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When did

"Roly-poly" become "morbidly obese"?
 
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It doesn't mean that in my neck of the woods.
 
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None of these appear obese to me: https://www.google.com/search?...sAQ&biw=1440&bih=781


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From the online OED (yes, I can access it again!), the first citation is from 1602, meaning a worthless person. Then in the 1700s, all the way to the 2000s, it describes "any of various games which feature the rolling of a ball or other object" or a game where people (especially children) roll down a hill (1821 to 2000s). The first OED citation for "a podgy, plump, or stout person, esp. a child" was from the European Magazine in 1808, with this quote, "The eye has its fire and consequence correspondent with the fierté belonging to a man of rank; the good-humored rolly-polly which gave the appearance of twinkling stars to those organs, is no more." In other citations "roly poly" just has one L.
 
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it become illegal to yell "bingo" in a bingo hall? This week
 
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Wow...that's harsh!
 
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Proof, that BINGO story was on NPR's "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!" show today. The game contestant didn't pick that story so they lost. Had I been playing, I would have won! [I think winning means they put the message on your answering machine. A million dollars would be much better!]
 
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He was facing a $250 fine and a possible 90 days in jail, but just in the nick of time some wiseacre in the court room yelled "case dismissed".
 
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What would have happened if he'd walked in backwards and excitedly shouted, "OGNIB?"
In the emotionally charged atmosphere of a bingo game, I bet ANY excitedly shouted word would have had the same effect.


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When did recommended" lose its meaning?
 
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That's the opposite of this: http://staugustine.com/news/bu...-experiment-st-louis


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