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October 31, 2024

HUNDREDS OF WHAT?

A 63-year-old man has been arrested after hundreds of truckles of cheddar, worth more than £300,000, were stolen from London cheese specialist Neal’s Yard Dairy.

(Thanks to Jay Brandes)

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truck·le .. /ˈtrəkəl/
noun: truckle; plural noun: truckles
- - a small barrel-shaped cheese, especially Cheddar.

They could've used the word "things", as in "hundreds of things of cheddar", but that would not have been as precise. Or maybe it's what happens when an F-150 and Fiat are parked in the same garage: they beget truckles.


Truckles is another unit of measurement for asteroids.

Judi?

In his defense, it all started when he got a good for a trailer load of elbow macaroni on E-bay.

I always thought a "truckle" was a small truck. I learned something today. Very educational site.

Professor: Did they find these asteroids in or near Uranus?

Some retirement strategies can be pretty risky if you're trying to get shorter term higher rewards.

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