[FRIAM] for Nick - prurient entymology
Steve Smith
sasmyth at swcp.com
Sat Oct 3 15:11:57 EDT 2020
Maybe millenials will start hanging a pair of them from their hitches
(those with 1 ton dually diesels)? At least they will be etymologically
correct!
Just add toast.
On 10/3/20 12:59 PM, thompnickson2 at gmail.com wrote:
> Dave,
>
> Why me, oh Lord! Why me?
>
> Nick
>
> Nicholas Thompson
> Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology
> Clark University
> ThompNickSon2 at gmail.com
> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Prof David West
> Sent: Saturday, October 3, 2020 12:50 PM
> To: friam at redfish.com
> Subject: [FRIAM] for Nick - prurient entymology
>
> Avocado - from Aztec (via Spanish) ahucatl, meaning testicle
>
> Etiquette - little signs that that Louis XIV put out to remind people not to
> pee in the fountains of Versaille
>
> Bully - from Duth boel meaing lover
>
> Editor - Roman title for someone charged with organizing human sacrifices
>
> fascinate from Latin fascinum - penis amulet - and fascinare - charm or hex
>
> davew
>
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