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Poprocks, Paraprosdokians, and Kindness
Leave a commentFebruary 10, 2015 by libroshombre
Voltaire’s 18th century warning remains valid. “It is dangerous,” he wrote, “to be right in matters on which the established …
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Torturous Aphibologies, Poor Webster, and Scrooge McDuck’s Taxes
Leave a commentFebruary 3, 2015 by libroshombre
Judging by our national debate over the subject, “torture” is one of those terms whose meaning seems to depend on …
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Swapping Spit, Being Cold, and Getting Smart
1January 27, 2015 by libroshombre
Vladimir Nabokov’s opinion that, “revelation can be more dangerous than revolution,” resonated after reading about several new scientific discoveries. The …
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Paronomasiacs, Oxt, and Other Honkerbonkers
Leave a commentJanuary 15, 2015 by libroshombre
James Boswell, famed as the autobiographer and companion of Samuel “Dictionary” Johnson in the 1700s, was a thorough-going scamp. However, …
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Bad Boys and Girls, Who’s Who, and Mr. Toilet
Leave a commentJanuary 8, 2015 by libroshombre
“What’s in a name?” Shakespeare once asked. That’s what School Stickers, a British company, wanted to know. School Stickers sells …
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Tree Asps, Knock-knock Jokes, and Surprising Books
Leave a commentJanuary 5, 2015 by libroshombre
The powerful 17th century French nobleman Francois de La Rochefoucauld made a sad commentary on his life when he wrote, …
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Old Water, Tear Topography, and Why Geezers Grin
Leave a commentDecember 25, 2014 by libroshombre
“Water is the driving force of all nature,” observed Leonardo da Vinci, and earth’s water predates the sun, according to …
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Phantoms, Idiots, and Restrooms
Leave a commentDecember 18, 2014 by libroshombre
Old Fort Phantom’s remains stand on a rise just north of Abilene, Texas, where I grew up. We boys usually …
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Hormones, Peccadillos, and Other Annoyances
Leave a commentDecember 11, 2014 by libroshombre
One of my favorite hormones was featured in a recent Mental Floss article by Jessica Hullinger titled “6 Fascinating Facts …
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Tyrannio the Rapscallion Librarian
Leave a commentDecember 7, 2014 by libroshombre
“Tyrannio” would be a great name for a library director, and, in fact, it was. His real name was Theophrastus, …
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