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From the press in India:
    The etymology of the word lasagna is very interesting. It started with the Greek lasanon which meant ‘chamber pot’; later, when the the Romans borrowed the word lasagne (plural of lasagna) came to refer to a dish cooked in such a pot.
(Aside: I sent them a note about the amusing error. "Uh, sorry, you may not understand what a "chamber pot is". It's not a pot for cooking. Rather, it comes from the days before indoor plumbing. A 'chamber pot' is a pot that one would keep in the bed chamber, and would use it when one needed to urinate or defecate. [citations] Altogether, the error you made is somewhat funny, isn't it?")
 
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Curiously, the plural lasana meant 'trivet, stand for a pot'.
 
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I am not sure that I've used to the plural of "lasagna" before.

Wordnerd, did they answer you? That is hilarious!
 
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Since today is Fathers' Day, it kinda overshadowed the other 'important' holiday: Garfield's 27th birthday! It seems appropriate to mention this, since the subject of this thread is his favorite food: lasagna!
 
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And Garfield is shaped quite like a chamber pot! Roll Eyes
 
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BRB - I'll respond after I go get myself a snack. Sheesh! All this food talk is driving me crazy!


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