Welcome to our whimsical adventure of idioms and other turns of phrase. Each week, we delve into the origins of phrases to find out how they came into the English language. We tell the story of how the phrase got from its beginnings to where it is today. Shauna and Dan are two big nerds, so expect some geek culture references, random trivia facts, and loads of laughs!
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All things hockey from a girl's point-of-view
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Helping you get your rabbits loved up easier, faster and with less stress!
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I ask musicians about where they've been, where they're going, and how they feel about the rise of illegal downloading and legal streaming services, in a world where people tend to view the music as disposable.
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RETRO: Shauna and Dan take a cool drink of gourd water this week as they explore the phrase Cool as a Cucumber. We learn Dan abhors cucumbers unless they've been drowned in vinegar and he dislikes some of the previous words for cucumbers. It seems some old-timey folks disliked them, too. Bonus discussion: is cereal a soup? Copyright 2024 by The Rea…
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SHOULD I NEUTRALISE MY BONDING PEN EVERYDAY?
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This is a question I get asked quite a lot, so I thought it was time to do a podcast episode on it! Fiona x If you need Bunny Bonding Help and Support, I offer a variety of online services to help you no matter where you are in the world! I have bonded over 250 sets of bunnies myself, and helped many people get their bunnies loved up quicker and wi…
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This week Shauna and Dan look at the phrase, "Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades", which is way more modern than Dan thought. Also, Shauna points out Clydesdale horses bring their own Ugg boots to the party, while Dan notes that trebuchets are the superior siege engines. Bonus: Shippy Shippers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the…
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This week Shauna and Dan dive into the phrase "Soup to Nuts". Bonus: The Irish phrase "To take the soup", the Three Stooges, and gloves versus mittens. Copyright 2024 All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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This week Shauna and Dan explore the phrase "Tickled Pink". Bonus: Tickled to Death, Pinkalicious, and Secretly loving hated books Copyright 2024 All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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THE TRUTH ABOUT BUNNY SPEED DATES AND BONDING
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The Truth About Bunny Speed Dates and Bonding In this episode, Fiona, The Bunny Coach, discusses the concept of bunny speed dates, where rabbits are introduced to potential companions in shelters to assess compatibility. She shares insights on why these dates are not always reliable indicators of long-term compatibility and highlights the importanc…
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This week Shauna and Dan yell at the TV like good armchair quarterbacks should. You might think this phrase started with American Football, but if you thought that you'd be wrong. Bonus: Travellers, Critics, Strategists, and Generals Copyright 2024 All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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This week Shauna and Dan explore what happens when all hell breaks loose. Bonus: Sharks, Commutes, and Paradise Lost. Copyright 2024 All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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This week Shauna and Dan look into the origins of Saved by the Bell. Spoiler alert: It does NOT come from taphophobia, or the fear of being buried alive. That is a particularly persistent myth with no evidence to support it. Bonus: Dan crushes on Kelly, Lisa, and Jessie. Plus, SPORTS! Copyright 2024 All Rights Reserved…
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This week Shauna and Dan delve into the phrase, Cradle to the Grave. Dan prefers the contemporary term, Womb to the Tomb, but we know he has a simple mind and likes rhyming things. Bonus: Shauna enjoys metal music, plus your hosts discuss awesome names. Copyright 2024 All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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If Shauna and Dan had a nickel for every episode of Bunny Trails they released, they'd have $11.60, which isn't alot, but it's not nothing. Bonus: Rich women of the Barony of Glenard, Mark Twain, and Memes. Copyright 2024 All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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231 Law of the Jungle / It's a Jungle Out There
