Here's one for maverick - 01/14/04 03:00 AM
(Others feel free to reply; I'm just trying to get him back!)
What does pursuing a fish have to do with $10,000?
What does pursuing a fish have to do with $10,000?
Re: Here's one for maverick - 01/14/04 10:49 AM
Is that the story I seem to remember reading about where some monster fish died (aged 18 or threabouts?) and just prior to some lavish internment was 'kidnapped' complete with coffin? I don't remember exactly where the $10,000 came in - was there a reward for its recovery? but I know when it was found it was too, er, slippery to bury!
OK, now shoot me ~ it's something else much more abstruse, isn't it?!
OK, now shoot me ~ it's something else much more abstruse, isn't it?!
Re: Here's one for maverick - 01/14/04 01:30 PM
[giggle] Nope; I think I'll let you stew for a while, and see if anybody else chimes in. <EG>
Re: Here's one for maverick - 01/14/04 02:13 PM
Is shark perhaps slang for US$10,000? Sharks chase fish to eat?
Bingley
Bingley
Re: Here's one for maverick - 01/14/04 02:21 PM
hmmm.... loan shark...
Re: Here's one for maverick - 01/14/04 03:55 PM
Is shark perhaps slang for US$10,000?
I don't know any slang for $10,000. Plenty for $1000 -- Grand, K, Key, Large (though I've heard "large" refer to millions as well -- guess that's inflation for you!)
Is it something about 10K = tank (as in fish tank)?
I don't know any slang for $10,000. Plenty for $1000 -- Grand, K, Key, Large (though I've heard "large" refer to millions as well -- guess that's inflation for you!)
Is it something about 10K = tank (as in fish tank)?
Re: Here's one for maverick - 01/14/04 04:15 PM
or is the evil grinner dropping a hint with "stew" or "chime" ~ darn, she's got me!
Re: Here's one for maverick - 01/14/04 04:21 PM
Well, there is such a thing as fish stew, though I can hardly imagine anything nastier; and yes, it does have to do with $10,000, though not tank. (But that IS a good association--fish...tank--wish I'd thought of it!) Okay, here's a blatant hint: think of another word for pursue.
Re: Here's one for maverick - 01/14/04 04:28 PM
Are we talking Chase Manhattan or sumptin?
Re: Here's one for maverick - 01/14/04 04:31 PM
Closer...closer...
Re: Here's one for maverick - 01/14/04 04:40 PM
bank of the river?
(ok, got to run, I'll have to check later now!)
(ok, got to run, I'll have to check later now!)
Re: Here's one for maverick - 01/14/04 04:48 PM
"Well, there is such a thing as fish stew, though I can hardly imagine anything nastier"
There is such a thing as New England Fish Chowder, and I
can hardly imagine anything tastier!
There is such a thing as New England Fish Chowder, and I
can hardly imagine anything tastier!
Re: Here's one for maverick - 01/14/04 05:16 PM
Then there's bouillabaisse, kind of cross between stew and soup when I've had the Mediterranean variety. Simply souper!
Title: Bouillabaisse #3
Categories: Soups/stews, Fish/sea
Yield: 6 servings
1 1/2 lb Mussels, cut in pieces 2 Stalks celery, sliced
1 c White wine 1 ts Grated nutmeg
1 1/2 lb Sole, cut in 1" pieces 1 ts Basil
1 1/2 lb Snapper, cut in 1" pieces 1 ts Thyme
2 ts Ground saffron 1 Bay leaf
4 tb + 2 tsp butter 2 tb Soy sauce
5 Garlic cloves, crushed 2 qt Water
2 Onions, sliced 12 Slices french bread
1 Carrot, sliced
Steam mussels 3-4 minutes. Dissolve saffron in warm wine; set aside. Melt
butter; add garlic, onion, carrot, celery, seasonings, and soy sauce. Cover
and simmer for 5 minutes. Add water and wine; bring to boiling; add fish.
Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with toasted bread.
Title: Bouillabaisse #3
Categories: Soups/stews, Fish/sea
Yield: 6 servings
1 1/2 lb Mussels, cut in pieces 2 Stalks celery, sliced
1 c White wine 1 ts Grated nutmeg
1 1/2 lb Sole, cut in 1" pieces 1 ts Basil
1 1/2 lb Snapper, cut in 1" pieces 1 ts Thyme
2 ts Ground saffron 1 Bay leaf
4 tb + 2 tsp butter 2 tb Soy sauce
5 Garlic cloves, crushed 2 qt Water
2 Onions, sliced 12 Slices french bread
1 Carrot, sliced
Steam mussels 3-4 minutes. Dissolve saffron in warm wine; set aside. Melt
butter; add garlic, onion, carrot, celery, seasonings, and soy sauce. Cover
and simmer for 5 minutes. Add water and wine; bring to boiling; add fish.
Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with toasted bread.
Re: Here's one for maverick - 01/14/04 05:19 PM
Norske fish soup is quite a treat, as well.
