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TIDBITS® BRINGS YOU MOREUNUSUAL WORDS, Part 2

by Kathy WolfeThis week, Tidbits continues with its lexiphanicism — showing off with big words! It’s time to learn more about these whatchamacallits and thingamajigs.• Those who love cats are ailurophilists,while those who love dogs are cynophilists.Peoplewholoveallanimalsarereferredtoasphilotherialists.

•Misogamists and misopedists often go handin hand. They hate marriage and children,respectively.Gamophobistsdon’thatemarriage;they’rejustafraidofit.

•Stop, thief!Lookat thewidevarietyof termsused to describe these crooks — brigand, snaffler, kirkbuzzer, efter, ladrone or footpad.Thesnaffler ismainlyahorse thief,while thekirkbuzzerrobsonlychurches.Theefterstealsfrom theater customers while the performance is on, and ladrones and footpads are muggers who thievewhileonfoot.Aspecializedpickpocketwho targetsonlychurchgoers is referred toasanautemdiver.

•TheLatinsuffix“-aster”referstoanythingwitha lesser status, for example, a musicaster is a mediocre musician, while a militaster is a soldier without skills or abilities. The theologaster is a shallow theologian who has no deep spiritual thinking.

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1.INVENTIONS:Whodevelopedthepro-cessofpasteurization?

2. FOOD & DRINK: What is the liquor cassismadefrom?

3. POPCULTURE:Whenwas the Pills-buryDoughboyintroducedinTVads?

4.ASTRONOMY:Whatisa“maria”?

5.GEOGRAPHY:What is the capital ofSouthDakota?

6. LITERATURE:The 2004movie “Christ-mas with the Kranks” was based on whichnovel?

7.MOVIES:WhowasthefirstblackmantowinanOscar?

8.ROYALTY:WhatisPrinceAndrew’soffi-cialtitle?

9.SPORTSPERSONALITIES:Whatwastheboxing champion MuhammadAli’s originalname?

10.U.S.PRESIDENTS:WhatkindofdogdidPresidentBillClintonandhisfamilyhave?

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1.LouisPasteur2.Blackcurrants3.19654.Alsoknownasasea,amariaisadarkregiononthemoon.5.Pierre6.“SkippingChristmas,”byJohnGrisham7.SidneyPoitierwonforhisrolein“LiliesoftheField.”

8.DukeofYork9.CassiusClay10.Buddy,aLabradorretriever

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• Pregnant women often have to endureallotriophagy, that craving for strange foods.Hopefully, they will choose items that aresalutiferous, meaning conducive to health orwell-being.

•If you shilly-shally, dodder, quail, haw, demurorshrinkbeforemakingadecision,youmerelyhesitate.Let’ssayyou’rediffident,gelid,reticent,chary or delitescent — you’re consideredrather reserved. Now if someone calls you amiscreant,wastral, garmin, reprobate or varlet,consideryourselfinsulted.You’vebeenlabeleda scoundrel!

•What do the words coquelicot, tilleul,smaragdine and smalt have in common? Theyare all names for different colors! Coquelicot is abrilliantpoppyred;tilleulisayellowish-greencolor; smaragdine is emerald green; and smaltis a deep blue. Speaking of colors, there is an actual name for those who fear the color purple —porphyrophobia.

• Good words come in small packages! Toabymeans tomake amends or atone for anoffense.A wen is an enormously congestedcity.Tosoftensomethingbysoakingistoretit. That broad sash we see wrapped around a kimonoisanobi.Andkirisadrinkcomposedofblackcurrantsyrupandwhitewine.

•Don’t confuse philalethists with philatelists.Theformerareloversoftruth,whilethelatterlovecollectingpostagestamps.

• Howaboutthatreallyboringpersonyoumeetatapartywhohasabsolutelynoconversationalskills?Thisdulldudeisamacrologist,andhefrequentlyengagesinbattology—wearisomeredundancy and trifling talk.He’s enough togive you a bad case of drapetomania, thatuncontrollableurgetorunaway!

•Somefolksarefamousformentimutation—the act of changing their minds. Some might actuallyhavehypobulia,whichisaninabilityto come to a decision.

•Do you have big feet? You’re sciapodous!Howaboutgreatbigears?You’remacrotous!Maybebuckteeth,too?You’reagubbertush!Is there a noticeable gap between those buck teeth? That’s called a diastema. Let’s add abucculatothemix;that’sadoublechin.

•Everyone knows a breedbate, an individualwho seems to enjoy starting argumentsand stirring up controversy. Breedbates areoccasionally suggilated — beaten blackand blue! And how about that lazy loaferyou know? He’s a drotchel, scobberlotcher,ragabash, lobcock, lollard or sluggard.

