06/04/25 Grif.Net - Truth Revealed (+ Answers to Word Origin Quiz)

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Bob: I won a million dollars and donated a quarter of it to charity!

Interviewer: That is extremely generous, Bob.

Bob: Thankfully, I still have $999,999.75 left.

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I got 50 dollars from my mom. She told me to take my brother to the movies, but not to bring him home before 6, so they had time to prepare his surprise birthday party.

That's the day I realized he was the favorite twin.

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Last night a movie theater was robbed of over $1000 dollars.

The thieves took one large bag of popcorn, two large sodas and a pack of Skittles.

~~ANSWERS TO WORD ORIGIN QUIZ~~

Example: “You betcha” = Minnesotan

1. Alcohol = Arabic

2. Amok = Malay

3. Anonymous = Greek

4. Bizarre = Basque

5. Chile = Amerindian

6. Coach = Hungarian

7. Corgi = Welsh

8. Corral = Hottentot

9. Dollar = Dutch

10. Karaoke = Japanese

11. Ketchup = Chinese

12. Kibitz = Yiddish

13. Know = German

14. Okay = Mali

15. Plain = Latin

16. Shampoo = Hindu

17. Simple = French

18. Sky = Norse

19. Taboo = Tahitian

20. Tattoo = Polynesian

bonus: Parka = Samoyedes (northern Urals)

Dr Bob Griffin

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I'm living by faith and feel no alarm.”