Gung Ho - 5 March 2018

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🗓️ 5 March 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

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The origins of the peace symbol, why we say someone who’s enthusiastic is gung ho, a tasty spin on stuffed foccacia that originated in eastern Sicily, curling parents, sharking and other words for driving around a parking lot looking for a space, ribey, a great book for young readers, man lettuce, and more. Read full show notes, hear hundreds of free episodes, send your thoughts and questions, and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org/contact. Be a part of the show: call 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; worldwide, call or text/SMS +1 (619) 800-4443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Twitter @wayword. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.2	I'm Grant Barrett.
0:34.1	And I'm Martha Barnett.
0:35.5	It wasn't that long ago that the term helicopter parents was pretty new.
0:39.9	Came out in the late 1980s, and you know about helicopter parents.
0:43.4	Yeah, these are the parents they were hovering over everything their child does just
0:46.6	to make sure it's all perfect.
0:48.0	Right, but in Denmark they use a different term which I think is really cool and it translates as curling parents not
0:55.8	helicopter parents but curling parents.
0:57.8	Curling is in the sport?
0:58.8	Oh so they're using a little brush to smooth the way for their offspring. They're on the ice and their little
1:06.4	stone-headed child. Isn't that great curling for Eldra or something like that.
1:13.0	Sweeping all obstacles away.
1:15.0	Right, that's awesome.
1:16.0	Yeah, this term is on the cover of a book published in Denmark
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