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Dave Shepherd and Howard Shepherd respond to voicemail from Art in Vermont about a 'computer-generated' mondegreen. (1:53)

Dave and Howard explore the '-nym' words of linguistics: terms used to categorize types of words. Our title this week is based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail. There is great footage of an interview with the Pythons, just before the American release of Holy Grail, on The Sound of Young America. (3:12)

  • Homonyms (both homophones and homographs) (4:36)
Music bumper from 'Trifle 3' by Fuzzy Logic (10:28)

  • Synonyms (10:58)
  • Antonyms (14:10)
  • Contronyms, also known as auto-antonyms (16:19)
Song: 'Homonym' by Foolish Fortune (18:30)

Rude word of the week: 'snafu' (an acronym) (23:03)

Music bumper from 'Baja Taxi' by Brain Buckit (26:26)

A request by Annik Rubens for votes at podcastlogo.com. Help select a recognizable badge or logo for podcast listeners. (27:01)

  • Retronyms: a flash from the past (27:40)

Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and GarageBand.com

Theme music by Kick the Cat

time: 34:54
size: 23.9 Mb

rating: R (Our Rude Word segment contains the 'F-bomb' several times. We also talk about Woody's World of Penis Euphemisms in our Synonyms segment.)

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