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robotjohnny (1407 words)
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"The oldest item in the society’s “cabinet†(the coin-maven word for collection) is one of the first coins ever produced, made of gold-silver alloy and issued around 650 B.C. by a Lydian king who was an ancestor of Croesus."
The New York Times, A Treasure Travels, Inconspicuously, by Glenn Collins, June 16, 2008
As long as it's not an outmoded toad, as slow as a nematode.
Go there by amphibian for a rode toad Rhode road trip.
Ah! Both, I suppose. :-)
A road trip or a Rhode trip?
Yarb, nice to see you back in Wordietown. :-)
Oh, there are many reasons! Coastland, birds, history, architecture, lighthouses....Then again, it doesn't take much to convince me to take a road trip.
And don't forget: Rhode Island is a useful unit of measure.
What are the others, rt?
Yum! Another good reason to visit Rhode Island.
"When ice cream is added, Coffee Milk is called a “Coffee Cabinet†or “Coffee Cab.†In other words, a “cabinet†is a local term for a “frappe†which is a regional term for an ice cream milk shake. It is though to be called a “cabinet†because it unknown originator kept his blender in a kitchen cabinet."
Rhode Island Coffee Cabinet