Life of Riley - 7 October 2019

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🗓️ 7 October 2019

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Unwrap the name of a candy bar, and you just might find a story inside. For instance, one chewy treat found in many a checkout lane is named after a family's beloved horse. And: 50 years ago in the United States, some Latino elementary students were made to adopt English versions of their own names and forbidden to speak Spanish. The idea was to help them assimilate, but that practice came with a price. Plus, who is Riley, and why is their life a luxurious one? Also: a brain-busting quiz about synonyms, salary, dingle-dousie, strong work, a leg up, it must have been a lie, don't get into any jackpots, and lots 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/. Email words@waywordradio.org. Twitter @wayword. Our listener phone line 1 (877) 929-9673 is toll-free in the United States and Canada. Elsewhere in the world, call +1 (619) 800-4443; charges may apply. From anywhere, text/SMS +1 (619) 567-9673. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Away with Words, the show about language and how we use it.
0:03.5	I'm Grant Barrett.
0:04.5	And I'm Martha Barnett.
0:06.0	Grant, do you know what well-known candy bar is named after a horse?
0:10.5	Well-known candy bar named after a horse.
0:15.0	The stallion, the marshmallion stallion, I don't know.
0:20.0	I have no idea.
0:22.0	Well, no, imagine you're standing in the checkout line and there's all this
0:24.6	candy in front of you. Oh, a hundred thousand dollar bar. Right? Because that's like price money.
0:29.7	Well it could, maybe it is. Baby Ruth? No's baseball player Mars bar I have no I have no idea
0:38.8	oh is it really named after a horse's snicker?
0:43.2	Oh, well after a horse that was named snickers.
0:47.0	Oh, I see.
0:48.0	Franklin Mars, the founder of the Mars Candy Empire, had a farm in Tennessee.
0:53.0	It was called Milky Way Farm because he had made a bunch of money off of Milky Way
0:56.7	candy bars.
0:57.7	And he had a favorite horse there.
0:59.6	And the horse was named Snickers.
1:01.4	And so when it came time to name his new candy bar.
1:04.3	He named the candy bar sneakers.
1:06.3	Oh, that's nice.
1:07.3	How sweet is that?
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