Ping-ponging in China? Heed this language lesson.

Matt: Mike, does “ping-pong” mean anything in Mandarin?

Mike: Um…no…well, actually, yes…it could be translated, “flat-fat.”

(Ping-pong’s real etymology.)

Update: Be sure to read the comments. They’re way more interesting than the post.

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Public radio needs a new angle. Why do they pretend there’s no competition?

It rings hollow when donor-funded stations raise money by saying they’re the only or best place for us to find commercial-free music.

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I’m sure someone in the Waterboys is from Ireland. Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

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Why are poems, stories, songs, well-told jokes, and trenchant quotes so fulfilling to find?

The compassion innate in having someone—however remote—verbalize your despair or lend a form to it can salve the jibbering psyche.

Mary Karr, Sinners Welcome, 74

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Preserving the (lexical) purity of trysts: They’re not for tramps.

On the way to a tryst, two hearts should be going pitter-patter with romantic desire and excitement … no thousand bucks changes hands.

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