EPISODE · Nov 27, 2022 · 23 MIN
#D119 (devil’s darning needle to devolution)
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I read from devil's darning needle to devolution. Dragonflies and Damselflies are just long and skinny so obviously one would call them the "Devil's Darning Needle". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly#Dragonflies_in_culture But there's also a plant! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clematis_virginiana More info (but not a lot) about devilwood, a kind of olive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartrema_americana If you want to know more about "Devil's Theory", read this book. Maybe it'll help. https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Devil_Theory_of_War.html?id=3TsHAAAAMAAJ&source=kp_book_description The word of the episode is "devil's food cake". It has more chocolate than the standard (lame) chocolate cake so it's denser and richer and darker. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_food_cake Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list! https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/ Backwards Talking on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/ https://www.patreon.com/spejampar https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar 917-727-5757
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