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Laundry List Apotheosis Laundry List ApotheosisWhy is a large, bewildering catalogue of names called a "laundry list," and why are such lists at the roots of writing?dougdoug•May 8Shall We Have a Picnic, Cookout, or Barbecue? Shall We Have a Picnic, Cookout, or Barbecue?The Origins of Summer Outdoor Dining Vocabularytaliatalia•May 3Book Nerd Rock and Roll Book Nerd Rock and RollGet your speakers ready, because this will be much easier and more enjoyable if you listen to the music in the links.taliatalia•Mar 5Magic Words that Will Eat Your Soul Magic Words that Will Eat Your SoulHow to make anything sound scary for fun and profittaliatalia•Feb 21Kid Gloving Kid GlovingA few of the faces glimpsed from the time-travel train while researching "handle with kid gloves"dougdoug•Feb 10Per astra ad aspera Per astra ad asperaThe Earth's "Arctic" makes etymological sense when you know the word was made to fit the starsdougdoug•Feb 2The Dark Ages The Dark AgesSt. Isidore of Seville is commonly pictured with bees or pens, which are much alikedougdoug•Jan 27Burns Night 2026 Burns Night 2026I promise you, haggis tastes exactly like meatloaftaliatalia•Jan 24Oh the Places You Went! Oh the Places You Went!The main sources are under "sources," but here are snapshots of a few of the odder pools where etymonline has angled for wordsdougdoug•Jan 19

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