Category Archives: Funny Words

Oh, the irony

My mom used to call really good storms ‘frog-stranglers,’ which fascinated me as a child, because although she had told me it was a figure of speech, i.e. sort of irrational but wonderfully compelling, the frogs were supposed to be … Continue reading

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A Brief List of Funny Words

It was discovered over dinner this evening that for some reason, my children cannot hear the word “noodle” without giggling.  I may not have noticed it except that I was scolding emphatically reminding them not to get the water pitcher … Continue reading

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