March 19, 2013, 07:48
<Proofreader>When Did
When did
"Roly-poly" become "morbidly obese"?
March 19, 2013, 10:15
KallehIt doesn't mean that in my neck of the woods.
March 19, 2013, 13:08
GeoffNone of these appear obese to me:
https://www.google.com/search?...sAQ&biw=1440&bih=781March 19, 2013, 20:41
KallehFrom 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.
March 20, 2013, 09:31
<Proofreader>When did
it become illegal to yell "bingo" in a bingo hall?
This weekMarch 23, 2013, 21:31
KallehProof, 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!]
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".
March 26, 2013, 05:19
GeoffWhat 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.
March 30, 2013, 18:06
GeoffThat's the opposite of this:
http://staugustine.com/news/bu...-experiment-st-louis