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time fora Low Tech Fun No Batteries Required We are blatantly honest about our advertisers Our small communities lean on each other and keep things like our magazine FREE Let them know you saw their ad here PICK ME UP FREE January 2021 Edition Published by McMurr s etter Brilliant alm Caring aring Dedicated Last year s resolutions were probably a bust But you probably can t blame that on the crazy year of 2020 Roughly 40 of Americans set New Years resolutions 80 of which have broken their promise to themselves by February Only 8 of the people who didn t break their promise actually achieve their New Year s goal So I suggest don t make goals you can t won t achieve Instead try what these elementary students have put together for us an A to Z chart of better attitudes I made one for you to cut out as a bookmark Surely we can all take a moment daily to have a better attitude about ourselves and others Call it your key to being an 8 percenter I had to look these up for us From Xenial Hospitable to foreigners a Xenodochial Friendly to strangers 1940s newspaper article about whether or not resolutions are a thing of the past I guess the proverbial question about resolutions has been A to Z New Year s Resolutions around for from the 2012 Year 4 class St Monica s RC Primary School a while Around 2000 BC Babylonians believed the return of spring was a symbolical cleansing and recreation by the gods as the New Year began The festival was called Akitu For 12 days they had a series of ritualistic activities including creating and parading statues of the gods while reenacting their victory over the forces of chaos specifically Marduk In one ritual the King is brought before a statue of the god Marduk stripped of his royal regalia then the high priest would slap him and drag him by his ear until he cried If he didn t cry he wouldn t be worthy of keeping his monarchy in the eyes of the god Marduk It was a way to reaffirm the King s divine power over the people Reportedly the typical Babylonian resolution was about returning borrowed farm equipment I don t make this stuff up I just find it and write it down Babylonians were some of the first to have a cuneiform alphabet and numbers Our 60 minute clock is loosely related to their sexagesimal numbering system 1 60 They also left us plenty of examples of their square root arithmetic algebra and geometric algebraic calculations that are similar to what we know as the Pythagorean theorem That was all the mathy words I can remember ever putting in one sentence Possibly a statue of Marduk and his forked tongue snake dragon Hoxton UK xcellent Exemplary riendly Fantastic reat Generous elpful Honest mproving Inquisitive oyful Jovial ind Knowledgeable oving Likable arvelous Mannerly ice Neighborly ptimistic Organized erky Polite uick Quiet espectful Responsible uccessful Super olerant Thoughtful seful Understanding aluable Vivacious onderful Witty enodochial Xenial ourself Youthful ealous Zany Pick Me Up Batteries Not Required 1
CUT OUT BELOW FOR A BOOKMARK Life s not about expecting hoping and wishing it s about doing being and becoming Guinness Book of World Record states the sixth sick sheik s sixth sheep s sick as the hardest tongue twister But some researchers say pad kid poured curd pulled cold is harder I have actually never heard of the latter but she sells sea shells by the sea shore one of the most common tongue twisters was part of my childhood speech therapy so I am kinda good at it Tongue twisters are practically universal Almost every language has its own phrases that tangle the tongue when repeated once let alone in repetition But why and what if you are hearing or verbally impaired An experiment by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University had people silently read tongue twisting sentences and controlled normal sentences while inside an MRI machine The brain scans showed the twister sentences slowed down the brainwaves and their comprehension was also supposedly effected As recorded by the MRI the tongue twisters cause problems in the planning control and or representation of internal speech by creating a snafu in our phonological processing Phonological relating to the pattern of sounds Well duh phono sound and logical logical All of which makes logical sense Turns out that regardless of hearing ability or saying the phrase aloud the tongue twister still twists our ability to comprehensively repeat it But I learned another word Snafu a chaotic state utter confusion snarled or stalled in confusion best tongue twister Which leads us to How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood You know that one but do you know these Mike Dooley Author A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk but the stump thunk the skunk stunk How