Episode 36 (this one) is the product of strenuous, hard and exhausting research so you had better enjoy it or I will pout for 20 minutes. Today we explore the origin of the word "ballot" as used to vote, White Elephant when used to say "I've got a white elephant", Cloud 9 and finaly, since I have been sitting through so many graduations and matriculations lately, Alma Mater.
Added bonus fact: Martriculate does not mean to graduate, it means to enroll.
"Medieval Latin matriculatus, past participle of matriculare,from Late Latin matricula public roll, diminutive of matric-, matrix list, from Latin, breeding female" and technically means "to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university". So the proper use is to say that "he matruculated (was enrolled at) to the College of Stagant Waters by cheating on his entrance exams" . Yeah life is hard. Which is related to Alma Mater by the way as nourisning mother.
Free pun: I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.
Costly pun: I tried to catch some fog: I mist.
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