•Overthebaizeandintothesidepocket!Baizeisthegreenfelt-likeclothcoveringyourpooltable.

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It was celebrated physicist Albert Einstein whomade the following sage observation: “Anyonewhohasnevermadeamistakehasnevertriedany-thingnew.”

It was in 1917 when one Dr.Walter G.Walfordwrote an article warning readers of the perils of tight collars and ties, claiming that such constrict-ingneckwearcausedillnessbyretardingtheflowof blood to the brain.

It’sfairlywellknownthatseahorsesaremonoga-mous, staying with the same mate until death.Manypeopledon’trealize,however,thatthesefishare so devoted that every day they reaffirm theirunion with a morning greeting dance.

When Ronald Reagan’s daughter, Patti, got mar-ried,thereweremoresecuritypersonnelthanguestsin attendance.

Americagot itsfirstpavedstreetbackin1647.Itwas,unsurprisingly,inNewYorkCity.

Thefastestknownstaristravelingthroughspaceata rate of 3.5 million miles per hour.

The figure on the Heisman trophy was sculptedfromarealperson.WarrenMulreyplayedfootballforFordhamUniversitywhenJohnHeismanchosehim to be the model for the new award.

Ifyou’reliketheaverageAmerican,youuse2gal-lonsofwatereverytimeyoubrushyourteeth.Soturnoffthatfaucetwhileyoubrush!

Ifyoulikesquash,corn,beans,pecans,chilipep-pers, pumpkins, maple syrup or cranberries, youhave Native Americans to thank -- theyÕre theones who taught Europeans to gather and use these foods.Infact,bytheendofthepastcentury,fullyone-third of all crops grown in theUnitedStateswereofNativeAmericanorigin.

It’snoteasytocontemplate,butbefore therewastoiletpaper,Americancolonistsusedcorncobs.

***Thought for the Day: “Nothing pains some people more than having to think.” -- Martin Luther King Jr.

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Tidbits of Tri-Cities For Advertising Call 778-895-7795Page 61.Who was the last playerbefore Toronto’s Jose Bau-tista in 2010 to belt morethan50homeruns inasea-son?

2. How many consecutiveseasons, entering 2012, had

Philadelphia’sRyanHowardtalliedatleast30homeruns?

3.JohnnyUnitasholdstheNFLrecordformostconsecutive gameswith at least oneTD pass(47,1956-60).Whohasthemostsincethe1970NFLmerger?

4. Who holds the record for most points in a men’sbasketballNCAATournamentgame?

5.Since theNHL lockout seasonof 2004-05,only three rookieshaveaveragedmore thanapoint a game. Name two of them.

6.HowmanyconsecutivestartsattheDaytona500didMichaelWaltriphavebeforefailingtoqualifyin2012?

7.Whowas theonlyplayer towina “goldenslam”--allfouroftennis’majors,plusagoldmedal in Olympic singles play, in a calendaryear?

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Recycling notes: Cardboard that’s greasy or food-caked is justnot recyclable. It’s trash.On theplusside,yourglassjarsdon’thavetobeperfectlyclean,noryourcanscrushed,inordertotakethemtotherecyclingcenterordropcurbsideifyourcommunityhas a plan in place.

“To freshen stuffed animals, dampen a cloth withasolutionof1cupvinegarand3cupswater.Wipeoutsidefurthoroughly,beingcarefulnottosoakit.Secure in a delicates bag or tie inside a pillowcase, thenputinthedryeratlowheatuntilcompletelydry.Addingafabricsoftenersheetforthefinalfivemin-utesisnice,too.”--D.W.

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•At one time or another, everyone has had themisfortuneof sittingbehindamilver,apersonwhochatters non-stop through a movie. Related termsinclude pleniloquent (one who is full of talk) and blatteroon(aconstant talker).Manyof themhaveacacoethes loquendi, that unquenchable desire to talk. Nomatterhowyousayit,youjustwishthey’dshutup! (Several of them are probably somniloquent aswell,meaningtheyeventalkintheirsleep!)

•The longestword in theEnglish language ispneumonoultramicrosocpicsilicovolcanocon-iosis, a diseaseresulting from over-exposure to ultra-microscopicsiliconedust.Inhalingthedustfoundnearvolcanoesisamajorcauseofthisdisease.Ifthiswordfrightensyou,youmayhavehippopotomonstro-squippedaliophobia,the fear of long words.

•When the time comes to absquatulate, itmeans it’stimetopullupstakes,todecampandflee.

