Zig-Zag and Shilly-Shally (Rebroadcast) - 29 Nov. 2010

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A Way with Words

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🗓️ 29 November 2010

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Bavarian Chalet. Mushroom Basket. Moose Point. Who in the heck comes up with the names of paints, anyway? Martha and Grant ponder that mystery. They also explain why those annoying emails go by the name spam. And Grant explains the difference between being “adorbs” and “bobo.” 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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0:00.0	Spark your creativity with the Sims. Sometimes you might feel like you're not creative
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0:11.3	creative friends, experimenting with a new look or trying out a new recipe.
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0:27.0	Hey, podcast listener, even though you're hearing this recorded show, you can still call us whenever you want.
0:34.5	1-877 929-967-93.
0:38.0	Our voicemail will take your call, later we'll listen to it just as we listen to all of them and then there's always a chance that
0:44.6	we'll decide to have you on the show to ask your question or share your story.
0:48.8	On with the show.
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0:57.5	Learn more at inU.edU. You're listening to Away With Words, I'm Grant Barrett.
1:08.0	And I'm Martha Barnett.
1:09.5	I'm thinking of painting the bedroom.
1:12.4	And I have a bunch of paint chips here but I can't decide which color to use
1:18.3	Do you think I should use
1:19.8	Bavarian Shalay I'm'm sorry? Mushroom Basket, Moose Point, or Cryptonite.
1:26.7	Which one?
1:28.7	Are these comic books?
1:30.3	What are you describing here?
1:31.2	These are the colors of the paint chips.
1:35.0	Where are you buying your paint, honey?
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