February 08, 2008, 08:04
shufitzChestnut?
Quoted elsewhere:
It is a venerable chestnutWhy is old, oft-retold story called a
chestnut?
(Heck, for that matter, why is the nut itself called a "chest" nut?))
February 08, 2008, 08:14
arnieI know zmj (and others) don't think much of this source, but ...
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=chestnutFebruary 08, 2008, 08:30
zmježdFrom Lippencott's
Monthly Magazine:
the joke mentioned in the Etymonline entry. (Begins at the bottom of the page and continues on the next for the punch line.)
February 08, 2008, 19:27
KallehWell, arnie,
I like etymology.com. It at least can get you started when you are wondering about the origin of a word.
February 08, 2008, 21:33
goofyI
found something strange in the Online Etymology Dictionary, talked to the editor, and got it changed.