• Therearenumerouskindsofbeggars—Atoothlessbeggar is a mumblecrust. One who pretends that his tongue has been cut out is a dommerer, while a femalebeggarwhoborrowsorhiresseveralchildrentemporarily to arouse sympathy is an autem mort.There’s a whole new generation of beggars. The beggar whose parents are beggars is a palliard. If he bangs on a dish or cup to attract your attention,he’saclapperdudgeon.Nomatterhowyousayit—mendicant, cadger, bezonian, panhandler, sponge,supplicantorgaberlunzie—He’sstillabeggar.But,onlyabeggarmonkcanbeagyrovague.

• Whatareyouafraidof?Ifyouareanepistaxiophobic,youareafraidofgettinganosebleed.Astrapophobicshide under the bed during thunder and lightning storms, whilenosocomephobicshaveafearofhospitals.Thosesuffering from pnigophobia are afraid of choking on fish bones, and koimetrophobics avoid cemeteries.Mostpeoplewouldn’tseeanythingunusualinbeingalittle selacophobic or afraid of sharks.

• When thinking of someone you know who is aworkaholic, remember the technical term for someone wholovesworkisanergophile.

•Pitythepoorfellowwho’smarriedtoanobjurgatrix!His wife is a nagging, carping, fault-finding battle-ax of a woman. Other terms of endearment for this specialladyincludetermagant,shrew,beldam,virago,harridan and xanthippe.

•Somethingthatcausescancerissaidtobecarcinogenic.Cariogenicitemsaremuchlessserious—Theycausedentalcavities.

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Sports Quiz Answers

OnJune11,1509,KingHenryVIIIofEnglandmarries Catherine of Aragon, the first of sixwiveshewillhaveinhislifetime.WhenCath-erine failed to produce amale heir,Henry di-vorcedheragainstthewilloftheRomanCatho-lic Church.

OnJune15,1877,HenryOssianFlipper,borna slave inThomasville,Ga., in1856,becomesthefirstblackcadettograduatefromtheUnitedStates Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.Flipperwas never spoken to by awhite cadetduringhisfouryearsatWestPoint.

On June 16, 1884, the first roller coaster inAmerica opens at Coney Island, in Brooklyn,N.Y.Knownasaswitchbackrailway,ittraveledapproximately6mphandcostanickeltoride.

OnJune12,1942,AnneFrank,ayoungJewishgirllivinginAmsterdam,receivesadiaryforher13thbirthday.Amonthlater,sheandherfamilywentintohidingfromtheNazisinroomsbehindherfather’soffice.Anne’sdiary,detailingtheirtwoyearsinhiding,waspublishedin1947.

OnJune14,1951,theU.S.CensusBureaudedi-catesUNIVAC, theworld’s first commerciallyproducedelectronicdigitalcomputer.UNIVAC,whichstoodforUniversalAutomaticComputer,used thousands of vacuum tubes for computa-tion and was the forerunner of today’s digitalcomputer.

On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court handsdownitsdecisioninMirandav.Arizona,estab-lishing the principle that all criminal suspects mustbeadvisedoftheirrightsbeforeinterroga-tion. The roots of the Miranda decision go back to 1963 when Ernesto Miranda confessed to a crime and later recanted, unaware that he didn’t havetosayanythingatall.

On June 17, 1972, five of President RichardNixon’s re-election employees are arrested forburglaryintheDemocraticNationalCommitteeheadquarters at the Watergate Complex in Wash-ington,D.C.Aninvestigationunveiledaschemeof political sabotage and espionage designed to discredit Democratic candidates. Equipment used during the burglary had been borrowedfromtheCIA.

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1.AlexRodriguezoftheNewYorkYankeeshad54in2007.

2. Six.3. New Orleans’ Drew Brees has doneitin43consecutivegames,

startingin2009.4.NotreDame’sAustinCarrhad61

pointsagainstOhioin1970.5.SidneyCrosby,AlexOvechkin

andEvgeniMalkin.6.Twenty-fiveconsecutiveyears.

7.SteffiGraf,in1988.

