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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread flannel cakes #117593 12/13/2003 2:26 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 "We had browsed, during our meetings, on local topics, and then parted, after Chateau Margaux, Irish stew, flannel-cakes, cottage-pudding, and coffee (hey, there!--with milk separate). Now I was to get more of his ideas. By way of facts, he told me that business had picked up since the party conventions, and that he was going to get off at Coketown." As I suspected, they were pancakes. But unusual in that they had a cup of cornmeal to two cups of flour, and were raised by yeast overnight. Sounds like a lot of work. But perhaps the yeast raise would eliminate taste of baking powder, which I dislike. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: flannel cakes #117594 12/25/2003 9:06 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... I've heard of red flannel hash and funnel cakes, but never of flannel cakes. Why so the 'flannel' here? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: flannel cakes #117595 12/25/2003 9:16 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Perhaps "flannel" suggested fine texture and flexibility. What does it mean when you call someone "flannel mouthed". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: flannel cakes #117596 12/25/2003 9:30 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Well, there's the French expression: 'bois a la gorge'--which means 'wood in the throat' for having a hangover. So I suppose being flannel-mouthed could mean having a hangover, but I dunno... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: flannel cakes #117597 12/25/2003 9:54 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 To me flannel mouthed means insincerely flattering. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: flannel cakes #117598 12/26/2003 1:50 AM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 maahey addict maahey addict Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 Or smooth talking. Could also mean, beating about the bush. I love bois a la gorge; suffered from that a couple of nights back. Wish I knew this term then to effectively elicit the pons asinorum of any suffering listener! There! I used it in a sentence. Feels like a weight rolled off my chest! Whew! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: flannel cakes #117599 12/26/2003 2:12 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont a weight rolled off my chest and it rolled off so demurely... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: flannel cakes #117600 12/26/2003 2:38 AM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 maahey addict maahey addict Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 eta, wwh and WW...thank you for this great exchange in meta-words. I had fun. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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