George Carlin & Cooking

Every time I refer to or hear about a "pre-heated oven", I think of George Carlin.  While he was definitely not for everyone's taste, I loved the man and he is sorely missed.  In fact, had Eleanor been born on May 12th instead of May 11th, she would have been named Carlin, as the 12th was his birthday.

So, in honor of the man, and regarding pre-heated ovens:

That's another complaint of mine - too much use of this prefix "pre". It's all over the language now — "pre"-this, "pre"-that, place the turkey in a "pre-heated" oven. It's ridiculous! There are only two states an oven can possibly exist in: Heated or unheated! "Pre-heated" is a meaningless fucking term!