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Pre-Measuring Helps Overweight Dogs

DEARPAW’SCORNER:Mydog,“Andie,”isaprettylaid-backbordercollie,well-socializedtootherdogsandpeople.However,Iamdismayedwhen a child runs up to her or another strange dogtopetorhugher.Andietoleratesthese“sur-prisehugs”well,butotherdogsmaynotbesowell-trained.Canyoupleaseremindyourread-ers about the right way to approach a strangedog?--CarolJ.,Pittsburgh

DEARCAROL:Yougotit!Approachingadog,evenadogyouknow,shouldbedonewithcau-tion and respect. Parents need to teach their chil-drenhowtobehavearounddogs.Morethanhalfofthe4.7millionAmericansbittenbydogslastyearwerechildren.The American Veterinary Medical Association(avma.org)andPreventtheBite(preventthebite.org)havejoinedtheU.S.PostalServicetocallattentiontopreventingdogbites.Herearesometips:--Neverleaveababyorasmallchildalonewithadog,eventhefamilypet.--Teach children not to approach strange dogs,run up to dogs to hug themor try to pet themthrough a fence.--Alwaysaskpermissionofadog’sownerbeforepettingthedog.Youshouldpetthedogfirstbe-forelettingyourchildpetthedog.--Learntherightwaytoapproachandpetadog,includingyourowndog.Itshouldfirstbeabletoseeyouandsniffyou.Ifthedogtenses,bristles,growlsorbacksaway,backoff.--Do not approach tethered or confined dogs,sleeping dogs or mothers taking care of puppies.--If you’re passing a dog, whether on or off aleash, walk steadily and calmly past, withoutmakingdirecteyecontact.Neverrun.

Sendyourquestionsortipstoask@pawscorner.com,orwritetoPaw’sCorner,c/oKingFeaturesWeeklyService,P.O.Box536475,Orlando,FL32853-6475.For more pet care-related advice and information,visitwww.pawscorner.com.

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Poco Sewing & Vacuum Ltd.21-2755 Lougheed Hwy., Port Coquitlam, next to Michael’s

604.941.7633 • Hours: Mon - Sat open 10-5Closed Sundays & Holidays

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Join us for Pfaff’s 150th Birthday! Come and see what is new with Pfaff and

celebrate this wonderful occasion.

Attendance is free but you must RSVP. Space is

limited so call now to book your space.

June 14th, 6:30 - 9:30

The party will be held at Poco Sewing and Vacuum Ltd.

TOPOFTHECHARTSasofJune4th,2012PHOTO:AdamLambert

Top 10 Albums

1.AdamLambert“Trespassing”2.Adele“21”

3.CarrieUnderwood“BlownAway”4.TenaciousD“RizeoftheFenix”

5.NorahJones“...LittleBrokenHearts”6.VariousArtists“NOW42”7.BeachHouse“Bloom”

8.Soundtrack“Glee:TheMusic:SeasonThree”9.LionelRichie“Tuskegee”

10.OneDirection“UpAllNight”

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Re/max Results Realty (MPLRDG) 20842 Lougheed Highway Maple Ridge V2X 2R3

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A private panhandle driveway into rural paradise within the city limits! You get the best of both worlds - shopping & highways nearby as well as hiking and fishing - how cool is that :) Absolutely beautiful (1.544 acres) with cherry trees, blue/blackberry, grape vines, & a veggie garden. Trails take you thru an amazing serene walk with benches & a fire pit to enjoy. To top it off is the in-ground pool (new liner) & a solar panel heating system. It’s now time to walk into the inviting foyer - a definite wow! Extremely well cared for & reno’d in 2006 incl: Maple Cabinets, silinci countertops, s/s appl, roof, windows, H.E.furnace, A/C, hw tank, birch hardwood & tile etc. etc..

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Banana-RaspberryCustard Treats

Did you know that thebotanical name for ba-nanas is Musa sapien-

tum,whichmeans fruit of thewisemen? If you’re awiseperson,you’ll stirup this tasty,healthyandeasyrecipe featuring bananas, which are loaded with potas-siumandvitaminC.

1 cup (one medium) diced banana11/2cupsfreshredraspberries1(4-serving)packagesugar-freevanillacook-and-servepudding mix2/3cupnonfatdrymilkpowder12/3cupswater1 teaspoon coconut extract1/4cupreduced-caloriewhippedtopping4teaspoonsflakedcoconut

1. In a medium bowl, combine diced banana and rasp-berries.Evenlyspoonfruitinto4parfaitordessertdish-es.2.Inamediumsaucepan,combinedrypuddingmix,drymilkpowderandwater.Cookovermediumheatuntilmixture thickensandstarts toboil, stirringconstantly.Remove fromheat.Stir incoconutextract.Spoonhotpuddingmixevenlyoverfruit.3. Refrigerate for at least one hour.Top each servingwith 1 tablespoon whipped topping and garnish with 1 teaspooncoconutflakes.Serves4.

Each serving equals: 137 calories, 1g fat, 5g protein,27gcarb.,181mgsodium,3gfiber;DiabeticExchanges:1Fruit,1/2SkimMilk,1/2Starch.

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