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Well, here we go again. This issue marks the return of strange headlines and even stranger illustrations to the columns.
We are still in the process of integrating the old archives into this new site, so if you’re looking for something and can’t find it in the “New Archives” at left, check the “Old Archives” link a bit further down. If all else fails, the Google search box at the foot of each page works on the sledgehammer principle, searching everything on both sites. If you still can’t find the answer, it probably isn’t here, and you should send me a question.
A special thanks to all the folks who have chipped in moolah lately, especially subscribers who renewed their subscriptions. Your premium cats are in the mail. But seriously, we here at TWD World Headquarters depend on the kindness of our readers to support this site, so please consider subscribing to TWD-by-Email. You’ll still be able to come back here, see the illustrations, and post your comments on the columns.
And if you run out of things to read here, swing by Ask for It by Name!, which is just getting started but already explains the origins of many of your favorite brand names. Mmmm, Chef Boyardee.
Update: There’s something new at the bottom of every page of this site: a customized Google Word Origins search engine which will search a range of credible English etymology websites (which I picked) for any word or phrase entered in the box. It sure beats searching the entire web for something if you can’t find it here.
Give it a shot:
And now, on with the show….
