#567: Aristocratic Flitting

The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

Society & Culture, True Crime, Comedy

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered what's in a name? It turns out quite a lot! Tune in as Jethro explores the world of town name translations, where the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Brace yourself for a rollercoaster of laughter and intrigue as we navigate through a map of linguistic curiosities that prove language can be just as quirky as it is captivating. Then, step into the world of aristocratic eccentricity with the captivating tale of Lord Bridgewater. Join us on a journey through time as we unravel the life and times of this unconventional noble. From his extravagant pet menagerie to his obsession with canals, Lord Bridgewater's idiosyncrasies knew no bounds. With a penchant for the unusual and a knack for leaving a trail of stories in his wake, this episode paints a vivid portrait of a man who lived on his terms. So, grab your headphones and prepare for a double dose of peculiar tales! Join Kat and Jethro as they celebrate the weird, the wonderful, and the wildly eccentric on this episode of The Box of Oddities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.9	happened, at all.
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0:49.5	The world is full of stories, stories of mysteries,
0:56.8	of curiosities, of oddities, join Pat and Jethro Gilligan Toth for the strange, the bizarre,
1:08.5	the unexpected, as they lift the lid and cautiously peer inside the box of oddities.
1:18.0	So last week we went to trivia and we love trivia and this was kind of a big thing for
1:24.0	us because it was our first really kind of going out to a public place and interacting
1:30.1	with people other than waitresses or waiters.
1:35.4	And so we go and apparently they've been doing this trivia, it's in English, for like
1:42.0	18 years, something like that?
1:44.6	I don't know, I heard eight.
1:46.1	Eight, maybe that was it.
1:47.5	Anyway, it's mostly expats and so it is all in English.
1:51.8	And we went with our new friends Adam and Jennifer that we met at the grocery store.
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