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Human Encyclopedia never leaves me voice mail messages at work. Never. So when I discovered a voice mail message from him today, I was understandably concerned. H.E.: I was getting ready to go out and do my errands, and I heard this big kaboom-crunch, which is the distinctive sound that an airplane makes when it hits the ground. And then a couple of seconds later there was another kaboom-crunch. Same sound. I figured it was the kids slamming the dumpsters…

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Every now and then, I thumb through John Ayto’s Dictionary of Word Origins and surprise myself. Tonight I looked up the word eloquent and was surprised to read: eloquent see VENTRILOQUIST Hm. I would never have guessed that eloquence had anything to do with ventriloquism. First of all, I find ventriloquists and their wooden friends just a tad bit disturbing, thanks to shows like The Twilight Zone and Tales from the Crypt. I mean, it’s bad enough that ventriloquists like…

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I love vegetables, and I love making music, but I never thought to combine these two loves to make music out of vegetables. When I first read about it, I was fascinated and amused. It certainly gives new meaning to playing with your food. Unfortunately, this has also made me curious about what else I might find on the net about playing with food. However, I was thinking more along the lines of finding Dreyfuss-like encounters with mashed potatoes; I…

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Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Bah. What bologne. For a few weeks now I’ve been expecting snail mail from a couple of my best friends, and like the good little girl that I am I’ve been checking my post office box faithfully, at least once or twice a week. After much thought, I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m getting everyone else’s mail but…

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