Tag: Sunday Stealing

Welcome to Sunday Stealing. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!

This week, we’re playing word association as suggested by a blogger named Dawn Camp. She said these words “tickled her fancy,” and let’s see if they inspire you. Feel free to answer with either a single word or a thought/memory. It’s up to you.

I Say, You Think: Word Association. Share what comes to mind when you hear the word …

1. Biscuit:  I think it’s curious that the US definition and the UK definition are so different. The UK definition seems to be some sort of cookie and the US has a soft, savory bread thing. The US biscuit you might have with gravy, but especially, it’s the basis of strawberry shortcake.  I believe I have never made biscuits, except when I’ve used products like Bisquik; it’s not that I couldn’t, but I’m too lazy to try.

MUSIC –Rubber Biscuit by the Blues Brothers, and specifically the phrase “What do you want for nothin’, Rubber biscuit?”

Coloring

2. Crayon: I invariably think of Crayola crayons. I remember when you would get something with more than eight or 16 crayons. A 64 crayon set was wonderful. Some color names seemed to have gone by the wayside. From this history:  “In 1962, partially in response to the U.S. Civil Rights movement, Binney & Smith changed the name of Flesh to Peach.”

3. Warmth: I think of a weird thing I got from the Vlogbrothers for Pizzamas, which is like a robe. It’s very warm, it’s very cuddly.

MUSIC-  The Warmth Of The Sun by the Beach Boys, which is lovely.

4. Flip: I think of the late comedian Flip Wilson. Flipping pancakescan be an art.  The Summer Olympics have a lot of impressive flips, although I’ve seen some pretty impressive flips in these Winter Games.

MUSIC – Chug-A-Lug by Roger Miller, with the lyric, “I done a double back flip.”

5. Slush – I think of the weather on Friday the February 20th. It varied tremendously: a little bit of snow, a bit of sleet. I shoveled the walk in the afternoon, and it was pretty clear, but by the evening, when we had to go out, there was slush all over the sidewalk.

Cooling

I also think of slushies, this ice thing with supposed fruit flavors. The last time I went to the urgent care place, in early December, I had a terrible sore throat. I was tested for Covid and the flu, and both tests came back negative. But I felt so dreadful, I didn’t go to choir rehearsal that week. The Urgent Care place had a slushie machine, which I usually pass on, but that day my throat really wanted one.

6. Wing -Chicken wings I never really liked all that much. They seem like way too much work – too much bone and not enough meat

MUSIC – I think of Wings of A Dove by Ferlin Husky and Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix. Then there’s Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles band Wings; here’stheir massive UK hit that was a bust in the US, Mull Of Kintyre.

7. Candle: Ash Wednesday was this past week, and on the table, a slew of lit candles. Most of them were actually votive-looking things, though a few were little electric candles. There’s a guy whose first name is the same as my middle name; he and I were blowing out all the candles after the service.

MUSIC – Candle In The Wind by Elton John; he originally wrote it about Marilyn Monroe. He subsequently rewrote it in honor of Princess Diana in 1997, which became a massively successful record, 14 weeks at #1 in the US.

8. Cinnamon: I think a lot about cinnamon toast. It’s cinnamon mixed with some sugar sprinkled on buttered toast; amazingly good-tasting stuff when I was a kid. I like cinnamon swirl pastries to this day.

MUSIC – Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young from his second solo album. I love the handclapping. throughout one of my favorite Neil Young songs