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October 13, 2016
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October 11, 2016
Keep It or Toss It?
Wondering if that jar of horseradish is still good to eat? Find out at StillTasty, your ultimate shelf life guide. There's a fridge-full of other info on the site with answers to many common perishable food questions:
Can You Safely Drink Milk After the Sell-By Date?
Is it OK to Put Hot Food Directly Into the Fridge?
Are Eggs Still Safe After the Expiration Date?
(yes, yes, yes, but as for me re: the milk-ONLY after intensive sniffing and extremely cautious sipping. Personally, I would rather get slapped in the face than drink sour milk.)
Can You Safely Drink Milk After the Sell-By Date?
Is it OK to Put Hot Food Directly Into the Fridge?
Are Eggs Still Safe After the Expiration Date?
(yes, yes, yes, but as for me re: the milk-ONLY after intensive sniffing and extremely cautious sipping. Personally, I would rather get slapped in the face than drink sour milk.)
Labels: food, informative, interesting, useful
October 8, 2016
onychophagist
onychophagist Noun
(plural onychophagists)
(rare) A person who bites his or her fingernails.
Origin: From Ancient Greek ὀνυχο- (onuch), combining form of ὄνυξ (onux, “claw, nail”) + -φαγος (phagos, “eater”), from ἐφαγόν (ephagon, “I ate”).
I never met a plumber with that problem.
(rare) A person who bites his or her fingernails.
Origin: From Ancient Greek ὀνυχο- (onuch), combining form of ὄνυξ (onux, “claw, nail”) + -φαγος (phagos, “eater”), from ἐφαγόν (ephagon, “I ate”).
I never met a plumber with that problem.
October 7, 2016
October 6, 2016
Brobdingnagian
Brobdingnagian \brob-ding-NAG-ee-uhn\ , adjective;
1. Of extraordinary size; gigantic; enormous.
This is one of those fifty-cent words used when a simpler word would suffice.
"Everything's Brobdingnagian in Texas." just doesn't have the right ring to it, y'know?
1. Of extraordinary size; gigantic; enormous.
This is one of those fifty-cent words used when a simpler word would suffice.
"Everything's Brobdingnagian in Texas." just doesn't have the right ring to it, y'know?
Labels: words
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