Bunny Trails

Shauna and Dan return from Chicago armed with numerous parts of what newspaperman Mike Ryoko called "Chicagoese". We take a good look at the origins of Calling Dibs before doing snippets of other words and phrases like Ferris Wheel, Jinx, Pipe Dream, and more. Bonus: Dan wishes he knew I-290 was gonna be called the Eisenhower. It would have saved him so many headaches. More bonuses: Italian Beef, Hot Dogs, and Gluten Free Donuts.    Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Shauna and Dan take a stand! Okay, not really. But they do explore the origins and history surrounding the phrase "Change Your Tune", which starts with CHANGE relating to behaviors since the 1300s! Bonus - An 1894 newspaper out of Arizona might have the coolest name ever. #BunnyTrails Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

This week Shauna and Dan ponder whether or not we are all in the same boat. We find a plethora of amazing resources to track this phrase from its entry to English in the early 1600s and its steadfast definitions through today.  Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

This week Shauna and Dan learn the UK version "Put Your Foot in It" came before the US version "Put Your Foot in Your Mouth". Which calls in to question... if "it" wasn't mouth... what was it? We may never know. But we do have fun with the history of this phrase and the cool and sometimes gross ways it's been used over the years. #BunnyTrails Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Shauna and Dan join the circus, become one-trick ponies, then move to a variety of song and dance numbers before settling on futuristic robots and Dungeons and Dragons characters. It'll all make sense if you listen to the show. #BunnyTrails Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

This week Shauna and Dan see how confused they can make the other one with the phrase Muddy the Waters. From camels to Nietzsche, Fatboy to Mary Wollstonecraft, and Aesop to a Blues legend, this phrase can be found in many places. Bonus: Dan thinks about feudalism. Hoorah. #BunnyTrails Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Dan gets an earworm and it turns into an entire episode on the phrase, "Pardon My French". Cause that's how it goes sometimes. This week our phrase moves from the early 1800s literal usage to a current way to excuse bad language, with plenty of high points along the way. #BunnyTrails Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Originally aired March 12, 2020 If you are looking for a lighter take on the global pandemic, you've come to the right place. Have you ever wondered how they come up with the names of new diseases? This week on Bunny Trails we'll walk you through the Word History of "coronavirus", as well as the process for naming the viruses and the diseases. We'll talk about who names them, how they name them, and why they name them as they do. BONUS: The best COVID-19 memes! Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Shauna and Dan look at the origins of the phrase "Dead of Night". Along the way, we learn a little about the word 'dead' and a few complimentary phrases like "in the gloom of night" (US Postal Service, anyone?) Plus your hosts argue about whether or not Tolkien's work is old. What do YOU think? Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

It's a sports spectacular as Shauna and Dan both sports really hard. Or at least talk about sportsing hard. So hard. They "Keep Their Eye on the Ball" as they talk baseball, cricket, golf, and even rugby to find the origins of this wonderful phrase. #BunnyTrails Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Shauna looks at the origins and history of putting one's nose in something as a way of being engrossed by it. Dan defines engrossed, then invites Angela Lansbury to come to live with him. Shauna reads Dickens. Dan predicts the future. So much fun to be had on this week's #BunnyTrails! Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Originally aired April 17, 2019 - We revisit the phrase "Preaching to the Choir" This week, Shauna and Dan discuss Preaching to the Converted as they say in the UK, or Preaching to the Choir as they say in the US. Dan gets 50% on pop quizzes, and Shauna teaches him this idiom has a much greater variety of meanings than he thought. Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

We talk about the etymology of “Etymology” itself, and then discuss the basics of historical linguistics, including Grimm’s Law, Verner’s Law, and more. We also talk about Isidore of Seville, the etymological puns of Latin poets, and the way Mark does his research for his videos. Original Episode on Alliterative.Net This episode on Youtube The Endless Knot Patreon This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Shauna and Dan try to figure out why someone who is "wet behind the ears" would be inexperienced. And is dry behind the ears a thing? Does the phrase really have something to do with newborn babies not getting the area behind their ears cleaned well enough? Find out answers to all of this, plus some amazing bonus facts, on this week's #BunnyTrails! Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

This week Shauna and Dan explore the phrase Crossing the Rubicon. Dan takes a guess at the origin of this phrase, but can't even get the right "ancient crosser of things". It's a mix of Crash Course World History and etymological fun on this week's Bunny Trails!   Don't forget to be awesome! Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

How do we get from a piece of furniture that blocks the heat from a fire to Dan not answering the phone unless he knows the number? It's all on this week's Bunny Trails! Shauna and Dan explore a brief history of the telephone to get to the bottom of "Screen Your Calls". Bonus notes from No Doubt, edIT, and Click and Clack - the Tappit Brothers. Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Shauna and Dan look into the concept of luck, specifically the devil's luck. Is it good luck or bad luck? Could it be both? Dan forgets which shows they've done. Plus, bonus material includes Lake Placid, phone pixel art, romance novels, and Betty White. Betty White is so cool. www.bunnytrailspod.com Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

What are Ides? Why should we Beware the Ides of March? Should we beware the Ides of other months? Do other months even have Ides? Again, what the heck is an Ide? Also, did Shakespeare really coin this phrase, or did he steal this one, too?   Spoiler Alert: He stole it. Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Shauna looks into the phrase "clear as a bell", which helps if you know the historical definitions of "Clear". Dan expresses his disappointment in Merriam Webster's entry of this particular phrase. There is a little bit of Edison spite, then Dan adeptly adds average alliterations. And why do some people get their private letters published and others don't? #BunnyTrails Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Join Your Brain on Facts, Endless Knot, Vocal Fries, Lexitecture, and Sandman Stories Presents as we talk about some of our favorite phrases & language types from around the world. From Dundonian Scots eh a’ i’ ah to whistling languages, from being between Scylla and Charybdis to sleeping tight, spilling the beans and saying f**k it and find out, and armchair quarterbacking a dancing on your grave, we have all the fun in our 100th episode! #BunnyTrails Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved