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mental_floss Blog - Aug 22, 2008
Lately, I’ve had a few words/phrases on my mind that have multiple meanings, sometimes known as polysemes. It all started a couple months ago when I asked my friend about his wedding band. He thought I meant the ring …
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mental_floss Blog - Jun 20, 2008
It’s been a while since I posted a Word Wrap. We’ve had so many talented guest wordies on the blog, I thought I wouldn’t crowd their space. But it feels good to bring it back, especially with the below interview I …
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mental_floss Blog - May 3, 2008
I happen to love the greeting yo. Not a fan of hello or howdy or hi there or how goes it, I’ll shout out a hey or a yo if given the choice any day of the week. Maybe it’s the casual sound of it that I like so much: Yo …
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mental_floss Blog - Mar 14, 2008
I guess I’ve been a little obsessed with word puns here in the Wrap. We’ve covered punny names, punny store names, punny e-mail addresses, homophonic puns, Paging Doctor puns, and, of course, the hugely popular Tom …
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mental_floss Blog - Mar 7, 2008
Everyone knows about Rolex knock-offs and Louis Vuitton imitations, but at least with those, the company doing the knocking-off goes to a lot of trouble to replicate the brand name, as well as the merchandise. Not so …
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mental_floss Blog - Feb 22, 2008
Generally, I’m not the sort of fella who a) cares who’s on a group e-mail list or b) has the kind of time on his hands to waste scanning the CC field. But I did recently, only because the e-mail I’m referring to came …
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mental_floss Blog - Feb 15, 2008
In the 1929 Marx Brothers film, Cocoanuts, Groucho explains to Chico his plans to develop and auction some land in Florida. It’s one of their most memorable scenes, achieving immortality with the following dialogue …
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mental_floss Blog - Feb 8, 2008
I’ve read through the nearly 200 Tom Swifties you all sent in for The Best Tom Swifty in the World!! competition. And let me tell you, VERY impressive. Honestly, some of the best Swifties I’ve ever seen! After the …
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mental_floss Blog - Jan 25, 2008
It’s been about a year and a half since I’ve mentioned Tom Swifties in the Word Wrap, so I thought I’d return to them once again for this giveaway because, well, they’re just so endearing (and so much fun!). As I’ve …
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mental_floss Blog - Jan 18, 2008
I tend to be behind when it comes to technology. For this, I blame my parents, who, in 1985, were the absolute last ones in the neighborhood to get cable (anyone remember Prism?). Which is to say that my grandparent’s …
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