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This week Shauna and Dan delve into two similar phrases, Law of the Jungle and It's a Jungle Out There. And yes, we talk about Kipling and Disney again. Bonus: Dan becomes an art critic. Shauna fails to choose a fruit. Remember to drink respectfully. Copyright 2024 All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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This week Shauna and Dan explore the surprising origins of pie in the sky. From workers rights to great British actors this episode has tons of cool facts! Bonus: Biggest meal of the day Copyright 2024 All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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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. Copyright 2024 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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This week Shauna and Dan look into the phrase, a Tough Nut to Crack. Dan gets super confused about the history of window blinds and then does a quick Aaron Neville impression. Bonus: The best Superman actors Copyright 2024 All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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This week Shauna and Dan try not to Fly Off the Handle as the dig into old dictionaries and early uses of the phrase. Bonus: Maine becomes a State, Buddy Rich, and our favorite pen colors. Copyright 2024 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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This week Shauna and Dan decide to Speak of the Devil. Or sometimes, Talk of the Devil. Which do you say when someone you were just talking about shows up? Bonus: The devil has rattling bones and Dan hates horror games. Copyright 2024 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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This week Shauna and Dan look into the whole kit and caboodle. Interesting, both of the phrases existed by themselves before they made common cause to outlast many of their rival phrases. Bonus: Make-up tackleboxes, planting people, and clowns! Copyright 2024 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved…
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This week Shauna and Dan talk about spitting into the wind. Gross. Fortunately, there is an early phrase that is less gross. Bonus: Our thanks to archivists, language researchers, and other professional word nerds. Also, combatants fighting the invisible opponents. Copyright 2024 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved…
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RETRO: This week Shauna and Dan explore the phrase Crossing the Rubicon. Dan takes a guess at the origin of this phrase, but can't even get the right "ancient crosser of things". It's a mix of Crash Course World History and etymological fun on this week's Bunny Trails! Don't forget to be awesome! Originally aired March 24, 2021. Copyright 2024 by T…
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This week Shauna and Dan explore the phrase "when pigs fly". This one comes to English from Latin, and was quite a bit longer than the phrase we use today. Bonus: Reese's Peanut Butter Blobs and other holiday candy. Copyright 2024 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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This week Shauna and Dan explore the phrase "not my cup of tea". Bonus: The silk road, black drag culture, and the age old question: Sunrise or Sunset? Copyright 2024 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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This week Shauna and Dan discuss the origins of the phrase Pecking Order. Bonus: Dan shares a secret, Shauna rolls a Nat 20 on charisma, and Dan gives you a new way to read Lord of the Flies. Copyright 2024 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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This week Shauna and Dan explore what it means to be on pins and needles. Bonus: Shauna reviews tiny artwork while Dan fawns over children's books. Plus which would you rather be, a cheerleader or the mascot? Copyright 2024 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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This week Shauna and Dan explore the phrase "hell freezes over". We start with the concept of hell and how it became to be known as an eternal, fiery place. Then we look at all the interesting ways this phrase has been used. Bonus: Dan hates speedboats, Shauna stans Doré, and we answer the question of bad hair cut or bad dye job. Copyright 2024 by …
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Welcome to our 7th season of Bunny Trails: A Word History Podcast! This week Shauna and Dan explore the phrase cold feet. Shauna gets cold feet on the subject of corns while Dan finally learns what corns even are. Bonus: The great onion ring vs fry debate. All Rights Reserved, 2024Av Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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This week Shauna and Dan learn why we call those pesky emails spam messages. Bonus: The first spam messages (way older that you might think) and why Hormel's canned meat is called SPAM. Copyright 2023 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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Episode 7 - Who Shattenkirk's Bed?
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Episode 7 covers recent news in the NHL and fantasy hockey leagues.Av Andraya Crawford
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RETRO 92 Christmas Spirit and other Christmastime Phrases
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We are digging into the archives this week to bring you the Christmas Spirit. Plus we talk *No Spoilers* about the new Christmas musical, Spirited. Then we jump into a RETRO episode on Christmas phrases, originally released December 23, 2020. This week we get into the Christmas Spirit while talking about the Christmas Blues. New plan, let's talk ab…
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217 A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss
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This week Shauna and Dan discover why a rolling stone gathers no moss. Bonus: Dan confuses moss for algae, Shauna forgets about Mick Jagger, and introverts unite. Also, did you know a rolling stone gathers no potato chips? Do with that information what you will. Copyright 2023 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved…
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Episode 6 - Hughes Line is it Anyway?
