Old-timey Slang of the Day

macaroni: sawdust

Old-timey Slang of the Day

meat-fit: a full meal

Good Eats

The farmer's market started up here today. Honestly, I've never gone all that often, but I feel like I should. They have a lot of good stuff.

Some of the more interesting items purchased today, all of which got worked into my lunch: goat milk cheddar cheese (very strong), ostrich burgers (delicious), hazelnut honey (light and pleasant), spicy venison jerky (awesome), sunchokes (interesting . . . they told me these tasted like a cross between a potato and watercress, and they do! I'd never even heard of these little root veggies before.).

Old-timey Slang of the Day

rind: audacity, nerve


The rind of hope?

Old-timey Slang of the Day

wreath: cabbage

The more I look into these old slang words, the more I notice how much fun people used to have with their food.

Old-timey Slang of the Day

spinach: a beard!

Old-timey Slang of the Day

may: again, from Wentworth & Flexner: "Mayonnaise. Some c1930 lunch-counter use. Obs. Replaced by 'mayo.'"

Hmm...

Old-timey Slang of the Day

violets: cabbage

Whuh? It's cause they kinda smell when you cook 'em. It's ironic.

Youtube Frenzy

Here are a bunch of mostly unconnected youtube videos I just like. They're good, in different ways.

Mike Gravel does "Helter Skelter." Cause that song isn't associated with crazy people at all.


This was his last little number. It's awesome.


Excellent April Fool's gag from Terry Jones and co.


The greatest ad ever made: Hungarian sausages!



And this is sublime and beautiful.

Old-timey Slang of the Day

Here's an odd one.

marfak: butter.

Apparently, this was used in the army for a while, and it comes from an old brand name for a chassis lubricant made by Texaco. Clever!

A Waspish Scent

More insect stuff from Japan: wasp crackers! Yum-ee!

Quote of the Day

"What's better than mayonnaise?"
--Bobby Flay