You know what warms my cockles?

[Aviation Pro]

While the bloated, orange, bloodsucking tick is getting acquitted by his loyal lickspittles, President Biden is doing his fucking job.

That’s what warms my cockles.

[mezame]

1. Cockles

Love that word.

[ChazInAz]

11. In my case...

If my cockles get too warm I like to rub them with dry ice.

[Harker]

2. I should've put my glasses on.

I thought you said, "cookies."

Yes, cockles are thawing out and warming up around the world!

[Nevilledog]

20. I'm just here for the cookies.

[Harker]

21. And you might stay for the cockles.

Cockles and tea... pretty good together.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. RepubliQons don't understand big words like "cockles"

... and think it is something "gay".

Etymology

First documented use in 1671. Corruption of Latin cochleae (“ventricles”) in cochleae cordis (“ventricles of the heart”).[1][2] Earlier attempt to explain the etymology no longer noted in reference works: Possibly due to resemblance of cockles to hearts.[2]

The ventricles of the heart are vaguely snail shaped. Hence the Latin word from their word for snail, like the cochlea in our ears.

[jaxexpat]

4. Etymology, now that warms my cockles.

It's humbling to ponder on the weight of ages we wield with our speech.

Cochlea....who knew? From a guy who's dealt with chronic, weather related dizziness for 42 years, that's profound.

[Hugin]

7. "This change in status has increased the molecular activity in my cardiac ventricles" simply doesn't

have the same folksy feel to say.

However, it's exactly what Mr. Spock would say if he had only one heart, red blood, and emotions.

Probably. Most likely.

Or something similar.

[geardaddy]

15. Awesome!

Thank you for the etymology!

I always thought it meant warming the cockles like the shellfish. Which are delicious.

[Harker]

23. Cockles and mussels...

alive, alive, O.

[Nocturnowl]

5. Such Language! At THIS Time of Day!

[FSogol]

6. I thought this would be spam selling Chinese-manufactured cockle warmers.

[randr]

8. YUUUMM cockle soup

Now that will warm you up on a winters day.

[Zoonart]

9. "Cockles and muscles, alive, alive, Ho."

[geardaddy]

18. Yes!

Also, cockle cakes are part of a Welsh breakfast in some places in Wales.

[Celerity]

27. Cockles and Laverbread

[geardaddy]

36. Bingo!

[AmyStrange]

10. What the hell is a cockle?!

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This is what I got from Wikipedia, but it doesn't sound right:

A cockle is an edible, marine bivalve mollusc. Although many small edible bivalves are loosely called cockles, true cockles are species in the family Cardiidae. True cockles live in sandy, sheltered beaches throughout the world. The distinctive rounded shells are bilaterally symmetrical, and are heart-shaped when viewed from the end...

Shouldn't the def of cockles be something funny, like the crazy part of your brain that thinks everything is funny?
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[MineralMan]

13. I ate cockles on a trip to England.

Nice. However, they really must be served at least warm, if not steaming hot, it seems to me.

A guy can't get cockles here in the US, but a bowl of small steamed clams can be had on both coasts. Same thing, really. I really prefer mussels, though.

"Cockles and Mussels, alive, alive-O!"

So cries Molly Malone:

[AmyStrange]

14. You can't help but learn new things here in the DU!

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Thank you, but I still prefer my def.
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[MineralMan]

16. LOL!

My mission in life....

[LAS14]

19. Yeah, that's one kind of cockle, but does it explain "the cockles of my heart?" nt

[MineralMan]

22. Well, a cockle shell is heart-shaped.

In fact, so is a human heart, sort of. It has the same sort of symmetry as a bivalve mollusk.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

31. Please see my post #3 earlier in the thread

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215075300#post3

[LAS14]

34. Thanks for taking the trouble to point that out! nt

[randr]

26. It can also be that special place

deep in your heart that you alone know is there

[AmyStrange]

28. I'll take that over crazy any day

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Thank you.
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[Bernardo de La Paz]

30. Explained in my post #3 in this thread

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215075300#post3

[AmyStrange]

32. Thank you, but...

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I still like my def. better, although, your repub explanation is funny.


FROM: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215075300#post10

"This is what I got from Wikipedia, but it doesn't sound right:

A cockle is an edible, marine bivalve mollusc. Although many small edible bivalves are loosely called cockles, true cockles are species in the family Cardiidae. True cockles live in sandy, sheltered beaches throughout the world. The distinctive rounded shells are bilaterally symmetrical, and are heart-shaped when viewed from the end...


Shouldn't the def of cockles be something funny, like the crazy part of your brain that thinks everything is funny?"
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[spinbaby]

12. What's thrilling me...

...is the thought that the Orange Menace can’t tweet about it.

[treestar]

35. +1 million zillion

The "quiet" is quite thrilling.

[LAS14]

17. Speaking of which, what ARE "the cockles of my heart?" nt

[Vivienne235729]

24. Whenever I hear cockles, I think of Arya from Game of Thrones

Where she is selling them at the black White House story arc. Not gonna lie though. My initial knee jerk response every time I see the word cockles is something dirty. Lol

[North Shore Chicago]

25. My wife

usually warms my cockles, but in a pinch anything that enrages the orange lamprey will do.

[Skittles]

29. anyone else think he was gonna say.....hearts?

[JHB]

33. A steam pot?