Can you keep it going asking ONLY QUESTIONS?

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  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 20,403 Member
    Wouldn't that be great?
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,283 Member
    Isn't caffeine a weird thing, in that the delivery method seems to impact its efficacy? For example, doesn't a caffeine pill wake me up more than a soda which has an equivalent amount of caffeine in it?

    (Shall we pause while @cat0703a locates a thesaurus to find the word "efficacy"?)
  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 20,403 Member
    Couldn't you have just said effectiveness?
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,283 Member
    Where's the fun in that? Shouldn't we all take time to expand our vocabulary from time to time?
  • Cat0703a
    Cat0703a Posts: 17,577 Member
    @nossmf wouldn’t your grandmother be so proud? ☺️ And may I thank you for the giggle and the challenge to find use for “efficacy” in conversation today?
  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 20,403 Member
    Wouldn't I rather any other synonym over 'efficacy'? Isn't it a much overused word in the pharma world?
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,208 Member
    Does the overuse of the word efficacy in the pharma world make it seem less effective, thus affecting you in a negative way? 🤔
  • SundryCoder
    SundryCoder Posts: 468 Member
    nossmf wrote: »
    Where's the fun in that? Shouldn't we all take time to expand our vocabulary from time to time?

    Wouldn't MFP just kitten many of the words we would use?
  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 20,403 Member
    Don't I find my vocabulary expands more organically by reading (both fiction and non-fiction)?
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,478 Member
    "Milquetoast" - didnt I come across this word just yesterday that I had never heard of before?
  • Cat0703a
    Cat0703a Posts: 17,577 Member
    Isn’t that a new one for me too?
  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 20,403 Member
    edited February 2023
    Didn't I hear it years ago? Didn't one of my coworkers used to refer to an old boss as milquetoast?
  • Cat0703a
    Cat0703a Posts: 17,577 Member
    I guess they didn’t like the boss so much?
  • PaulaKro
    PaulaKro Posts: 6,152 Member
    edited February 2023
    Not the most flattering description, right? Unless they enjoy having a pushover in a position of power?
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,208 Member
    edited February 2023
    cmsienk wrote: »
    Didn't I hear it years ago? Didn't one of my coworkers used to refer to an old boss as milquetoast?
    Didn't I also hear this word years ago, and knew its meaning, but always thought it was spelled milktoast, like what was served to me in kindergarten before my nap? But doesn't the term come from the name Caspar Milquetoast, a character in the 1920's cartoon strip "The Timid Soul"?
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,283 Member
    What is the etymology of that idiom? (Does anybody know which show/character this quote came from?)
  • Mtn_hikin
    Mtn_hikin Posts: 1,087 Member
    Isn’t this thread getting too deep?
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,208 Member
    edited February 2023
    @nossmf, I'm guessing you didn't see my post immediately above yours?
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_Milquetoast
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    Or, were you asking where the quote "What is the etymology of that idiom?" comes from?
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,478 Member
    isnt it my guess that the author who named his fictional character milquetoast based that on the much older term 'milksop'?

    Although I had never seen 'milquetoast' before, havent I come across 'milksop' quite often in historical novels?
  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 20,403 Member
    Guess who's on a 2-day 8 hours of sleep streak ?
  • Cat0703a
    Cat0703a Posts: 17,577 Member
    Don’t I hope it’s everyone on this thread? How do you feel?

    Aren’t I just happy I doubled the amount I had the night prior? 😅
  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 20,403 Member
    edited February 2023
    Cat0703a wrote: »
    Don’t I hope it’s everyone on this thread? How do you feel?

    Aren’t I just happy I doubled the amount I had the night prior? 😅
    Wouldn't that be great?
  • SundryCoder
    SundryCoder Posts: 468 Member
    Are you saying some of us need beauty sleep because we need more beauty?
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,208 Member
    Who else is going to have a 16 oz steak and baked potato tonight? 😋
    When I say 16 oz. steak, don't I mean ½ tonight and ½ tomorrow? 😂
  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 20,403 Member
    edited February 2023
    Doesn't that beat the grilled cheese sandwich I ate after I finished painting?
  • PaulaKro
    PaulaKro Posts: 6,152 Member
    What did you paint? Was it artistic or functional? Or both?
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,283 Member
    frankwbrown wrote: »
    Or, were you asking where the quote "What is the etymology of that idiom?" comes from?

    Isn't this the question I was prompting for a response?
  • Cat0703a
    Cat0703a Posts: 17,577 Member
    SundryCoder wrote: »
    Are you saying some of us need beauty sleep because we need more beauty?

    Who would say such a thing??
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,208 Member
    Isn't beauty in the eye of the beholder?
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,478 Member
    Is it even safe to hold bees?

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