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Default The word is refrigerate

Sheldon wrote:

> On May 17, 10:46?am, "Gregory Morrow" >
> wrote:
> > Sheldon wrote:
> > Sqwertz wrote:
> > > Charlene Charette wrote:
> > > > Sqwertz wrote:

>
> > >> >>>There is no d in refrigerate.

>
> > >> >> But there is in 'fridge'. Go figure.

>
> > >> > That's because "fridge" comes from "Frigidaire" not "refrigerator".

>
> > >> So why is it called a "RE-frigerator", and not just "frigerator"?
> > >> Frigerator would mean "makes cold" (in the modern sense of the
> > >> language), so why the "re" in front of it?

>
> > >> No wonder they English is the hardest language to learn. It

>
> > .>> doesn't make any sense.

>
> > >Nothing whackier that the two stooges discussing >academics.
> > >Anyone who passed 4th grade science would be capable of comprehending
> > >the concept that a refrigerant does not make anything cold... a
> > >refrigerant removes heat... as does a refrigerator. ?Cold is merely
> > >the absense of heat. ?The "re" indicates the *return* to the natural
> > >state.

>
> > Hey, poor sqwirtz is just all agog from trying to find a fridge big enuf to
> > hold those meezly 3/4 lbs. of shrimp he prepares for six people...give 'im a
> > break, lol.

>
> Yep, 12 whole ounces of raw shrimp ends up as 8 ounces cooked... just
> enough for six to fill a cavity each in one molar. Eight ounces of
> cooked shrimp is like feeding 6 people one can of tuna... my six cats
> can devour two ounces of shrimp each and be looking for refills.
>
> Twelve ounces raw shrimp is a kinda shrimpy snack for two average
> adults... actually it's a tease, and an embarrassment... folks will
> have to count each bite so there's an even amount to go around... of
> course they'd only need to be able to count up to three. Do you think
> anyone hangs with the Sqwertz can count that high. I would allow more
> than 3/4 pound of shrimp for those two kids... 3/4 lb of raw shrimp is
> a just right appetizer for one adult, especially when the entire menu
> is just unsubstantial snack food.



Sqwuirtz serves a "Pipi Platter" instead of a "Pupu Platter", lol...

Seriously, when I have two - three folks for dinner and I have shrimp
as an app, I never fiddle with less than a coupla pounds, anything
less is an insult, and we always have at least two apps, sometimes
more. Folks know to come to my place HUNGRY, if you go to Squirtz'
pad you'd have to fill up on slop at the Olde Kuntry Boo - fay
beforehand...

And when my guests depart they are sent off with copious leftovers
too, Squirtz sends his guests off with an ole Cheeze Doodle he found
hidden under the couch cushions...ONE Cheeze Doodle.

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Greg