Random Thoughts

[Louanne Learning]

I read a question today I thought I would share -

Why do we "cook breakfast," and we "cook dinner," but we never say that we "cook lunch?"

 

[JT Woody]

I read a question today I thought I would share -

Why do we "cook breakfast," and we "cook dinner," but we never say that we "cook lunch?"

you're right

 

[CatrionaGrace]

Because sensible people grab a sandwich, soup, or salad for the midday meal?

We make breakfast, lunch, and dinner at our house. I don't think we ever say we cook meals.

 

[Rath Darkblade]

*shrug* I start work early, so I don't have time to cook breakfast. I just grab a bowl of cereal, wolf it down, make (and pack) some lunch, and go to work.

The only time I have for actually cooking something for breakfast (like an omelette) is Sunday morning.

 

[Homer Potvin]

I cooked for eight people last night so I'm all set cooking anything for a bit.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

If you get bored, you can come cook at our house. Pay sucks, but you can have a nice mattress in my sewing room and we'll take you out to lunch at Olive Garden on your days off. Of course, it's the dog mattress and you'll have to share with a 95 pound lab, but he's a sweet dog.

 

[JLT]

'Write what you know' is sometimes perhaps taken too literally. Writing about familiar characters in different contexts can still be considered writing what one knows.

Shakespeare knew that 99% of his audience hadn't been outside England either, so he could get away with murder, geography-wise. They'd believe anything.

 

[Pik]

Shakespeare knew that 99% of his audience hadn't been outside England either, so he could get away with murder, geography-wise. They'd believe anything.

The audience could have been already familiar with some of the plots (since the plays were often based on existing stories).

 

[Homer Potvin]

They'd believe anything.

As opposed to ultra-shrewd masses today, of course.

 

[GrahamLewis]

The other day I said to my wife, "I would think you find comforting to come home and cook something up for son and I, after your hard day's researching. Takes your mind off things, I mean."

I wonder if Medicare will pay to remove the serving spoon from my nose.

 

[Homer Potvin]

I was watching a movie from the 90s yesterday and one character says to the other, "I'm going to blah blah blah and I left the number and address on the fridge."

Remember having to do that? Made me smile.

 

[Rath Darkblade]

Do you ever wish you could remember the dreams that you have during the early morning hours, right before you roll over and wake up? :-\

I had one of those this morning. For some reason, I was a bipedal cat, strolling through the gardens in spring, and wearing a black monk's habit. I've no idea why. As soon as I tried to focus on the details (like what I was wearing on my feet, or what I had tied to my belt - I think it was either a crossbow or a back-scratcher), the dream faded and I woke up ... and two minutes later, the alarm clock rang.

And it felt so vivid. Bugger.

 

[defaux]

either a crossbow or a back-scratcher

Don't confuse them.

 

[Rath Darkblade]

Don't confuse them.

Yep. One's a lethal weapon to belabor your enemies with, and the other's just a crossbow.

(But either one would be appropriate for monks, at least medieval ones).

 

[JLT]

(But either one would be appropriate for monks, at least medieval ones).

Never thought of monks packing crossbows, but sure....

 

[CatrionaGrace]

I kinda like the idea of medieval monks and compound bows. That would give old Henry VIII's troops a run for their money.

 

[Rath Darkblade]

Never thought of monks packing crossbows, but sure....

True, the lethal kind of weapon I usually associate with monks -- mainly due to the Pax Dei of the 10th century -- is the mace or morgenstern (literally a Morning Star). Who said the Germans had no sense of humour?

But I guess if you were under siege, firing a crossbow from under cover would work, and monks could fire one too.

 

[Iain Aschendale]

Don't confuse them.

I wrote a very short story one time where one lonely night Princess Leia mistook a lightsaber for her...massager.