That phrase "hocus-pocus" started out as "hocus-pocus dominocus", and was, in the beginning, a mocking imitation of the holy incantations of the Catholic Church's Latin liturgy. So say the lexicologists.
It has long been believed that a man who gets bald across the front of his head is a thinker while a man who gets bald on the crown of his head is a … - L. M. Boyd
It has long been believed that a man who gets bald across the front of his head is a thinker while a man who gets bald on the crown of his head is a …
- L. M. Boyd
Having a baby isn't so bad. If you're a female Emperor penguin in the Antarctic. She lays the egg, rolls it over to the father, then takes off for wa… - L. M. Boyd
Having a baby isn't so bad. If you're a female Emperor penguin in the Antarctic. She lays the egg, rolls it over to the father, then takes off for wa…
If you're more than three feet away from a housefly, it can't see you. - L. M. Boyd
If you're more than three feet away from a housefly, it can't see you.
Anyone who eats three meals a day should understand why cookbooks outsell sex books three to one. - L. M. Boyd
Anyone who eats three meals a day should understand why cookbooks outsell sex books three to one.
No single expression denotes love. It's so complex it requires combinations of expressions. These create an identifiable look. You see something like… - L. M. Boyd
No single expression denotes love. It's so complex it requires combinations of expressions. These create an identifiable look. You see something like…
That phrase "hocus-pocus" started out as "hocus-pocus dominocus", and was, in the beginning, a mocking imitation of the holy incantations of the Cath… - L. M. Boyd
That phrase "hocus-pocus" started out as "hocus-pocus dominocus", and was, in the beginning, a mocking imitation of the holy incantations of the Cath…
Chopsticks or no chopsticks, it was the Chinese who first used knives and forks. - L. M. Boyd
Chopsticks or no chopsticks, it was the Chinese who first used knives and forks.
There are 350 varieties of shark, not counting loan and pool. - L. M. Boyd
There are 350 varieties of shark, not counting loan and pool.
The code of Hammurabi in ancient Babylon prescribed this punishment for a doctor convicted of inept surgery: amputation of the hands. - L. M. Boyd
The code of Hammurabi in ancient Babylon prescribed this punishment for a doctor convicted of inept surgery: amputation of the hands.
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