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[hatman]

So, as I was finishing my dinner (spaghetti & meatballs), I happened to glance over to the far side of the plate. I spotted something there which had previously been hidden by the last meatball. The world's most confused mosquito was wading through a small puddle of tomato sauce, apparantly believing that she'd just hit the jackpot.

Just had to share that.

In other news... On The A Daily Show tonight, they showed a series of brief clips (really short, like sound bytes, but with video... is there a term for that?) of news anchors adding different adjectives to the phrase "Super Tuseday."^* One of them was "Super Fat Tuseday." Jon seemed to have assumed it was "Super PHAT Tuesday." But, when I heard it, I just assumed it was a Mardi Gras reference.

Neither one really makes sense to me. Phat, as Jon pointed out, seems rediculously out of place. But I'm not really sure that Mardi Gras (which, literally translated from the French, is "Fat Tuesday") is much better. I certainly hope this isn't the political equivalent of a big drunken party. And Louisiana wasn't even involved. Their primary is (*goes to check*) this Friday.

Eh, maybe it was just another case of a news anchor having a ____ moment. (Fill the blank however you like.)

You have any thoughts, Flist?

ETA: Thanks to doranwen's comment, I just realized that yesterday actually was Mardi Gras. Which means that I was right and Jon completely missed it. That's... kind of bittersweet. ;)

^*For those of you who aren't in the US or are in the US but have been living in a cave, today - or, well, yesterday since it's well past midnight here - was Super ____ Tuseday. Primary elections in 22 states, the most ever on a single day. The results will go a long way towards determining which candidates the big two political parties will put forwards for the election.

Comments

[doranwen.livejournal.com]

Everyone here's been joking it's Fat Tuesday, and using that as an excuse to eat heaps of junk food--not that any of us are Catholic, mind you. I think they just liked the excuse to eat these Polish doughnut things (sounded something like poonchki, not sure how they're *spelled* . . .).

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

lol, any excuse for junk food is a good one in my book! ;)

[schnuffichen.livejournal.com]

Because you made me curious - you mean these?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paczki
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%85czek

These are really great :D
And, um... well, that's all I wanted to say ;)

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

Hey, yay for donuty things! Always worth saying. :D

[doranwen.livejournal.com]

Hehe, yep, those are the ones--I remember they tried to spell it, and it was totally not what I'd expect, so of course I forgot exactly how. Someone got a couple boxes of those and they were going through them.

[beansideirae.livejournal.com]

psst doran....you dont know paczis???? i feel like a failure for not introducing you to them *cries*. ok mostly kidding, but we did have a box of them at my house also, like always. i always find it mildy humorous that my family celebrates mardi gras but not lent...

[doranwen.livejournal.com]

Nope, but having seen 'em I am not tempted. You know how I am with really sweet and junky foods--they just don't appeal to me at all . . .