Drumroll, please-- - 01/16/04 10:15 PM
Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice / Treasury Secretary
Born: 13 January 1808
Birthplace: Cornish, New Hampshire
Death: 7 May 1873 (stroke)
Best Known As: The guy on the $10,000 bill
Name at birth: Salmon Portland Chase
Chase was U.S. Secretary of the Treasury for the first three years of Abraham Lincoln's term, after which Lincoln appointed him to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. In that role Chase presided over the 1868 impeachment trial of president Andrew Johnson. He also served terms as U.S. senator from Ohio and as governor of the same state. In earlier years Chase was well-known for defending escaped slaves, earning him the nickname "The Attorney General of Fugitive Slaves."
Born: 13 January 1808
Birthplace: Cornish, New Hampshire
Death: 7 May 1873 (stroke)
Best Known As: The guy on the $10,000 bill
Name at birth: Salmon Portland Chase
Chase was U.S. Secretary of the Treasury for the first three years of Abraham Lincoln's term, after which Lincoln appointed him to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. In that role Chase presided over the 1868 impeachment trial of president Andrew Johnson. He also served terms as U.S. senator from Ohio and as governor of the same state. In earlier years Chase was well-known for defending escaped slaves, earning him the nickname "The Attorney General of Fugitive Slaves."
Re: Drumroll, please-- - 01/16/04 10:19 PM
Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice / Treasury Secretary
he also be the chase of The Chase Manhattan Bank which is now the (old Many/hany)--chase/Jp Morgan and company financial services corp...
he also be the chase of The Chase Manhattan Bank which is now the (old Many/hany)--chase/Jp Morgan and company financial services corp...
Re: Drumroll, please-- - 01/17/04 02:53 AM
he also be the chase of The Chase Manhattan Bank Really? I had no idea! Thanks!
Re: Drumroll, please-- - 01/17/04 05:19 AM
the manhattan company was started by Alaxander. Hamilton, --ostensible to raise money to lay water pipes in manhattan--in the charter, there was a single paragraph about 'creating an institutions to help finance and manage the financing' of the water works.
the square block design/logo of the bank is based on the square cedar wood water pipes (they did actually lay a few pipes--which are still occationally found (intact, but not in use)in excavation!)-several NYC branches of the bank have peices of the cedar water pipes on display.
like many a NYC enterprise, the Manhattan company soon forgot about its mission to pipe fresh water into manhattan, and was busy fuctioning as a money making company.
i don't know when it merged with the chase bank to become chase manhattan, (soon after the civil war i think)
Chase Manhattan was the first bank to have a national charter. but then it always had good political connections.
the square block design/logo of the bank is based on the square cedar wood water pipes (they did actually lay a few pipes--which are still occationally found (intact, but not in use)in excavation!)-several NYC branches of the bank have peices of the cedar water pipes on display.
like many a NYC enterprise, the Manhattan company soon forgot about its mission to pipe fresh water into manhattan, and was busy fuctioning as a money making company.
i don't know when it merged with the chase bank to become chase manhattan, (soon after the civil war i think)
Chase Manhattan was the first bank to have a national charter. but then it always had good political connections.
Re: Drumroll, please-- - 01/17/04 12:51 PM
wood water pipes Are you serious? Holy cow! I mean, I know cedar can last a long time, but--mercy, that seems a bit short-sighted (looking back, of course).
soon forgot about its mission to pipe fresh water into manhattan, and was busy fuctioning as a money making company. Well, gee--now there's a surprise...
That reminds me of the Speed Bump comic in our paper today. Two men are sitting at a bar: one older, one younger. The older one says, "Back in my day, there weren't any contracts--deals were done based on a handshake." Then--"Son, those idiots paid for your college."
soon forgot about its mission to pipe fresh water into manhattan, and was busy fuctioning as a money making company. Well, gee--now there's a surprise...
That reminds me of the Speed Bump comic in our paper today. Two men are sitting at a bar: one older, one younger. The older one says, "Back in my day, there weren't any contracts--deals were done based on a handshake." Then--"Son, those idiots paid for your college."
Re: paradiddle - 01/17/04 02:05 PM
a bit short-sighted
better than lead...
better than lead...
Re: paradiddle - 01/17/04 04:37 PM
Neat word!
par·a·did·dle (păr'ə-dĭd'l)
n.
A pattern of drumbeats characterized by four basic beats and alternating left-handed and right-handed strokes on the successive primary beats.
[Probably imitative.]
par·a·did·dle (păr'ə-dĭd'l)
n.
A pattern of drumbeats characterized by four basic beats and alternating left-handed and right-handed strokes on the successive primary beats.
[Probably imitative.]
Re: paradiddle - 01/17/04 04:59 PM
Good catch, Jackie. Now, what's the difference between "imitative" and "onomatopoeic"? (I ask, soundly)
Re: flamacue back at ya! - 01/17/04 05:09 PM
Re: paradiddle - 01/17/04 10:44 PM
My, what sound judgment you have, Anna!