

![]() ![]() Forget-Me-NotsThough they belong to a genus with roughly 50 species, most forget-me-nots are small, flat, five-petalled blue flowers with straggly stems. According to legend, the flowers received their name when a medieval knight, picking a posy for his lady by a riverside, fell into the water and drowned under the weight of his armor. As he was drowning, he threw the bouquet to his lover and shouted, "Forget me not!" Christian tradition, however, attributes the flower's name to what event? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() General Mills Introduces Cheerios as CheeriOats (1941)General Mills introduced its oat-based, ready-to-eat cold cereal as CheeriOats but, in 1946, changed its name to Cheerios because of a trademark dispute with Quaker Oats. Today, it comes in nearly a dozen different flavors and is marketed to children as well as adults. It has used several different characters in its advertising over the years, including Charlie Brown from Peanuts. Why did the US Food and Drug Administration call Cheerios an "unapproved new drug" in 2009? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Joseph Heller (1923)As a bombardier with the US Air Force during World War II, American writer Joseph Heller flew 60 combat missions. He drew on his wartime experiences when writing his darkly humorous novel Catch-22 (1961), a satiric commentary on the absurdity of war and bureaucracy. One of the most significant works of postwar protest literature, it was a huge critical success. What did Heller famously reply when asked why he had not written anything else as good as Catch-22? More... Discuss |
galvanize discuss | |
Definition: | (verb) To stimulate to action. |
Synonyms: | startle |
Usage: | The appeal has galvanized them into taking positive action. |
![]() ![]() Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) Discuss |
5 comments:
Very creative design and great capture
wow those furniture are so cool.interesting eh! nice entry.HAPPY WW
check out mine too,they're up now;
Fragile Hand
Chocolate Boy
Cool photo, thanks for sharing. Mine is up at 4SeasonsOfMYlife. Hope you can visit me too.
An ingenious design! I love seeing something functional that is equally artful. Those Europeans--I guess they know how to live well.
Thanks to all of you for stopping by and commenting.
San, I knew you would like this.
It really is creative design. I have several other photos from that vacation I will use for Wordless Wednesday.
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