brobdignagian

(brob-dig-nag'-ee-un) adj. (often capitalized) of colossal proportions or extraordinary height; gigantic. n. a giant. [From Brobdignag, a country of giants, in the book Gulliver's Travels.] I am sitting in a DINER in the Flatiron district drinking my sickly sweet cordial-like carrot and apple juice. The 'Health food' diner serves delectable American treats including waffles, omlettes, and fried everything. My pancake is the size of the plate, and is brobdignagian. The hubcap sized slab of carbohydrate comes with a mountain of toppings - FIVE butters, THREE packets of grape Jelly, and TWO maple syrup sachets (Corn syrup sachets actually). Good thing I asked the waitress to 'hold the sausage and the ham', and just had the bacon on the side. (Who invented maple syrup pancakes with bacon on the side anyway?) Brobdignagian buildings tower around me. Across the street is the Museum on Sex (not a place I am game to look for anything Brobdignagian). To the right is the magnificent Toblerone shaped 'Flatiron building.  It's time to get moving again, otherwise, if I sit here too long, I am sure to begin my journey to brobdignagian-ism. And I'm sure it would be wider, not taller!