many yaks could a yak pack pack if a yak pack could pack yaks Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches Five frantic frogs fled from fifty fierce fishes Stupid superstition Does your sport shop stock short socks with spots Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better No need to light a night light on a light night like tonight Kindly kittens knitting mittens keep kazooing in the king s kitchen Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager managing an imaginary menagerie A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk but the stump thunk the skunk stunk Speaking of tongues it would be easier if the dentist didn t expect answers with her hands in your mouth enter You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream C S Lewis South Korean researchers created a robotic tongue that snatches objects up at lightning fast speeds It s called Snatcher and was modeled after a chameleon s tongue action The plan is for it to be used by drones to grab objects and or help people with mobility issues 2 to advertise email shannon mcmurr com 208 N Washington St Tullahoma exit 931 455 3917 Dentistry with a gentle touch
Gingerbread Man Badminton Birdie Sheep Gecko Snake Spider Rabbit Bicycle Trophy Faucet Hanger Starfish Balloon Pacifier Satellite Earbuds Airplane Canteen Baby Pin Magnifying Glass Racket Boat 2 Tea Pot Goggles Camera Push Pin Bowl Pin Whistle Baseball Flip Flops Guitar 2 Test Tube Calculator Soccer Ball Treble Clef Binoculars Helicopter Ice Cream Cone Hot Air Balloon Paper Airplane Movie Clapper Cheese Grater Origami Swan Shopping Cart Ironing Board Fabric Softner Cutting Board Toothbrush Toothpaste Sack Lunch Compass Computer Alien Ship Protractor Pot Pig Bee Fish Gift Bow Tent Duck Rose Iron Shoe Shirt Gears Watch Pencil Radio Canoe Astronaut Rolling Pin School Bell Coffee Cup Fishing Lure Spray Bottle Microphone Bowling Ball Music Notes Microscope Baby Bottle Baby Buggy Desk Lamp Paint Brush ABC Blocks French Fries Comedy Tragedy Mask Cell Phone Camera Stack of Books Apple Pick Me Up Batteries Not Required 3
Simple as ABC The alphabet or what we think of as letters in a certain order has surprisingly remained in about the same order of their Phoenician and Hebrew origins As the alphabet traveled around the world those who adopted it did very little to change its basic order other than a letter added now and again In the 1920s archaeologists found the Ugaritic Alphabet on a dozen stone tablets in Ugarit now Syria that date back to 3400 years ago It is believed these tablets were found in what would have been a school The practice of having the letters in an established order makes sense It s easier to teach and to learn The purpose of the given order is unknown and probably has no real reason An abecedarium AKA abecedary or ABC s is an inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet almost always listed in order The melody of the alphabet song was copyrighted in the mid 1830s yet it is older than that Prior to the ABC song it underscored Baa Baa Black Sheep Twinkle Twinkle Little Star a German song Ist das nicht ein Schnitzelbank and French Ah Vous Dirai Je For the cryptogram below realize that there were no letters that made the sounds F or Maman The French E as in let Some of their letters accounted for two sounds as in TH so WITH is spelled with three letters of the Ugaritic alphabet Several words won t be spelled the way we melody may be the oldest know them but are phonetically similar No cheating The quote is on the back page dating back to 1761 __ ______ IE __ ___ ___ I ____ _I_E_ __ _____ _I_ ____ ______ E ___ _ E_ E E F F_ _ _ ____ ___ __ _ _E_E_ 4 to advertise email shannon mcmurr com ___
Drawing 5th of next month more details on the back page In a 1760 issue of The London Magazine a book reviewer wrote We could have wished 25 Gift Certificate for Nature s Elite that the author had not let the cat out of the bag This is one of the first references to this Some cats are allergic to humans idiom but behind all phrases there is generally It s uncommon but true We bathe some sort of explanation So let s let the Cat out of this bag more than typical animals thankfully Supposedly merchants of yesteryear around and don t shed as much hair or skin I the 1530s would sell customers live piglets don t actually get why us shedding less Unbeknownst to the buyer they would could cause them to be allergic switch the piglet for a cat when putting it in a burlap breathable sack for whatever Garfield It s more likely that easier transport The buyer wouldn t they are allergic to our perfumed soaps discover they d been cheated until shampoos or colognes that we use they got home and literally let the cat out of the bag But if both the piggy and kitty were Which 4 Felines alive wouldn t you think it would make