According to M-W, lunch is short for luncheon, which is an alteration of nuncheon which is a light snack.
Not the way I eat lunch though, which is often the biggest meal of the day.
Lydia: Its removal from Burma is a felony and when triggered it has the power to melt human eyeballs.
Giles: In that case I've severely underpriced it.
'Potential'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Mar 10, 2005 8:20:39 am PST #5902 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
-t - Mar 10, 2005 8:24:44 am PST #5903 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
1580, nonechenche "light mid-day meal," from none "noon" + schench "drink," from O.E. scenc, from scencan "pour out." Altered by northern Eng. dial. lunch "hunk of bread or cheese" (1590), which probably is from Sp. lonja "a slice," lit. "loin." When it first appeared, luncheon meant "thick piece, hunk;" sense of "light repast between mealtimes" is from 1652, esp. in ref. to an early afternoon meal eaten by those who have a noontime dinner.
So lunch = "Pour out the noon drink and then have a hunk of bread"?
Jessica - Mar 10, 2005 8:26:43 am PST #5904 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
When it first appeared, luncheon meant "thick piece, hunk;" sense of "light repast between mealtimes"
I.e., "nooner."?
Trudy Booth - Mar 10, 2005 8:28:53 am PST #5905 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Ozzy Osbourne on how he regrets putting his family on display in a reality TV show: "Since filming started [on MTV's 'The Osbournes'], my wife has had cancer, my two kids became junkies, I went back to booze and smoking pot, and then I died twice in a bike accident. Life's not all about money."
Right. MTV is the cause of all of that, Oz. t rolls eyes
§ ita § - Mar 10, 2005 8:29:11 am PST #5906 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I.e., "nooner."?
Stop that.
Gudanov - Mar 10, 2005 8:30:22 am PST #5907 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
Where's that study that shows MTV causes cancer?
msbelle - Mar 10, 2005 8:30:28 am PST #5908 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Jesse - Netflix just recommended Desk Set.
Steph L. - Mar 10, 2005 8:30:53 am PST #5909 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I.e., "nooner."?
Ahahahaha!!!
Steph L. - Mar 10, 2005 8:31:26 am PST #5910 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Netflix just recommended Desk Set.
Hepburn/Tracy? I love that one!
msbelle - Mar 10, 2005 8:32:10 am PST #5911 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
yep. I had never heard of it. Jesse was outraged. there was eyerolling. it possibly went on forever.