Our first outing with the Chums

[Joseph Hutchison]

Wow! Several brain farts there. ³Big Easy,² of course. And they¹d be tacking
north and EAST after making northEASTERLY progress. Also on the lookout for
Mormon Pynchonoids...

Gotta stop drinking coffee after noon....

Joe H

on 1/26/07 2:05 PM, Joseph Hutchison at joe at jhwriter.com wrote:

> The Big Ease's doubtful, I think. 929 miles at a 60 mph top speed would take
> about 15-1/2 hours, and after a morning (not sunrise) take-off they arrive at
> ³close to sundown.² Besides, we¹re 3+ pages in when the wind shifts from
> southerly and ³steady on their starboard quarter² (which I believe indicates a
> northwesterly progress), so that the boys have to resort to the Screw to keep
> their heading.
> 
> Here¹s an off-the-wall suggestion: I posted on the AtD wiki some possible
> Mormon sources for ³against the day,² and since Independence, MO had been
> revealed to Joseph Smith back in 1831 as the site for the city of Zion (the
> New Jerusalem), perhaps the Chums took off from Independence‹a mere 502 miles
> from Chicago, which would be reached by tacking north and west....
> 
> Any Mormons Pynchonoids out there who could comment on the Chums
> 
> Joe H  
> 
> 
> on 1/26/07 1:15 PM, Mark Kohut at markekohut at yahoo.com wrote:
> 
>> as someone remarked on the wiki, the Chums could havve flown into Chicago
>> from New Awlins if they left early enough and hit that top speed fast....
>> 
>> bekah <bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>       
>>> "Galloping gasbags, but it's just capital to see you fellows again!" the
>>> Professor greeted them.  "Lst I heard, you'd come to grief down in New
>>> Orleans, no doubt from packing away more alligator á l'etouffee than that
>>> old Inconvenience quite had the life for!"
>>>   
>>> "Oh, an anxious hour or tow, perhaps," allowed Randolph, his facial
>>> expression suggesting gastric memories."   (pg 29)
>>>   
>>> 
>>>   
>>> **
>>>   
>>> what gastric memories?
>>>   
>>> 
>>>   
>>> Alligator a l'etouffee
>>>   
>>> 
>>>   
>>> 
>>>   
>>> 
>>>   
>>> étouffée; à l'étouff&e
>>> 
>>>   essences
>>> estate bottled
>>> ethyl alcohol
>>> étouffée; à l'étouff&e
>>> Explorateur cheese
>>> Fahrenheit
>>> Fiorentina, alla
>>> Definition: [ay-too-FAY] This popular cajun dish is a thick, spicy stew of
>>> crayfish and vegetables served over white rice. Its rich, deep color and
>>> flavor come from the dark brown roux on which it's based. The word étouffée
>>> comes from the French étouffer, which means "to smother" or "to suffocate."
>>> The term à l'étouffée refers to the method of cooking food in a minute
>>> amount of liquid, tightly covered and over very low heat. This method is
>>> also called à l'étuvée.
>>>   
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --Copyright (c) 1995 by Barron's Educational Series, from The New Food
>>> Lover's Companion, Second Edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst
>>>   
>>> http://web.foodnetwork.com/food/web/encyclopedia/termdetail/0,7770,2370,00.h
>>> tml
>> 
>> 
>>  
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> 


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