a have the ability sound or two in the back of the wagon which to purr would not be a stationwagon while traveling jaguars down the bumpy dirt road The Spanish tigers equivalent of this phrase is dar gato por bobcats liebre or giving a cat instead of a hare lions Must ve been a traveling merchant who leopards caused this phrase to become so popular pumas Another plausible explanation comes from lynxes a punishment on board a Royal Navy ship cheetahs around 1695 The cat o nine tails was a whip with nine knotted cords that would What makes a PURRfect Cat An electrical oscillator scratch an undisciplined sailor s back like cat Let me explain An oscillator is an electrical circuit which scratches hence its feline nickname The bag produces a continuous repeated alternating wavecomes into play because the cat which was form without any input Ok well Cat s don t have an made of leather was kept in a sack to protect electrical circuit but they seem to have a neural oscillator it from the salty sea air and keep it flexible that sends a message to the laryngeal muscle which produces the This cat out of the bag was definitely not noise we hear as a purr The muscle opens and closes the space between the what anyone wanted to experience vocal cords at about 25 times per second which causes the purring sound But not all cats wild or domestic can do it They have to have a hyoid bone What s that Glad you asked The hyoid bone is in the throat providing support for the tongue and larynx Wild cats have a less rigid more flexible hyoid which gives them the ability to roar but not usually purr The hyoid bone which sits in the throat and provides support for the tongue and larynx might make the difference While purring cats tend to have rigid hyoid bones the bigger cats have more flexible less bony hyoids that let them roar but may keep them from purring Pick Me Up Batteries Not Required 5
Mr Goodney s Corner ANSWER ON BACK PAGE TIN MINIM MILITIA SIEVE LINEN AVENUE AVOID 1 How cold is it 2 What do bees do in cold weather 3 Where did the storm tropper go to warm up during the arctic blast of cold weather 4 What happened to the vampire who got stuck out in cold weather 5 How do you search Google on freezing cold days 6 How cold is it 7 What did the icy puddle say to the boy 8 Which winter month do people sleep the least 9 What s a good cold weather tip 10 How did Jack Frost get to work 11 Why is the slippery ice like music 12 How cold is it A New Year tradition from the old country As soon as midnight passed on New Year s Eve people used to wait behind their doors for a dark haired person to arrive This was called First footing The visitor would bring you a piece of coal some bread a coin and some greenery for good luck The coal to make sure your house would always be warm bread to make sure everyone had enough to eat money to ensure your wealth and greenery for health and longevity In return you gave the visitor a pan of dust or ashes to carry out of the house which signifying the departure of the old year I like the part about the dust and ashes out but how long do you have to wait up for this person to show up after midnight I am more the type to be in bed at 12 10 a m Why does Father Time look like the Grim Reaper The ancient Greeks started father time Chronos was their agricultural god and thus their word for time Probably because civilizations developed many of their rituals of time around the seasonal harvests Cronos the god carried a harvester s sickle The ancient Romans worshipped Saturn the god of agriculture more specifically sowing and seed Interestingly we mentioned the festival of Saturnalia and it s relationship to several Christmas traditions like gift giving But now we find out that Saturn was treated as an old man carried a sickle and often had a crutch too Renaissance 16th century artists added wings and an hourglass By the late 1800 s he was generally pictured handing off time to a baby I still wouldn t let the grim reaper looking dude in the room with my kids 6 to advertise email shannon mcmurr com
Caesura Adding a pause at the railroad track 1970 is a year of firsts for the Jackson 5 A first concert as Motown artists first magazine cover Soul Magazine first national tour and most impressive first group with 4 consecutive 1 hits I Want You Back ABC which unseats the Beatles Let It Be The Love You Save and I ll Be There In 1971 another milestone first The first black family representated in a cartoon The Jackson 5ive aired on ABC Though the voice over work wasn t actually The Jacksons the opening credits did use their pictures some music and video from their performances In 1974 The Jackson 5 performed in a Carol Burnett skit Carol played a music teacher who gets taught the ABC s of groove An actual earthquake happened during the filming You can see the surprise