#20 -- fletcherize

fletcherize




This is another word which links with gulosity . Until and unless you chew how the hell can you eat. Anyways.... first of all lets take a glance at its etymology and to our awe its another eponym ( remember mithridate ? ) and this eponym is derived from someone who advocated a very useful but thoroughly funny fact..... yes, Fletcherize is named for the American dietician Fletcher Horace, who advocated chewing each bite of food at least 32 times in order to truly enjoy it ( that's a fact.... well is it ?? :O).


Dictionary meaning ( verb ) -- To chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
Pronunciation -- \FLECH-uh-rahyz\
Example sentence -- If you want that meat to digest you literally need to fletcherize !! 




Fun  description :--  Well , what can I say when the American Deitician Fletcher Horace from whom this word is derived himself gave such a funny description " chewing each bite of food at least 32 times in order to truly enjoy it " :D (ROFL:D)!! 


But something serious that  Flecher Horace did miss is that people can chew not only food but another awesomely tasty thing that's your head. Yes, trust me. I don't even need to give any example because you must have had plenty of such situations to bear . Still for a recap ... remember the day when that  i-will-eat-you-alive-if-don't-hear-me type of a guy/girl in the restaurant who just wont let you go until he/she finishes narrating his/her story of midlife crisis thoroughly to you....... did'nt you feel like just tearing your hair apart ?? Atleast I felt like the same ( and i don't know what the bald people felt like tearing :P).  Well, whatever you felt like tearing .. the bottom line is this is called head-fletcherizing !!


By the way on a serious note do you really think that chewing 32 times actually enhances the taste of your food?? I tried a couple of times and the conclusion I could draw is that it actually enhances is your time (dunno about taste :P)  . I started eating that cup-cake chewing every piece 32 times and it took me half an hour to finish eating that 5min-finish stuff. Please...... Mr. F.Horace..... I have other jobs to do in a mere 24 hours than just eating !!  






P.S.-- Just to save you from being anymore head-fletcherized ... I logout now :P !!  By the way... I will definitely return to fletcherize you tomorrow again :)