hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
n. fear of long words
Language
Snap, Crackle, Pop
The sound of Rice Krispies in other languages:
- Finnish: “Riks! Raks! Poks!”
- French: “Cric! Crac! Croc!”
- German: “Knisper! Knasper! Knusper!”
- Swedish: “Piff! Paff! Puff!”
- Spanish: “Pim! Pum! Pam!”
In 2002, pollster Kellyanne Conway found that most Americans could name the three elves but could not name any three of the nine sitting Supreme Court justices.
In a Word
astrologaster
n. a foolish or petty astrologer
Fitting
DORMITORY is an anagram of DIRTY ROOM.
Lingua Franca
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
“Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.”
In a Word
claustrophilia
n. the liking of small, enclosed spaces
In a Word
deipnosophy
n. learned dinner conversation
In a Word
antichthon
n. hypothetical second Earth on the opposite side of the sun
In a Word
epopoean
adj. befitting an epic poet
A Symmetric To-Do List
Headmaster’s Palindromic List on His Memo Pad
| Test on Erasmus | Dr. of Law |
| Deliver slap | Stop dynamo (OTC) |
| Royal: phone no.? | Tel: Law re Kate Race |
| Ref. Football. | Caps on for prep |
| Is sofa sitable on? | Pots — no tops |
| XI — Staff over | Knit up ties (“U”) |
| Sub-edit Nurse’s order | Ned (re paper) |
| Caning is on test (snub slip-up) | Eve’s simple hot dish (crib) |
| Birch (Sid) to help Miss Eve | Pupil’s buns |
| Repaper den | T-set: no sign in a/c |
| Use it | Red roses |
| Put inkspot on stopper | Run Tide Bus? |
| Prof. — no space | Rev off at six |
| Caretaker (wall, etc.) | Noel Bat is a fossil |
| Too many d—- pots | Lab to offer one “Noh” play–or “Pals Reviled”? |
| Wal for duo? (I’d name Dr. O) | Sums are not set. |
| See few owe fees (or demand IOU?) |
— Winning entry in a New Statesman palindrome competition, 1967