on the Jackson s faces and hear them talking about it Still in character Carol didn t miss a beat no visiting no visiting the earth just moved As they say in show business the show must and did go on Breath Mark a comma to pause Fermata a pause in the given music notation MUSIC PAUSE Whatdayaknow about music or music trivia Aaron J Carmack Financial Advisor 705 NW Atlantic St Ste A Tullahoma TN 37388 931 461 2902 MKT 58941 A A New Year Superstition in the United Kingdom during medieval times Farmers put a flat cake was put on one of the horns of a cow in their barnyard He and his workers would then sing a song and dance around the cow until the cake was thrown to the ground If it fell in front of the cow that signified good luck if it landed behind the cow it was bad luck Wonder what kind of luck you would have if it landed to the side Gifts of a blade can sever a Am I the only one that wonders Where did the A and B battery go We don t often realize the work that goes in to the standardization of products But here is one story Around 1918 American battery manufacturers and a few government agencies developed uniform specifications for batteries because every company did the wet cell dry cell and connectors differently By 1924 standardizing of batteries was finalized and names were based on the alphabet A B C and D Now we have smaller than A s but what happened to the A and B did they lose their spark As technology changed and as you probably guessed the need for and the size of batteries evolved Thus the smaller batteries became AA and AAA The C battery was revamped from the bulky box which I vaguely remember my Granddad using to look like the D and the A and B seemingly disappeared Or did they Do you remember the laptop battery packs a few years ago They were A batteries B batteries are still sometimes used in Europe for lanterns and bicycle lamps And that s the ABC s of batteries literally and figuratively relationship If you received a knife or a pair of scissors as a present give the giver a coin for each blade In Russia it s considered bad luck to wish anyone Happy Birthday early FREE delivery within 50 miles According to Mexican folklore and several other countries don t hang mirrors across from each other it s an invitation for evil spirits Standing chopsticks straight up in your rice is a big no no in Japan It 3131 Decherd Blvd looks like the unlucky number four Winchester Tennessee which means death 931 967 2716 Never go directly home from a www hallfurniture com wake or funeral according to a Filipino tradition called pagpag Stop by a public place first so you won t take bad spirits home According to a Russian superstition bird poop that lands on you will bring you wealth even though you need to be careful it doesn t give you histoplasmosis In the Netherlands singing at the table means you re singing to the devil for your food Pick Me Up Batteries Not Required 7
Knowledge Experience Trust Turkish Bird Language ku dili may not be what you think It s not how to talk to birds it s actually a language of the Turkish people of Ku k y a village in Turkey s northern Pontic Mountains Long before cell phones village people whistled to their friends The sound carried for over 3 miles through the mountains Naturally they developed a full whistling language Since the language has become close to extinct a revival has been introduced as part of the elementary Insuring Your Tomorrow Today education Evidently there are 1000s of tonal and whistled languages across the world including places like St Lawrence Yupik Alaska several African nations New Guinea and 115 W Lauderdale Island Mexico The most famous and studied whistled language is Silbo Tullahoma Gomero from La Gomera of the 931 455 3453 Spanish Canary Islands Well ain t that a info lgmtins com lester greene mccord thoma com TWEET Home Commercial Personal Every month check yourself and expand your abilities with an IQ test question What is unique about 8 549 176 320 I Q all answers are on the back page With trepidation I start this story My Granddad used WD40 on his aching joints Though WD40 has over 2000 known uses arthritis is not one of them WD40 is NOT an arthritic relief agent But my question is why do we ache when the weather is getting ready to change Since the days of ancient Greece weather predictions via aching joints has been touted by many The typical explanation for bad weather related aches is the drop in barometric pressure which may cause the fluid around joints to expand irritating nerves and causing pain However you did know that a however was coming right the scientific evidence proving this phenomena which has been studied since the early 1900s seems only to be valid 50 of the time The reality is the complaint of the swelling in the arthritic joint is physically negligible despite accounts