On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:14:41 -0400, John Kane >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:28:48 -0400, Goomba38 >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> sf wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:47:02 -0400, Goomba38 >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Although sadly, those serendipity meals aren't always easy to
>>>>> recreate again at a later date.
>>>> No addition to this, but I just have to comment that I noticed you
>>>> used the word "serendipity". Did you read that series to your
>>>> kids too?
>>>>
>>> I don't know about a series of books by that title. I just know what the
>>> word means. I kinda assume the books came after the word....? LOL
>>
>> Actually, the books made the word "known".
>>
>What books? I learned the word from a science fiction story about 40
>years ago.

The book series isn't "quite" that old, but approaching....
http://www.any-book-in-print.com/_gr...ndipity_k5.htm

Serendipity

Etymology: from its possession by the heroes of the Persian fairy tale
The Three Princes of Serendip
Date: 1754


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