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11th Boeing-Built UHF Naval Satellite Arrives in Florida for December Launch
In article , George William Herbert wrote:
The city in which the hills actually are located is named, aptly enough: Los Altos Hills My personal favourite form of this, although through a slightly simpler derivation, is the wonderfully named Torpenhow Hill in Cumbria - or, translated, "Hill Hill Hill Hill". -- -Andrew Gray |
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11th Boeing-Built UHF Naval Satellite Arrives in Florida for December Launch
Mary Shafer wrote
When they named Manteca, the word meant "butter". Word meanings shift and now it's "lard". When we moved to Harlingen, I was slightly staggered to see the 25 lb. buckets of manteca(*) on sale in the local supermarket. (*) I think it's actually some hydrogenated oil, like Crisco, though I've never read the label. Bletch. Real pig fat(**) has significant virtues as a condiment that make up for the satfat hit when used in moderation. (**) Particularly cicharron and carnita drippin's. Space.history: Have any of the STS or ISS missions been supplied with chicharrones? |
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11th Boeing-Built UHF Naval Satellite Arrives in Florida for December Launch
"Henry Spencer" wrote in message ... In article , Mary Shafer wrote: When they named Manteca, the word meant "butter". Word meanings shift and now it's "lard". Oh, well. Calabasas is "pumpkin" and Las Pulgas is "The Fleas". Vacaville is "Cowtown". One otherwise-forgettable movie took place partly in a subdivision named "Vista del Nada". Around here there's a lot of "Kills" based on the Dutch word for creek. So near me is the Postenkill Creek, the Wynanstkill Creek and several others. And a few years back, PETA petitioned the town of Fishkill to change their name since their name was so violent towards animals. -- MOST launched 30 June; first light, 29 July; 5arcsec | Henry Spencer pointing, 10 Sept; first science, early Oct; all well. | |
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11th Boeing-Built UHF Naval Satellite Arrives in Florida for December Launch
When we moved to Harlingen, I was slightly staggered to see the 25 lb.
buckets of manteca(*) on sale in the local supermarket. (*) I think it's actually some hydrogenated oil, like Crisco, though I've never read the label. I sit corrected. On visiting the store today, I see that both Crisco- like manteca and the real thing, manteca de cerdo, are available by the bucket. Crisco is evidently less dense: a bucket of it only weighs 24 lb, vs 25 lb for the natural product. |
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