Tiger Woods will return to competitive golf today, teeing off at the
Masters at 1:42 EDT today. ESPN will carry the tee shot live, then begin full coverage at 3 PM. Last time Tiger returned from a long break due to surgery, Nike's ad was
lighthearted. This time, things are very different, and the
new ad released yesterday definitely has a different tone, invoking the words of Tiger's late father, Earl Woods. Of course, some in the media are going to keep teeing off on Tiger's scandalous affairs, including this
new revelation of a tryst with a neighbor's 21-year-old daughter.
posted by msacheson
on Apr 8, 2010 -
119 comments
There is no word on whether IHOP has asked the Vatican to shift the timing of Lent.
As
mentioned previously, today is not only Super Tuesday, but also Fat Tuesday, otherwise known as Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, or...
International Pancake Day. IHOP is not a happy camper that the biggest payday in its calendar (when it admittedly not only gives away free pancakes but raises money for charity in the process) has to compete with our pesky American democracy. As they say in their press release:
“Super Tuesday, set for February 5, 2008, encroaches upon the centuries-old celebration of Pancake Day, traditionally held the Tuesday preceding Lent to rid iceboxes of forbidden dairy products.”
So it decided to thumb its nose at the Catholics and declare next Tuesday "
National Pancake Day," even though it's during Lent, which defeats the entire purpose.
Except for those whose religion's highest priority is the consumption of free pancakes.
posted by ericbop
on Feb 5, 2008 -
77 comments
Pancakes! Not just your everyday pancakes this time though. Alan Clark has turned his family recipe into a c13 isotope lased medical breakthrough. - via
Fark (of course)
posted by KnitWit
on Dec 8, 2003 -
9 comments
Say goodbye to winter and welcome spring with a Russian-style Mardis Gras celebration of
Maslenitsa-Pancake Day.
Maslenitsa is an ancient
pagan weeklong
Slavic holiday held before the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. Pancakes, the traditional food eaten during this time, are round and hot, representing the sun. "Fat is the key word for Maslenitsa," said Valentina Bakhtina. It is a sort of Mardi Gras without the costumes and with a lot of butter. The central thing is to drink, be merry, and eat - pancakes and more pancakes.
posted by stbalbach
on Mar 4, 2003 -
4 comments
Fajita Pancakes "Add 1 tablespoon of Fajita Marinade & Seasoning to 1 quart of pancake batter, 2 cups of corn niblets, and 1 cup of diced green peppers. Prepare the pancakes to serve with soups, stews, or chili." Thanks to the McCormick spice company we can have the best of both worlds!
posted by pyramid termite
on Mar 3, 2003 -
15 comments
Mmmmm.
Pancakes.
Called by many names - Blintz, Palascinta, Flensjes, Pannkuchen, Po-Ping - yes, you know
they're yummy, but what do you know about their
history or their
religious significance? For instance,
Shrove Tuesday is also known as Pancake Day and for the past 53 years, women in
Olney, England and
Liberal, Kansas race down the streets of their towns flipping pancakes, continuing an English tradition that goes back more than 500 years. (
Melbourne, Australia has a Pancake Day race, too!
) The Russian Orthodox Church
celebrates Shrovetide with a type of pancake called Blini, and I think most of us know that
Latkes (potato pancakes) are
a traditional part of the Hanukah feast. (Although apparently there is
some debate on the virtues of
Latkes over Hamentashen.) On a more secular note, we've just missed the
2002 Fall Flapjack Festival, held every year in
Land O'Lakes, Florida.
Glenn, Michigan has an
annual Pancake Festival, too (since 1938). Hey! I'm getting hungry ... somebody
pass the Maple Syrup!
posted by anastasiav
on Nov 12, 2002 -
34 comments
National Pancake Week isn't getting the press it deserves. It seems like sometimes with all this "War on Terrorism" and "Olympic Fever" stuff, we forget about the really important things in life.
posted by Samsonov14
on Feb 14, 2002 -
11 comments
Don't eat the
Pancakes! Those damn terrorists have gone too far now!
Caution: slow-loading page
posted by CRS
on Oct 19, 2001 -
29 comments
If you like rabbits with random crap on their heads.... you'll love this site!
Oolong is so calm and patient -- he never gets angry when I take pictures of him. When I put various objects on his head, he stays still for a minute. This is just a result of an intimate relationship between me and Oolong.
The main theme of my site is not to show these 'headperformance' links,
and it's not my hope to propagandize nothing but the strangeness of his
headperformance over the world.
posted by ignu
on Sep 10, 2001 -
26 comments
