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Thursday, September 3, 2015

A glimpse of the Cultural Insanity Syndrome…

So there’s this teenage boy in Hillsboro, Missouri. His name is Lila Perry – yes, Lila - get over it! (It’s actually a very ancient name, dating back to Sanskrit. In Persian it means ‘lilac’, and in German it mans ‘purple’.) Anyway, Lila is his current name – the story doesn’t tell us whether his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Forgotten English…21

Be careful when you utter this one… under the rose The vulgar saying ‘under the rose’ is said to have taken its rise from convivial entertainments…when persons desired to confine their words to the company present. John Brand’s Observations on Popular Antiquities, 1841 Under the rose and its Latin... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Forgotten English…20

I would certainly hope you’d never do this… illude To play upon by artifice; to excite hope and disappoint it; [from] Latin ludo, to sport. Rev. John Boag’s Imperial Lexicon, c. 1850 Actually, the good Reverend didn’t remember his Latin grammar. ‘ To sport’ is ludere, while ludo means I sport, play... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 30, 2015

About Science…XXV

Well, good morning, boys and girls, and welcome to Sunday School once again…Mind you, this is not quite like the Sunday School our Kabu has been writing about! For one thing, there’s no singing required, although if you feel like it, go ahead – here you can sing anything you want… Today we’re... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 29, 2015

Forgotten English…19

This may finally get you into shape – and maybe not… joggling-board A “joggling-board” is the latest contrivance for exercise that has made its appearance in these parts, and is liable to become the poor man’s horse…One sits on the board, waves his arms up and down, and then “joggles”, the board... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

Naut’s Fabulous Arugula and Beet Salad

The other day I was going to make myself some Arugula and orange salad, one of my faves. But then I discovered there were no oranges left in the drawer, and I really didn’t feel like going out to get some. However, I did want some salad…And scanning the shelf my eyes fell on a can of beets –... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Our Cactus Flowered Again…

Our magnificent cactus flowered again last night! Earlier this summer I thought she might not, since we had decided not to take her out this year to let her spend the summer on the deck in the sun. She’s a tall and very heavy lady, and rather prickly under the best of circumstances, who doesn’t like... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 24, 2015

Forgotten English…18

Did your dad ever do this? quiffing the bladder Drawing the long hair over to hide a bald pate. [From] quiff, the small curl on a soldier’s temple just showing under his Glengarry, or forage cap. Close-cropped hair is one of the indispensable conditions of military smartness, but the curl used to be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 23, 2015

Forgotten English…17

You might need to see your dentist after encountering this one… chock-dog Isle of Wight cheese, or any eatable, very hard or tough. Isle of Wight cheese – sometimes called Isle of Wight Rock – is made from skimmed milk, and by keeping becomes exceedingly dry and hard. It is related that a cheese,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Forgotten English…16

Would you eat one of these? Many did… hodmandod A shell-snail. John Ray’s South and East country Words, 1674 - 91 Snail’s Creep Through the nineteenths century, the Cornish town of Roche held a celebration during the second week of June featuring a dance called the Snail’s Creep. Cornish miners... Sign in to see full entry.

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