Scuttlebutt
Rich Galen Wednesday March 8, 2006
- "� Skuttlebutt...": At the suggestion of Mullpal Mary Haase here's the Merriam-Webster entry for skuttlebutt
Etymology: scuttle + butt (cask)
1 a : a cask on shipboard to contain fresh water for a day's use b : a drinking fountain on a ship or at a naval or marine installation
2 : RUMOR, GOSSIP
On assumes, then, that the act of hanging around the water cooler - or water cask - led to the name of the water cask - skuttlebutt - to become the name for the gossip which developed therefrom.
- "� Bill Thomas ...": Here's a link to Washington Post's coverage of Bill Thomas' retirement announcement.
- "� Dems and Control ...": Here's a link to the piece by Murray and Babington on Democrats struggling to find their role in the world.
- "� LA Times ...": Here's the curtain-raiser by Mark Z. Barabak on the Memphis cattle call.
- "� Strunk and White ...": The "Elements of Style" has been the bible of English usage since Mr. Strunk wrote the first edition in 1918 which is reproduced here
Mullfoto of the Day
On a cold, early spring morning, God shone his countinance upon, among other places, the Old Presbyterian Meeting House in Old Town Alexandria.
Catchy Caption of the Day
Actual Caption:
Looking sharp : A visitor poses with the mockup of an Albertosaurus dinosaur at the so-called "Biosphaere" tropical garden in Potsdam, eastern Germany.
This sort of foolishness didn't go on when the Stasi was running things.
(AFP/DDP/Michael Urban)
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