Scribes Imbibe

With apologies to the French and with love to the late, great Terry Pratchett.

Written and recorded by William Phelps & Brenna Crotty

Music and sound editing by Wes Price

Art by Evan Graff (@ejgraffics)

Words
Finagle \ fə-ˈnā-gəl \
Austria \ ˈȯ-strē-ə \
Australia \ ȯ-ˈstrāl-yə \
Jury-rig \ ˈju̇r-ē-ˌrig  \
Asia \ˈā-zhə \
Orient \ ˈȯr-ē-ˌent \
On the Fly \ ˈȯn  t͟hə ˈflī \
Wing It \ ˈwiŋ ˈit \
Break a Leg \ ˈbrāk ˈā ˈleg \
Autopsy \ ˈȯ-ˌtäp-sē \
Postmortem \ ˌpōs(t)-ˈmȯr-təm \
Persiflage \ ˈpər-si-ˌfläzh \
Barbe à Papa ???

Lots of weird language happening in this one! We dive into igpay atinlay, learn about the most sober of gemstones, talk about the shady behavior of frogs, and explore the concept of fantasy Swedish wolves! It's really honestly very coherent.

Written and recorded by William Phelps & Brenna Crotty

Music and sound editing by Wes Price

Art by Evan Graff (@ejgraffics)

Words
Lily-Livered \ˈli-lē-ˈli-vərd \
Amethyst \ ˈa-mə-thəst \
Pig Latin \ ˈpig  ˈla-tᵊn \
Ambidextrous \ ˌam-bi-ˈdek-strəs \
Amphibious \ am-ˈfi-bē-əs \
Ashore \  ə-ˈshȯr \ 
Helicopter  \ ˈhe-lə-ˌkäp-tər \
Claptrap \ ˈklap-ˌtrap \
Wolf \ ˈwu̇lf \
Warg \ˈwɑrg\
Artesian \ (ˈ)är-¦tē-zhən \

False friends? Not us! We talk about etymological concepts such as false friends, faulty separation, and evolved usage. Will talks about a bunch of words based purely on mouth feel, like a sesquipedalian Charles Boyle. We also do a LOT of off-the-cuff research in the middle of the episode and discover some exciting things about the word "genial."

Written and recorded by William Phelps & Brenna Crotty

Music and sound editing by Wes Price

Art by Evan Graff (@ejgraffics)

Words
Indubitable \(ˌ)in-ˈdü-bə-tə-bəl\
Nickname \'nik-ˌnām\
Compendious \ kəm-ˈpen-dē-əs\
Daunting \ˈdȯn-tiŋ\
Abysmal \ ə-ˈbiz-məl\
Chauvinist \ˈshō-və-ˌnist\
Ace \ ˈās\
Genial \ ˈjēn-yəl\
Embarrass \im-ˈber-əs\
Raconteur \ˌra-ˌkän-ˈtər\
Apocryphal \ ə-ˈpä-krə-fəl\

This week we're coming at you with our most sober and professional takes on taboo words. We address words like cunt, penis, cervix, cunnilingus, shame-hair, licktwat, and more with an absolute minimum of snickering and stupid jokes.

Strong disclaimer for language (gender-based pejoratives) and for utterly ridiculous Tolkien sex jokes.

Written and recorded by William Phelps & Brenna Crotty

Music and sound editing by Wes Price

Art by Evan Graff (@ejgraffics)

Words
Cunt /ˈkənt/
Pudenda /pyu̇-​ˈden-​də/
Cunnilingus /ˌkə-ni-ˈliŋ-gəs/
Glans /ˈglanz/
Penis / ˈpē-nəs/
Seminal /ˈse-mə-nᵊl/
Cervix /ˈsər-viks/
Fellatrix /fe-ˈlā-triks/

Non-English Words I Can't Pronounce
Liefdesgrot
Vleesroos
De Befborstel
Die Schamhaare

Look, sometimes we're here to talk about sexy words, like orgasm and spermatozoa. And sometimes we're here to talk about decidedly unsexy words, like abortion and eugenics. And sometimes that happens in the same episode, because we are very easily distracted people.

Written and recorded by William Phelps & Brenna Crotty

Music and sound editing by Wes Price

Art by Evan Graff (@ejgraffics)

Words
Spermatozoon /spərmədəˈzōən/
Sumptuous /ˈsəm(p)(t)SH(o͞o)əs/
Am /am/
Be /bē/
Are /är/
Orgasm /ˈôrˌɡazəm/
Ūrjā  /o͞oəryä/
Climax /ˈklīˌmaks/
Eugenics /yo͞oˈjeniks/
Utopia /yo͞oˈtōpēə/
Abortion /əˈbôrSH(ə)n/
Aquarius / ə-ˈkwer-ē-əs/

Boy, do we get really addled and talk way too much about mud and rich people this episode. But also, if you ever thought "moist" was the most uncomfortable word in the English language, get ready to really hate the word "supple."

Written and recorded by William Phelps & Brenna Crotty

Music and sound editing by Wes Price

Art by Evan Graff (@ejgraffics)

Words
Abode /əˈbōd/
Rifle /ˈrīfəl/
Riffle /ˈrifəl/
Tangent /ˈtanjənt/
Anemone /əˈnemənē/
Addle /ˈadl/
Supple /ˈsəpəl/
Ache /āk/, /aCH/
Aardvark /ˈärdˌvärk/

What do sesquipedalian, uxorious, moot, and saponification have in common? Nothing, except for us talking about them while sipping on stuff. We ponder these words' origins before being completely derailed by America's positive etymological reaction to moral decay.

Written and recorded by William Phelps & Brenna Crotty

Music and sound editing by Wes Price

Art by Evan Graff (@ejgraffics)

Words
Sesquipedalian /ˌseskwəpəˈdālyən/
Uxorious /əkˈsôrēəs,ˌəɡˈzôrēəs/
Moot /mo͞ot/
Tween /twēn/
Saponification /sə-ˌpä-nə-fə-ˈkā-shən/
Decadent /ˈdekəd(ə)nt/