Oh-ah, Oh-ah: That's How We Roll (minicast) - 17 Sept. 2009

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🗓️ 17 September 2009

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Does your family have a word for the cardboard tube left over from a roll of toilet paper? A caller says his family refers to them Oh-ah, Oh-ahs. Turns out many families have their own terms for them, including drit-drit, dawda dawda, hoo-hoo, to-do, taw-taw, and der der. Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.3	this comes from a guy named Joe who lives in San Diego.
1:04.2	Okay my whole life my family has referred to the empty cardboard tubes inside
1:09.7	rolls of toilet paper and paper towels as O-A-O-A-A-S.
1:14.4	Oh-O-A-O-A-S.
1:16.6	We spell it O-A-O-A when we spell it.
1:20.4	I've never heard any family use this before.
1:23.4	Is there a story there?
1:24.8	Yeah, there actually is.
1:26.2	I don't know.
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