Top Items About Words
Type | Title | Teaser | Author | Views | Rating |
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| Trivia | Origin of the word Nerd | "And then, just to show them, I'll sail to Ka-Troo, and bring back an It-Kutch, a Preep, and a Proo, a Nerkle, a Nerd, and a... | root | 147 | |
| Anecdotes | Amory Lovins & the Negawatt | While perusing a report put out by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, Lovins [Rocky Mountain Institute founder... | root | 58 | |
| Anecdotes | Taiwan rejects Chinese pandas | China, well aware of the diplomatic power of a panda, hands them out sparingly. I | root | 57 | |
| Anecdotes | Tolkien`s Dwarves | Though best known as a fantasy writer, J. R. R. Tolkien, a mild-mannered professor of ancient languages at Oxford, was... | Anonymous | 56 | |
| Anecdotes | Richard Branson & the Bollocks Trial | When he left Stowe, [Virgin Group CEO Richard Branson]`s headmaster told him, "You are either going to be a millionaire... | root | 54 | |
| Trivia | origin of the word Checkmate | ... | root | 54 | |
| Anecdotes | Anecdote about John Daly, Metaphors and Analogies | `60 Minutes` executive producer Don Hewitt on coining the term `anchor` during the 1952 national conventions in Chicago:... | Anonymous | 46 | |
| Quotes | David Beckham: Volatile player? | “I can play in the center, on the right, and occasionally on the left side.” -- David Beckham, asked if he was a... | root | 38 | |
| Anecdotes | Lotka Curve | In 2003, the sociologist Charles Murray - famed for his controversial contention (outlined in The Bell Curve,... | Anonymous | 33 | |
| Jokes | Joke about Language, Urination and Puns | Ebonics Homework: Penis As part of a homework assignment, Leroy must use the word `Penis` in a... | Anonymous | 30 |