of pain reported The answer is we really don t know why joints ache when the weather changes That said when Grandma rubs her knees and says a storm is coming take your chances in saying Oh Granny it s just a 50 probability or Yes ma am can I get your arthritis ointment for you MAGIC TRICK of a mentalist 1 write down a 4 digit number ex 1234 2 mix up those numbers to make a second 4 digit number ex 4321 3 Now subtract the smaller number from the larger number ex 4321 1234 4 Add each of those digits together ex 1 2 3 4 If the sum is a two digit number add them together as well 12 1 2 Continue until you have a single digit number Your answer is on the back page do you ever practice these tricks on your friends 8 to advertise email shannon mcmurr com
Oh my goodness I have opened a can of worms Once in a blue moon we have a hot potato on our hands You would think that figuring out where the worms went would be a piece of cake but this is no bed of roses cause if it were we 931 563 5322 REPAIR SERVICE SALES would find the darned worms underneath Despite the Computer Repairs fact that it has been raining cats and dogs for the past few years I want to play devil s advocate here Let s at your Home or Office throw this mud against the wall and see if it sticks The Flat Fee Pricing original can of worms we were discussing fell through Mobile device repairs the cracks Fishermen did actually buy cans of worms 928 N Jackson St Tullahoma complete with handles and lids but sometimes things got out of hand or maybe a fisherman didn t put a lid on it So with reckless abandon the worms rocked the boat and got away by the skin of their teeth Speaking of which I didn t want you to miss the boat on this very important subject since you are the apple of my eye The moral of this story keep your eye on the prize keep a lid on it and for now I ll zip my lip Speaking of worms why do we have a snake crawling up a stick on the side of an ambulance and then we oddly name this logo the star of life Of course this would be another history lesson because it seems all trivia comes barreling out of the past despite our memory I know I need to take the bull by the horns with my idioms Back to the history lesson The stick represents the rod of Asclepius called the asklepian In Greek mythology Asclepius was the son of Apollo and the god of medicine and healing Some say he was a human doctor The snake symbolizes rejuvenation since snakes shed their skin Snakebites were also know for their healing powers Let s get something straight snakebites are dangerous Period But snake venom was once used to heal based on some venoms cause clotting and some cause thinning either of which can be healing Now I we need to leave the science to the scientists and FIRST RESPONDERS LOOK avoid snakes and snakebites Period OK back to the asklepian Be warned this next part is not for the faint at heart or weak stomached There is a parasitic worm nematode commonly called Guinea Worm This worm causes painful blistering in its host limb The ancient Latin name translates to affliction with little dragons To remove the parasite doctors literally cut a slit in the skin and when the worm surfaced they would wrap it around a stick and pull it out But that s not all This infection is rare today meaning it s still around The only treatment available this same rod pulling extraction GROSS More Snakes the faint can resume reading at this point The caduceus symbol with two snakes a stick and wings is a Hermes symbol of medicine in the U S A This one came into being by mistake may predate In the 1800s many publishers used a similar looking mark on their books Grecian to represent being messengers In 1902 an officer of the U S Army Mythology Medical Corps in 1902 insisted that the markings on his medical books and date back meant something more medical Thus Hermes god of messages to Babylonian times The became a messenger of medicine Other point of interest the staff of snakes are part Asclepius is more likely to be used by professional associations and the of Babylonian caduceus is more often used by commercial organizations because it s more symbolism too Pick Me Up Batteries Not Required 9
