Daily Archives: January 30, 2012

Hotsy-totsy

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (HOT-see TOT-see) http://wordsmith.org/words/hotsy-totsy.mp3 MEANING: (adjective) also hotsie-totsie. Just right; perfect. ETYMOLOGY: Coined by Billy De Beck, cartoonist (1892-1942), famed for his comic strip “Barney Google and Snuffy Smith”. Another of his coinage that has found a place in the … Continue reading →

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The Winning Lottery Number

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Ron

Every year at the state fair Paul entered the lottery for the brand new truck and lost. This year, he told his friend David, he wasn’t going to bother and enter. “What kind of attitude is that?” David asked. He … Continue reading →

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Guts and Balls

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Ron

To those of you who are nit-pickers about the meaning of words: there is a medical distinction between Guts and Balls. We’ve all heard about people having Guts or having Balls, but do you really know the difference between them? … Continue reading →

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