Deep-Fried Air (Rebroadcast) - 26 December 2022
A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
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Skat, Kat, Your Tail's on Fire
Destor: My mom, ever since I was young, each time I sneezed, she said, Skat, Kat. And I'm wondering where that phrase comes from. Destor: It's pretty much across the southern United States and there are lots of different versions of it. We're not really sure where it comes from, although it might have to do with that old superstition that sneeze is some kind of evil spirit leaving your body.
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