don t put your projects in upside down see the professionals at AIR CONDITIONING HEATING Commercial Residential Geothermal The Name You Can Trust Thumbs up or down for these OLD WIVES TALE for Arthritis Bee Stings Beekeepers swear that because they are frequently stung they suffer less arthritis Unfortunately increased exposure to bee stings may also cause increased risk of Anaphylactic Shock That s a thumbs down for me Snake Venom Didn t we go over this already It s still a thumbs down The good news is there is a product in development that mimics the snake venom treatment But for now it s still a thumbs down Copper Bracelets Despite what the infomercial says copper bracelets have not been proven to reduce inflammation But some of them are pretty and they won t hurt you So I give it a quarter thumbs up Gin Soaked Raisins Well I finally figured out what to do with the half eaten box of raisins Eat them There are anti inflammatory compounds in raisins darker ones have been dried naturally instead of with sulfur dioxide Juniper berries used to make gin are also high in anti inflammatory agents Naturally together they would be doubly helpful But if the kids like to reach in the fridge for a healthy snack I don t advise you put Memaw s gin soaked raisins in the fruit drawer BTW soak the raisins for a week and eat around 10 per day Or maybe just add a cup raisins to your cereal Thumbs say yeessss Honey and Cider Vinegar People use honey and cider vinegar for a number of things including colds and immune system boosting There s no proof it works BUT there s no proof it doesn t 2 TBS honey and 2 TBS apple cider vinegar stirred into an 8oz glass of water Ooh this is a sideways thumb it s hard to swallow Gelatin Last year I put several ideas out there for Jello Here is another A dessert that may just work on your arthritis Gelatin is essentially ground up cartilage ARGGh I just didn t want to hear that As for the sugar probably shouldn t eat the high sugary kinds of gelatin because increased sugar will make your joint pain worse Certain Collagen supplements have similar effects Ask your doctor Two thumbs up I like Jello Skip the Nightshades Cutting out plants from the nightshade family is commonly recommended as a way to gain some joint pain relief These foods include peppers tomatoes eggplants and potatoes They are called nightshades because some of these plants prefer to grow in shady areas and some flower at night There might be some truth in this old wives tale Cutting back on these you may eventually start to feel better The same is true of gluten and dairy Thumbs up and down I like some of these veggies sometimes more than the pain I endure RESTORABLE SOLUTIONS LLC Mold Remediation Insured Certified 931 247 1350 WE INSTALL Dehumidifiers Sump Pumps Moisture Barriers Provide Air Quality Testing and Antimicrobial Spray Ginger and Turmeric Your spice rack has been studied by many scientists In clinical trials ginger and turmeric both have been shown to reduce inflammatory joint pain You can cook with them take capsules or at least in the case of ginger nibble on a root to try ease arthritis pain I confess I made up the nibble on a root part anyone who has tasted raw ginger root would know that would be intense And the thumb says PICK ME UP 10 to advertise email shannon mcmurr com
tell us something This page is YOURS Send in your recipes tips DIY projects or funny stories Email to shannon mcmurr com Most people have heard of bath bombs But have you tried a bubble bar This fun bubble bar recipe has safer ingredients than most It will be a fun project to make and give for a Valentine Galentine or a just because gift if you make I think I deserve one for sharing the recipe SLSA from most soap recipes is skin friendly but not user friendly Ingredients cup non GMO cornstarch or arrowroot powder cup dry citric acid found near canning stuff usually 1 cup baking soda don t these bubble bars look fun to make cup milk powder cup cocoa butter or shea butter melted 2 Tablespoons liquid oil such as sweet almond avocado or fractionated coconut oil 1 2 Tablespoon castile soap base a few drops food color or you could use things like beetroot powder or turmeric 8 10 drops essential oil Process 1 Sift all of your dry ingredients together to be sure there are no lumps Add the melted butter and oil Stir well You may want to put gloves on to really mix it well Add the soap in a little at a time mixing well after each addition Drip the color and mix well or divide the mixture into two or three bowls and color each one separately Add the essential oil and mix it in You should have a dough like mixture If it s too dry add a bit more liquid soap You can also add a bit more cornstarch or arrowroot powder if it s too wet 2 Turn out onto a powdered surface and knead like bread dough When it gets firm you re ready for the next step 3 Shape the bars any way you like You can layer colors roll it into a log and cut to the desired size It can also be shaped into balls Try adding bits of each color to the balls as you are shaping them I ve always heard you aren t supposed for a fun effect If you had a box of candy recently you could make truffles to clean on New Years Day I had heard bubble bars and regift the box The key is to make smaller bars not soap it was because you would find yourself size bars so that you won t have to doing the same all year long But that s break off a piece for bath time not the case It s cause you could sweep 4 