Sept 23 2002 The Vegetarian Experience By Natalie Tamosiunas Okay, to start with | want share a bit of amusing, ran- dom trivia. Rather than the common misbelief that vege- tarians are so called because of the main matter that they consume, the word “vegetari- an” comes from the Latin veg- etare. This word is not ancient Latin for bad hunter — it actu- ally means to enliven. This fol- lowed the understanding that a meatless diet could improve your health. Still not so nuts about tofu? Well, there are many other options to start with. Take this recipe for example, it is suitable for just about anyone who will eat veg- gies. | hope you enjoy! What is a Booger Made of? Oven Roasted Veggies 1 medium yellow or summer squash, both ends trimmed, sliced lengthwise into 1/4 inch strips 1 medium zucchini, same treatment as the squash 1 red bell pepper, sliced lengthwise into 1/4 inch strips 1 carrot sliced crosswise into 1/4 inch rounds as many mushrooms as you like, sliced in half, or if they are large, quarters extra-virgin Olive oil salt and black pepper 1. Preheat over to 425F 2. Toss the prepared veggies in a bowl with enough oil to lightly coat them. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, toss again. Let the veggies sit until the oven is hot. 3. Spread the veggies even- ly on a large baking sheet. Roast 20 to 30 minutes, turn- ing once or twice until tender. Serve warm or at room tem- perature. Note: These are great with rice or pasta. Double the recipe if you are feeding a few. Disgusting Mysteries Revealed By Rory Conroy Main Entry: booger Pronunciation: /BOO - grt/ Function: noun Etylmology: alteration of English dialect buggard, bog- gart, from 1bug + -ard Date: 1866 1: BOGEYMAN 2 : a piece of dried nasal mucus Boogers are mucus (myoo- kuss). Mucus is the thin, slip- pery material that is found inside your nose. Many people call mucus snot. Your nose makes nearly a cupful of snot every day. Snot is produced by the mucous membranes in the nose, which it moistens and protects. When you inhale air through your nose, it contains lots of tiny particles, like dust, dirt, germs, and pollen. If these particles made it all the way to the lungs, the lungs could get damaged and it would be diffi- cult to breathe. Snot works by trapping the particles and keeping them in the nose. After these particles get stuck inside the nose, the mucus surrounds them along with some of the tiny hairs inside the nose called cilia. The mucus dries around the parti- cles. When the particles and dried-out mucus clump togeth- er, you’re left with a booger! (Plagarised from useless knowledge.com) Boogers can be squishy and slimy or tough and crumbly. In fact, boogers are a sign that your nose is working properly. Apparently, snot, a perfectly normal bodily function, can be taken out context and used to describe things and people; for example, the term “snot nose” is used to describe someone who is young, not desirable, a punk or just someone you don’t like because, well, because! And although “honk” is the sound of car horn say, “honking” is also associated with blowing one’s nose and “honking a greeny” describes snorting and expelling a size- able amount of mucus, (my- oo-kus); green of course! In some countries, spitting and honking are prohibited, | guess in an attempt to improve conditions on the street and reduce the spread of disease like the plague and the heart- break of psoriasis. Quite recently, the Government of France tried to impose a cease and desist order on its soccer players who employed the one finger honk. Officials explained that the practise was plainly disgusting and offensive to millions of national and inter- national viewers although the practise was employed by devoted fans in the stands, when they weren't beating the “bejesus” out of each other! | suppose, that in North America, we are somewhat inured to this type of display having been seasonally sub- jected to the images of base- ball players, scratching their vitals, expectorating and con- torting spasmodically between invectives and obvious “potty talk”! Quite amazing are the web sites and entertainment venues devoted to boogers such as: 101 things you can do with boogers: Home Alone — You and your booger: Black Hawk Down. “101 things” is a fascinating site with a list of scintillating ideas. Eat ‘em — yummy from the kid across the street Flick “em — his little brother Put them in a tissue — Martha Stewart | first became interested in boogers upon reading a run- away best selling novel by Dave Barry, “Boogers, Not Just for Breakfast Anymore.” Recent discoveries that boogers are nutritious and could be a key to weight prob- lems may prompt a sequel, “Boogers and Obesity.” Over The Edge Page 19 Classifieds Student Services Three Lines Free The views expressed in this sec- tion are not those of Over The Edge. Have some- thing to say? Submit your beef, complaint, praise or thank you to Over The Edge’s’ Three Lines Free. It's free!