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Wednesday, June 9, 2004WORDS & MEANINGSThe Sanskrit word for "war" means "desire for more cows." Aside:.... Now do you see the things that men go to war over? The ampersand (&) is actually a stylised version of the Latin word "et," meaning and. Aside:.... Hmmm....Learned something there. The word "hangnail" comes from Middle English:ang-... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 8:03 AM Comments (2) (link) Tuesday, June 8, 2004By age sixty, most people have lost half of their taste buds. Aside:.... I guess the sand paper effect is therefore lost too. Every person has a unique tongue print. Aside:... Guess that'll help if a get killed and all my fingers are chopped off and my teeth are smashed to smithereens. Every square... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 8:09 AM Comments (0) (link) Monday, June 7, 2004MEN, BOYS & WOMENThe word avocado comes from the Spanish word aguacate which is derived from the Aztec word ahuacati which means testicle. Aside:... Bet you didn't know that! The original representation of Cupid by the Greeks was that of a beautiful young boy whose naked form was considered to be the embodiment of... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 6:10 AM Comments (0) (link) Sunday, June 6, 2004WORDS, WORDS, WORDSThe word 'byte' is a contraction of 'by eight.' Aside:.... Betcha didn't know that! Oh well, neither did I. The word 'pixel' is a contraction of either 'picture cell' or 'picture element.' Aside:.... Smart contraction, don't you think? The abbreviation for pound, "lb.," comes from the astrological... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 12:24 PM Comments (0) (link) Saturday, June 5, 2004WORDS, MEANINGS & WORD GAMES"Peladophobia" is the fear of becoming bald. Aside:.... I hope this doesn't affect you! "Hussy" originally meant "housekeeper." Aside:.... That's a long way from today's meaning. It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 7:51 PM Comments (6) (link) |
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