In the Words of Good Job, Brain...

Alas, Another broken promise.  But I think this one’s interesting enough, it’s worth it :)

Every week I listen to several choice podcasts—This American Life, Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me, Grammar Girl, and Stuff You Missed in History Class—just to name a few.  Because I was trying to finish up an audio book, I, just today, was able to listen to this week’s episode of Good Job, Brain (Episode # 40 All Quiz Bonanza #8).

Good Job, Brain is this fantastic “off beat trivia podcast.”  It’s wonderful.  Each week is themed and interesting, but my favorite part is the wonderful, warm, welcome in the form of alliteration from our “humble host, Karen.”  This week, we were “dandy and definitely daring data darlings” and they were our “magnificent minutia minding minds and melds.”  Just to give you a taste, because I do love a good alliteration.

This week’s episode had a couple of quizzes that made me super excited because they were about words!  The one I’m going to focus on and repeat for your viewing pleasure is the quiz by co-host Dana. 

1. Natiform-  Anything in the shape of a butt.  Example given is a peach.
2. Darkle-  The opposite of sparkle.  It’s to become dark.
3. Rhinorrhea- runny nose.
4. Overmorrow- the day after tomorrow.
5. Zarf- Karen calls them “java jackets.”  They are the cardboard sleeves around coffee containers
6. Nurdle-  A tiny dab of toothpaste.  “A nurdle of toothpaste.”
7. Grawlix- (also called a quimp) Those “@#$%&!” curse words in  comics.

Also found in this episode, but in a different quiz:

Remember those eels in The Little Mermaid?  Their names were Flotsam and Jetsam.  Those are actually real words that mean real things.  They are appropriate use in The Little Mermaid because these words are aquatic in theme.  Ships to be exact.

Flotsams are things that float up after a ship goes down.

Jetsams are things that are thrown overboard to help the ship from going down.

Their mnemonic? “Flotsam floats.  Jetsam were jettison.”

Resources:

*Stitcher Radio--the great app that allows me to listen to all these podcasts

*“What’s the Difference?"--a noteworthy segment in Good Job, Brain on the differences between words.

*Buzzfeed-- Dana of Good Job, Brain said her quiz segment was inspired by Dave Stopera's article, "27 Everyday Things You Didn't Know Had Names".

Next time:  The rest of the vocabulary for The Exorcist.  What means the word “sibilant”?  Next time, my friends.  Next time :)