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Fickle Finger of Fate (Rebroadcast) - 7 January 2019
FromA Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Fickle Finger of Fate (Rebroadcast) - 7 January 2019
FromA Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Jan 7, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Clean cursing for modern times, more about communicating after a brain injury, and 1970's TV lingo with roots in the Second World War. A young woman wants a family-friendly way to describe a statement that's fraudulent or bogus, but all the words she can think of sound old-fashioned. Is there a better term than malarkey, poppycock, or rubbish? Also, listeners step up to help a caller looking for a succinct way to explain that a brain injury sometimes makes it hard for her to remember words. Finally, you may remember the Flying Fickle Finger of Fate awarded on the old TV show "Laugh-In." As it turns out, though, the phrase "fickle finger of fate" is decades older than that! Listen to all episodes for free: https://waywordradio.org/ Support the show to keep episodes coming: https://waywordradio.org/donate Your responses, questions, and comments are welcomed at any time! https://waywordradio.org/contact words@waywordradio.org Listener line 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the US and Canada Text/SMS +1 (619) 567-9673 Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. All rights reserved.
Released:
Jan 7, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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