "rashen" as "to cut".

Take your pick, but it seems to be just part of the historical etymology of the word why it means what it does. A rasher of bacon can also sometimes be used to mean a "portion" or "serving" of bacon, not just a single slice.

[bloke57]

Originally Posted by old alal

Why is cooked meet sliced into "slices" but bacon is sliced into "Rashers" ?

As Solid says "origin unknown".

But I reckon bacon deserves a language all of its own. Other meats...meh!