The Origins of Oranges and Door Hinges

Why is Eminem getting credit for a rhyme a Canadian puppet did first?

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Show notes:

00:51 – Adrianne’s story on featured snippets

02:07 – Screenshot of 1st search

02:10 – Screenshot of 2nd search

03:01 – Rhymetime With Eminem | YouTube

04:51 – Under the Umbrella Tree | Wikipedia

05:28 – Summer 1993 Disney Channel Commercial Breaks | YouTube

07:02 – Lena Dunham on Here’s the Thing

09:00 – What word rhymes with orange? | Yahoo Answers

13:32 – Eminem rhyming with orange | Genius / YouTube

17:17 – Rag & Bone - puppet theatre cofounded by Kathy MacLellan

20:21 – Bob Stutt | Wikipedia

24:27 – Under the Umbrella Tree | Lost Media Wiki

24:29 – Under the Umbrella Tree Episode List | Angelfire

24:49 – Under the Umbrella Tree full episodes playlist | Encore+ / YouTube

26:34 – UTUT - Jacob’s World Record | YouTube

28:12 – Noreen Young | Wikipedia

31:43 – Grant Barrett bio

32:04 – A Way with Words

33:10 – Never get your etymologies from memes. | Grant Barrett on Twitter

34:30 – The Athenaeum, Aug. 16, 1862 | Google Books

35:38 – Willard Espy’s orange rhyme | A Man of My Words by Richard Lederer / Google Books

37:00 – Orange Poetry by alexz | Wordnik

37:19 – Uncle, can you find a rhyme for orange? | Google Books

40:30 – Revealing What Rhymes with ‘Orange’ | Merriam-Webster

41:18 – Gresham’s law | Britannica