Bunny Trails

How do we get from a piece of furniture that blocks the heat from a fire to Dan not answering the phone unless he knows the number? It's all on this week's Bunny Trails! Shauna and Dan explore a brief history of the telephone to get to the bottom of "Screen Your Calls". Bonus notes from No Doubt, edIT, and Click and Clack - the Tappit Brothers. Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Shauna and Dan look into the concept of luck, specifically the devil's luck. Is it good luck or bad luck? Could it be both? Dan forgets which shows they've done. Plus, bonus material includes Lake Placid, phone pixel art, romance novels, and Betty White. Betty White is so cool. www.bunnytrailspod.com Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

What are Ides? Why should we Beware the Ides of March? Should we beware the Ides of other months? Do other months even have Ides? Again, what the heck is an Ide? Also, did Shakespeare really coin this phrase, or did he steal this one, too?   Spoiler Alert: He stole it. Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Shauna looks into the phrase "clear as a bell", which helps if you know the historical definitions of "Clear". Dan expresses his disappointment in Merriam Webster's entry of this particular phrase. There is a little bit of Edison spite, then Dan adeptly adds average alliterations. And why do some people get their private letters published and others don't? #BunnyTrails Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Join Your Brain on Facts, Endless Knot, Vocal Fries, Lexitecture, and Sandman Stories Presents as we talk about some of our favorite phrases & language types from around the world. From Dundonian Scots eh a’ i’ ah to whistling languages, from being between Scylla and Charybdis to sleeping tight, spilling the beans and saying f**k it and find out, and armchair quarterbacking a dancing on your grave, we have all the fun in our 100th episode! #BunnyTrails Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

In which Shauna warns against taking a bear by the tooth, Dan tries to bring back the name Ebenezer, Shauna focuses on not poking the bear, and Dan curses math and orders of magnitude. Also… they don’t know anything about Canadian currency, so help them out on the socials. #BunnyTrails www.bunnytrailspod.com Become our Patron! www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

This week Shauna and Dan take a look at the Calm Before The Storm. Then quickly learn there is SO MUCH MORE to this phrase! Join them on a whimsical adventure to explore the calm before and after the tempest. #BunnyTrails www.bunnytrailspod.com Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

This week Shauna and Dan talk aviation with "Fly By The Seat of Your Pants". This is a relatively new phrase in the grand scheme of English idioms. But it still has a fun history around it! Hot air balloons, airplanes, and British trousers on this week's #BunnyTrails. Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved Music by Dan Pugh Show notes, updates, and links to everything we do at www.bunnytrailspod.com

Shauna and Dan are full of joy and whimsy as they tackle a gloomy phrase in Under the Weather. Maybe it means you are sick or maybe it means you are drunk. Or in some rare cases maybe you are having some financial difficulties. But the biggest question of all... does this really have nautical origins? And if so... why do we first see it in print from a Texas Revolutionary? We have some, but not all, the answers on this week's #BunnyTrails! Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers! This week Shauna talks about the origins of the possibly less-than-moral proverb. But Dan starts us off with his need for routine regarding masks, then later on coins. We get one random Babylon 5 reference and the duo share parenting goals, all on this week's #BunnyTrails!  Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Science fiction and science fact collide this week as Shauna and Dan discuss the origins and fun pre-history of the word "earworm". And then they talk all about those songs that just won't leave your brain! But don't worry, there is hope as they talk about possible cures, too. So much practical knowledge on this week's #BunnyTrails! Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 2021

It's an equine spectacular! This week Shauna teaches us the fun history of "neck and neck", while Dan - punch drunk from too much 2020 - struggles to figure out how the cartoon anthropomorphic horses he has conjured in his mind would conduct a sack race. Plus, the pair struggle with math, distance, and pronunciation. It's a whimsical adventure on this week's #BunnyTrails! Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 2020

This week we get into the Christmas Spirit while talking about the Christmas Blues. Um, actually, we talk about both! Learn about some of your favorite holiday idioms. Plus, the origins of "White Elephant" gift exchanges. It's all here for your holiday enjoyment on Bunny Trails! Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 2020

This week Shauna and Dan trip the light fantastic while talking about Phineas and Ferb, the Titanic, and Lin Manuel Miranda. Dan almost hums a song - A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum - for reasons that will become obvious. Skip the light fandango, anyone?  Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 2020

This week Shauna and Dan discuss retronyms, a new term created for something that already exists, but because another thing has been invented, the original word is confusing and needs further clarification - usually the original term plus a modifying word. Like black-and-white television, which started being used once color TV became a thing.  www.bunnytrailspod.com Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 2020

Shauna looks at the history of the phrase, Wrong Side of the Bed. Dan plays a game. They both make fun of America for failing to learn the metric system. Plus, 3 great book recommendations: Schmegoogle by Daniel Klien Words The Sea Gave Us by Grace Tierney Your Brain on Facts by Moxie LaBouche Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 2020

This week we talk with about the evolution of language with Daniel Klien, author of the soon-to-be-released book, Schmegoogle: Yiddish Words for the Modern Times.  We cover Yiddish roots, the comedic styles of different languages, parallels between Yiddish and the Black community, and the importance of being able to make fun of yourself. 

This week Shauna and Dan discuss the muddied origins of the phrase, "If The Shoe Fits". Shauna stans Hamilton while Dan talks about his first pseudonym - his gamer tag. #BunnyTrails   Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 2020

This week we talk with Grace Tierney, the author of the new book “Words The Sea Gave Us”. We talk about nautical words, the book writing process, bringing back some interesting words, NaNoWriMo, and Moby Dick’s contribution to our knowledge of sailor-speak. Grace is bringing back Ahoy! as the way we answer the phone instead of Hello. We're totally in for this. Join us for our first "Conversations" episode on this week's Bunny Trails! Find more Grace Tierney! Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 2020

This week Shauna and Dan are swamped with a special project. So you get to revisit the awesome phrase Bury the Hatchet, which originally aired on October 3, 2018. It doesn't seem like almost 2 years ago... it seems like a decade ago. March seems like two years ago.   Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 2020