Etymology Enthusiast Gifts

"Did you know that 'decimate' means kill just one out of every ten?"

'You failed your Latin exam! But Sweety, it's important to learn Latin: All your friends' names have Latin roots...'

"She introduces herself as Drosophila Melanogaster, but everyone knows she's just a common fruit fly."

servants discuss the meaning of a word on a doormat

Department of Linguistics.

'Did you know that the English have 56 different words for rubbish?'

"Did you know the word 'faith' is a linguistic blend of the Latin words 'faigus' and 'phytolith'? Don't question it. Just believe me."

'Then again, who says we can't call it a mangelwurzel?'

"Counsel for prose is overruled. Poetry, you may continue."

"For the girls—Kimberly, Caitlin, Lauren, Cindy, and Tracy. For the boys—Cameron, Christopher, Adam, Jeffrey, and Gregory."

Washington D.C., Acronym Capital of the World

'I've drawn up a shortlist of baby names.'

'Why do they call him Neckline Ned.' - 'He's always plunging down the middle but never showing anything.'

'The kids want a new motto: instead of 'slow but sure' they've come up with 'fast and funky'.'

Mort Park! You mean Killer. You're sprung, Killer. I'm free to go? Unless you're so tough now you'd rather stay. I mean a guy named Killer probably likes jail. Mail me my blanky.

"Are you the one they call El Cóndor?"

"Tia Carmen, did you ever wish summer was over...so you could be in school?"

"I've been reading a book of famous quotations. It's amazing how many are by a famous Greek named Anonymous."

"Why do people think using big words is a bad thing?"

'Quotes, woof, woof, woof, woof, closed quotes.'

'Lance, what does 'NSFW' stand for?'

Naming that Impala

Tom Cruise

Frog Prince thinks: 'A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horsefly.'

His real name is Jasper Underwood Farthington III...but we just call him 'Stinky'.

Male On Sunday

"Gosh, this reminds me of one of my favorite John Lennon lyrics: "Life is what happens to you while you're making other quarterly sales plans."

Books: Names That Will Make Your Child Hate You!

Dear Sadie, I'm just an aging Baby-Boomer who still believes in America, and sees all the good around me, but I don't understand why we've become so mean. How can I feel good about us again? Signed, Marlemarion. Great question. There's an easy answer as to how you can feel better about the world. Change your name to something normal! I just don't agree with the @#$% premise that we've gotten mean.

'I know you can make this project go. That's why I call you 'The Magic Motor'.'

"Maybe Earth's primordial soup did contain polyester."

"Wait ... I always thought taking each other for granted was a good thing!"

Ovalifolium Longifora

"Really? 'Yeller'? That's what you want to name him?"

'That's it agreed then - the company's new motto is going to be 'We didn't do anything illegal'.'