Columbus Day Open Thread
We’re on a school calendar around here so no posts today. For those of you trapped at your desk today, though, feel free to amuse yourselves in the open thread. ‘Til tomorrow then…
We’re on a school calendar around here so no posts today. For those of you trapped at your desk today, though, feel free to amuse yourselves in the open thread. ‘Til tomorrow then…
Now that’s a bad meatball!
Looks like a lot of folks have to work on Columbus Day.
I honestly didn’t even realize that today was a holiday until a few minutes ago.
Rob, Columbus Day in this country is celebrater today as an Italian-American heritage day. Of course Italy had not yet been invented when Columbus was around, he was Genoese, but lets not quibble. In Latin America, Comlumbus is celebrated as part of Hispano-Latin heritage, Spain was a newly-minted country back then and the monarchy was interested in doing business in the Far East without having to go through the Turkish and Venetian middlemen. That’s really the crux of the story.
Anglo-Saxons have always been a little dubious and miffed about Columbus. They prefer the Leif Ericson story (he wasn’t a Brit but at least he wasn’t Catholic).
If columbus had not succeeded in his exploration it may have been some time before someone else tried it. The Portugese were much more sensibly trying to reach Asia by sailing around Africa.
Have at it M4L. Just make sure your use the right “your” since I had to go back and correct myself after I saw it post.
Funny story about meatballs though. In elementary school it was discovered that the meatballs served were in fact so rubbery that the boys would take them outside for recess (which immediately followed lunch) and use them against the handball court wall. They had such a bounce to them you could actually play for 10 minutes or so before they started to break apart. How gross is that?
“Chef Boyardee invented spaghetti and meatballs!”
And Ronald McDonald invented hamburgers.
“i just wish the canadians would just keep those geese on their side of the border.”
Pete, careful or you might get a goose from a Canadian on Thursday night.
“But in this case, there actually was a real-life Chef Boyardee! His name was Ettore “Hector” Boiardi (1897-1985).”
Thanks, Biff!
See, I TOLD you guys that Chef Boyardee invented spaghetti and meatballs! Glad we got that settled.
You’re bob and weave is very rhythmic and predictable. You need to work with a new trainer.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 12, 2009 1:30 PM
I would like to negotiate rights to using this line – I can see me using this line quite frequently as it comes in handy for me on so many situations
You’re welcome, THL.