Musing off topic re big words when I should be turning off center.

Further proof that if you want to postpone the outcome of something, form a committee to get it done..

Mac

Here in San Diego, we are in the midst of yet another airport study. We have lived here twenty years and this is at least the fifth such commission chartered to study San Diego's need for a larger airport. In every instance, they recommend an active military base as the choice. Funny thing, the military has never waivered in their position that they are not moving from Miramar (the air base that was the backdrop to the movie "Top Gun"). That's OK, because the commissions never listen to them anyway.

Joe Fleming - San Diego

Arch wrote:

OK, I'm Lazy. What's the origin? We have a local place called The Charburger, is the origin related to that? Or maybe Pipette?

Some of the meetings around here folks bring flame throwers, so I doubt we'd fit the 'ette' part. Maybe a 'Crisping'?

'Course now I'm wandering off to A Bungle of Bureaucrats and other stuff not related to turning or even the original post ... thanks, Arch.

Hey Lobby, over to Leif for the word's origin. He's the wordsmith, but around here it's probably the same root as 'charade'. "for our leaders to ignore" was my add on, but I've been to a few club meetings that fit my definition. :)

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

Arch for the french around here the meaning is a cart, like a push cart, to haul a load on, our car is probably a derivative of that word.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

Arch wrote:

===================== What a difference a few years and a bridge make! Back in the 60's when I was there, you couldn't have given Miramar to SD. It waqs about a 60 mile round trip to get from downtown down to San Ysidro (sp?) and back up the Strand. And the Strand was mostly deserted most of the time, except for the personnel at NAS.

Ken Moon Webberville, TX.

Did a bit of googling. I suspect what it really boils down to is another nonsensical academic excercise. It is indeed a cart. Perhaps not the cart as used by Parisian architectural students. In our times it is more likely to be the cart one uses when cleaning out a stable.