Finally let your DIY bubble bar dry Post Holiday hint from Judy away your good luck Either way I didn t shred your used or old gift out for 2 3 days Once they are clean on New Years Day thoroughly dry place them in a jar wrap to pack up fragile with a tight fitting lid These will HOW I VIEW HOUSEWORK ornaments use keep for a few months unless you By April Kelly for mailing use them up before then Little fuzzy wads are underneath my bed delicate things diynatural com And my window glass is practically opaque But in a hundred years I figure I ll be dead And then what difference will it make love these bubble bars shaped like sweethearts and as pretty packing in gift bags Love Where You Live sharonswafford com Sharon Swafford 309 2nd Ave NW Winchester Tennessee 37398 Cell 931 224 4663 Pick Me Up Batteries Not Required 11
I Q Ancient Egyptians wrote the letter A upside down all ten digits are in The first B in any number is billion alphabetical order Benjamin Franklin reportedly wanted to banish C J Q W and X He Linen doesn t include had created 6 other letter that would supposedly simplify our language a roman number Babies say DaDa first accidently With their tongues are in a i ii iii iv v vi sucking mode on the roof of their mouth and they make a sound Parents reward the sound and thus DaDa is formed Sorry Mamma your number is Most Popular It appears in 11 of all words Exactly why you Cat s in this buy an E on Wheel of Fortune first issue 4 times In 1898 Mount Holyoke College redesigned the final letter in the grading actually not system because they were worried that students would think and E was for It s necessary to find Excellent really College students can t tell the difference between E F her to enter for a G and C were once interchangeable and meant camel prize We will draw a random winner for the The Romans made G a separate letter prize on the 5th of each Different pronunciations of H once distinguished the Catholics from the month Happy Cat Hunting Protestants in Northern Ireland and the upper and lower class in England The dot over the letters i and j is called a tittle So does that mean this dot is called a tittle or since it s under the exclamation mark maybe it is a tottle J the last letter to the party added in 1524 by an Italian Are there a lot of Italian words with a J in them K has been used since 1859 to record strikeouts in baseball Did Football fans notice that only the 50th Superbowl was the only bowl game that isn t a Roman numeral L stands for 50 but commonly used for loser Try to say the letter M without touching your lips N got its shape because it was a pictorial representation of a crashing wave Only 4 letters are capable of having double letter beginnings aardvark eel ooze llama and OO starts more words in English than any other language It s the only consonant that makes a word sandwich Is there with any vowel pap pep pip pop pup anything that The only letter not in a US state name Q Benjamin Franklin The dog s name in Romeo and Juliet is R Act 2 Scene 4 Have you ever seen an old publication that has an S like this Ben Franklin letter did NOT dabble in which looks like an F It s called the long s and surprisingly pronounced ess This letter was to his friend Thomas Jefferson F Scott Fitzgerald was reportedly the first person to print the term T shirt in 1920 in his novel This Side of Paradise brings a T shirt to boarding school Before the 1500s U and V were used interchangeably as both a vowel or consonant In 1557 A French educator made them exclusive 1 It s so cold that you can only make chili dogs The only letter in the English language that is never silent V 2 Put on their yellow jacket The Latin alphabet did not have a letter for the sound W 3 The Darth Mall In Old English 7th century scribes wrote UU when taking their 4 He got frostbite dictation The double u eventually melded into the W 5 The Winternet Mathematician Ren Descartes used the last three letters of the alphabet to 6 It s so cold that farmers are giving hot tea to represent unknown values because they were less commonly used otherwise the cows so they won t give ice cream The only letter that functions as both a vowel and a consonant 7 Want to go for a spin In the Greek alphabet it had a respectable place at number seven 8 February it has the least number of days 9 Your present circumstances don t Be always at war with your vices at determine where you can go They peace with your neighbors and let merely determine where you start each year find you a better man Nido Qubein Author Benjamin Franklin How to Communicate Like a Pro 12 to advertise email shannon mcmurr com 9 Never catch snowflakes on your tongue until all the birds have flown south for the winter 10 By icicle 11 If you don t C sharp you ll B flat 12 It s so cold that snow refuses to come out of the cloud
