Words Words Words (Take 2)

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I've loved words ever since I was at UCLA and took Linguistics 10, which looked at the origins of words. So today's news chum concerns words, in various forms... and shapes...

• Words We Don't Have... But Need. Here's a list of 12 brilliant words we don't have in English... but really should. So while I'm dealing with my kummerspeck (due to the third headache day in a row), I'll pelinti due to the hot soup I'm eating.


• A Long Word Goes Away. Today also saw the retirement of a word: rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz.Want to know what it means? I guess you'll just have to read this.


• How Do You Spell That? You may have heard that the National Spelling Bee just ended. The winning word? Knaidel. Or is it Knaydel?


• History of a Logo. Two little words: "Star Wars". Quite a story behind the logo.

Music: Welcome to the Club (1989 Original Broadway Cast): "The Trouble with You"

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The Hazards of Fame (Take 2)

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Today's post brings together three articles, all loosely connected regarding the hazards of fame:

• Did You Hear The News About The President? President Obama. Love him or hate him, he's surely in the news... and has all sorts of stories floating about. My advice? Only argue about the stories that are true. To help you, here's a handy chart of almost every Obama conspiracy theory.


• He's The Next Tom Lehrer. There's one thing our new mayor in Los Angeles is known for... his piano playing and singing (if I had know this, I might have voted for him :-) ). Anyway, when he leaves his council office, he's giving back the city's piano.


• Let's Make Reservations. Consider the problems. You're Alton Brown. You don't want to cook dinner. How to make dinner reservations without it being obvious....

Music: Welcome to the Club (1989 Original Broadway Cast): "Southern Comfort"

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