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That would be one dry chicken if it is cooked to 400°F (205°C). And, he was apparently a physics major but hopefully not destined to graduate. The physics major completely left out the heat of vaporization of water - necessary to get to the target 400°F unless he was slapping in a pressure cooker.

 

True love is when you say on a date:
"You are not pretty, but you are my kind of not pretty..."

 

Hit (it) with a stick until it bursts:

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That last one - - - hit it with french fries and drum sticks till it bursts?

 

A room contains a stove; one burner is red-hot already. A kettle full of cold water is on the floor. The engineer and the mathematician were both asked “How would you make the water boil?” and both said “Put the kettle on the red-hot burner.”

Now there’s a table in the room also, and the kettle full of cold water is on the table. “How would you make the water boil?” The engineer said “Place the kettle on the red-hot burner.” The mathematician said “Place the kettle on the floor; the problem is now reduced to a previously solved problem.”

Since I was a mathematics major at an engineering school, this is one of my favorite jokes. The other involved a school dance. I also used this joke when teaching introductory programming.

 

Since I was a mathematics major at an engineering school, this is one of my favorite jokes. The other involved a school dance. I also used this joke when teaching introductory programming.

If the mathematician's thought process was widely accepted method of thinking, why do we talk about
Circumference of a circle = 2πr
Area of a circle = πr^2
Surface Area of a sphere = 4πr^2
Volume of a sphere = 4/3 * πr^3

using the mathematicians methodology, we'd be taught

circumference = 2πr
Area of circle = previous * r/2
surface Area of sphere = previous * 4
Volume of a sphere = previous * r/3

But we weren't and we don't do it.

 

I knew some politicians were of questionable moral character. But really? Do they have to advertise it? This is an entrance to the Massachusetts State House.

 

During the Civil War, General Hooker would hire women and bring them to his men. They became known as "Hooker's Women". Later on they just became known as Hookers.

 

I knew some politicians were of questionable moral character. But really? Do they have to advertise it? This is an entrance to the Massachusetts State House.

Gentlemen enter through the back door.

 

During the Civil War, General Hooker would hire women and bring them to his men. They became known as "Hooker's Women". Later on they just became known as Hookers.

The use of "hooker" to mean prostitute predates the Civil War by decades (and possibly centuries). The association with Gen Hooker likely amplified it, but it did not originate it.

 

I knew some politicians were of questionable moral character. But really? Do they have to advertise it? This is an entrance to the Massachusetts State House.

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So where do the hookers with a specialty enter?

 

The use of "hooker" to mean prostitute predates the Civil War by decades (and possibly centuries). The association with Gen Hooker likely amplified it, but it did not originate it.

You're right ... said word has an interesting story.

The history of "hooker" is, quite simply, murky; we do not know when or where it was first used, but we can be very certain that it did not begin with Joseph Hooker.

 

https://www.historynet.com/hooker-word-origin/
{quote from article}
Did ol’ “Fighting Joe” Hooker’s proclivity towards sex workers during the Civil War lead to a moniker of his namesake?

Well, yes and no.

The origin of the slang term is believed to have come decades prior to the Civil War out of Corlear’s Hook, a New York City neighborhood whose brothels became a notorious stopping point for sailors.
•••
while the term hooker may not be directly attributed to the thorny Union general, he certainly popularized the namesake."

{quote from Chicago Tribune}
"The word "hooker," meaning "prostitute," is in fact older than the Civil War. It appeared in the second edition of John Russell Bartlett's "Dictionary of Americanisms," published in 1856. Bartlett defined hooker as "a strumpet, a sailor's trull." He also guessed that the word was derived from Corlear's Hook, a district in New York City, but there is no evidence that the term originated in New York."

Just repeated what I was taught. Truth in American History is - well, written by the conquerors. In other words, George Washington did not chop down his fathers cherry tree and he did not have wooden teeth. It was thrown in by the author who wanted to create a "Moral Character".

Further, Thanks Giving may be more of a product of creative license than actual American History.

 

You're right ... said word has an interesting story.

The first time I heard of the origin of the word (and it was certainly not an authoritative source) was when we were studying Shakespeare in 9th grade. The teacher claimed that players in touring troupes were referred to as "hookers" because they had a reputation for using long-handled hooks to steal things from second story windows while in town. I've never tried to confirm that, but I have seen that early uses of the term do appear to relate to theft by similar means, so it's at least plausible (note that this doesn't claim that the use started with Shakespeare, only that it was in used by that time). But even if this is the case, whether it morphed into a term for prostitute or whether that use evolved on its own is not clear -- cases can be made for both, with nothing definitive either way. Unless some unknown work surfaces down the road, that will probably remain the case.

 

hi,
I played the Hooker position in the game of Rugby for a couple of seasons, in our R.A.F station rugby team, back in 1950.
Wore the essential scull protection gear, but high heels and net stockings were optional.

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https://www.rugbypass.com/articles/hooker-position-guide/

 

hi,
I played the Hooker position in the game of Rugby for a couple of seasons, in our R.A.F station rugby team, back in 1950.
Wore the essential scull protection gear, but high heels and net stockings were optional.

E
https://www.rugbypass.com/articles/hooker-position-guide/

My mind is playing tricks on me. When I first read the first sentence of the article:

Alongside the two props, the hooker makes up the front row of the scrum. They’re powerful players who have a lot of responsibilities at set pieces and in open play.

What I read was: "Alongside the two props, the hooker makes up the front row of the scrotum"

 

My mind is playing tricks on me. When I first read the first sentence of the article:


What I read was: "Alongside the two props, the hooker makes up the front row of the scrotum"

Your version was much funnier. Unfortunately, the same reading quality is often utilized by some members when reading questions by Tread Starters so their answers miss the point.

 

My mind is playing tricks on me. When I first read the first sentence of the article:
What I read was: "Alongside the two props, the hooker makes up the front row of the scrotum"

The mind reads what it wants to read. It is called a "Freudian slip".

 

It is called a "Freudian slip".

Didn't know hookers wore slips. Learn something every day on this forum.

 

The mind reads what it wants to read. It is called a "Freudian slip".

Many many years ago in my first marriage I was out of work and applying for aid. Among the many questions the application was asking for, after answering long winded questions about my work history the next posed question was "Reason for leaving?" But after highlighting my terrible plight - to me it read: "Reason for living?" I couldn't think of one.