Language, Drifitng on a Flood of Molasses
On a happier note, I'll take this chance to plug Steve Cook's snarkout to anyone who doesn't already read it. He's started updating more frequently with the New Year, and like Teresa Nielsen Hayden, he has a knack for finding an oddball subject, researching the hell out of it, and providing you with a huge array of interesting links on every aspect of the subject.
I particularly liked two recent posts, one about the Great Boston Molasses Flood (which I'd never heard of), and another on Bugs Bunny's profound effects on English idiom. But everything over there is good. Check it out.
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