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Episode 6 shows all the brotherly love as we recap the Hughes brothers' game and other events in the past week!Av Andraya Crawford
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This week Shauna and Dan explore the history of the snowball effect. Bonus: Snowpersons, Science Fiction Matriarchs, and Snake Oil Sales Folk. Double Bonus: Air travel tips!Av Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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Episode 5 discusses recent news and tea in the NHLAv Andraya Crawford
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This week Shauna and Dan make a podcast easy as pie. Though Dan points out that making a pie from scratch isn't always that easy. Bonus: The rankine scale, dream interpretations, and doodlewash. Copyright 2023 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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Happy Thanksgiving! New episode coming Dec. 1!Av Andraya Crawford
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This week Shauna and Dan celebrate life with a ticker tape parade! What is ticker tape? When was the first ticker tape parade? Bonus: Bad budgets and pool parties. Copyright 2023 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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Episode 4 takes a look into recent milestones and accomplishments in the NHL leading up to the Global Series in Sweden. A special announcement is made!Av Andraya Crawford
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This week Shauna and Dan review why birds of a feather tend to flock together. Bonus: Pictures of cats before the internet, Dodos in the magical world, and Dan gets lost in armed robbery. Copyright 2023 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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Is it Easier to Bond a Male / Female Pair, Two Males or Two Female Rabbits?
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SERIES 1 OF MY PODCAST IS ALL ABOUT CHOOSING A FRIEND FOR YOUR RABBIT - DOES AGE / GENDER / SIZE / BREED MATTER?! When looking for a friend for your rabbit, you can be overwhelmed by all the conflicting information online about which kind of friend is best - watch for my new series where I talk you through my expert opinion on whether breed, age, s…
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Episode 3 - The One Where We Wear Neck Guards
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Episode 3 covers all things controversial from neck guards, to suspensions, to overall player safety with some fun facts and milestones includedAv Andraya Crawford
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Shauna and Dan explore the treachery of being stabbed in the back. Bonus: Ancient Greeks, World War II, and the most hated household cleaning jobs. Copyright 2023 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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Episode 2 takes us into a deeper dive into weekly NHL stats, injury updates, and the Frozen Frenzy matchupsAv Andraya Crawford
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This week Shauna and Dan pass the podcasting test "with flying colors"! We explore flags, heralds, banners, and even liveries to find the origins of this phrase. Bonus: Synonyms with Roget, Crowsnests with Ensign Crusher, and Georgian Portia's with Miss Ferguson. #BunnyTrails Copyright 2023 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved…
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Episode 1 - The Puck Bunny Podcast
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Episode 1 of the PBP focuses on the overview of the NHL since the 2023-24 season has started. Several topics are covered from fantasy hockey leagues to impressive skills on the ice.Av Andraya
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This week Shauna and Dan decide if they are as hungry as a horse or if they are so hungry they could eat a horse. Better question, would they eat the saddle, too? Bonus: Hungry like a wolf, oxen, hawk, and farmhand. #BunnyTrailsAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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This week Shauna and Dan reach the last straw. The final straw. The straw that broke the camel's back. Also, apparently, of feathers and horses. Bonus: Alliterative anthropomorphic animals, Habitual nuns, and a request of xkcd. Copyright 2023 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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This week Shauna and Dan go back to school to learn a history of the United States legislative bodies to help understand the idiomatic phrase, Act of Congress. Spoiler: The USA is predictable throughout its entire history so far. #BunnyTrails Copyright 2023 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved…
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RETRO: Shauna and Dan dig into the origins of Jump the Shark while documenting the phrases shift from TV failures to a plethora of topics. As a bonus, there are shows that ran for years after supposedly jumping the shark and other shows that jumped the shark twice! Despite the negative phrase it's all Happy Days on this week's #BunnyTrails Original…
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This week Shauna and Dan delve into the history books to learn about Fighting Tooth and Nail, including when we started adding word like "fight" in front of the more common "tooth and nail". Bonus: Hipster Blacksmiths, Cultist Communions, and the best Stage Musicals. #BunnyTrails Copyright 2023 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved…
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This week Shauna and Dan explore the phrase bite the bullet. We discover the predecessor phrase and debunk several origination myths for this one. Bonus: Valets, Sepoys, and Artificial Intelligence. Copyright 2023 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights ReservedAv Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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