Something Rhymes with Purple

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Cybernetic Nov 30, 2021

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It's time to reboot your systems as we surf the web and probe around the intricate world of computers.

Join us as we discover the origins of Google (and what the founders nearly called themselves instead), what digital mediums have to do with our fingers, and why you might not want to be invited to a computer 'picnic'.

We also answer a brilliant email about the origins and uses of monitors, plus to help Gyles tell the difference between uploads and downloads there's a very special appearance from the king of the Purple Tech... Gully!

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If you would like to see Gyles and Susie LIVE and in person on our Something Rhymes With Purple UK Tour then please go to https://www.tiltedco.com/somethingrhymeswithpurple for tickets and more information.

Susie’s Trio:

Callythump - a riotous parade
Foregleam - a dawning light
Foozler - someone who regularly bungles things

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Barmpot Nov 23, 2021

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*This episode contains language that some listeners might find offensive*

Today we are looking inwards and taking a linguistic journey through the world of mental health; how our attitudes towards it have changed over the years and how language has adapted to reflect this.

Discover the connection between barmy and beer, the effect of the moon on our wellbeing, and why being bananas or nuts has nothing to do with anything that you eat.

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Susie’s Trio:
Pecksniffian – to be sanctimonious and self-righteous
Pantomorphic – to be capable of producing any shape or state
Parvanimity – having a small or ignoble mind

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Flenched Nov 16, 2021

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This week we’re having a rummage through the postbag and dedicating the whole episode to questions that you, the marvellous Purple People, send in each out.
We help people find out where all the different meanings of ‘mandarin’ came from, ponder whether there’s a word for the twilight of the morning, and we get to the bottom of a rather tricksy wordy riddle.

Also up for discussion are cauliflowers, rumours, ducks, and meadows.

If you have a question that you’d like us to look into then please email purple@somethinelse.com

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Susie’s Trio:
Dumbledore – an old name for a bumble bee
Melissa – honey bee
Dysphemism – the opposite of a euphemism; an insult or unpleasant phrase deliberately used in place of a nicer one

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SRWP Live in BATH 20th November Nov 11, 2021

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Purple People! We're so excited to be kicking off our live tour on Saturday 20th November at 3pm in BATH.
We'll have all the podcast favourites as we record an extra special live episode of the show, they'll be lots of interactive wordy elements AND a live Q&A.
Tickets are available from tiltedco.com/somethingrhymeswithpurple
We can't wait to see you there!

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Jerkwater Nov 09, 2021

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All aboard Purple People because today, Susie and Gyles will be taking you on a trip on the railways!

As our locomotive pulls the carriages along, we’ll see how freight trains are fraught, why university book sellers were also at the station and how a stop-off at a small town became insulting.

The Purple People will of course be receiving the red carpet treatment from Susie and Gyles will be making sure the timing on our schedules all align.

What are you waiting for? Let’s get on the (gravy) train!

If you have any questions for Susie and Gyles, please mark your letter ‘express’ and send it to purple@somethinelse.com for Susie and Gyles.

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Susie’s trio:

Malversation - corruption while in office
Farmer’s Haircut - leaves a visible line of pale skin between the hair line and the tanned back of the neck
Acersecomic - someone whose hair has never been cut

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Firgun Nov 02, 2021

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This week we’re full of chutzpah as we schmooze our way through the fabulous words that Yiddish has given to the English language. While our resident mensches don’t pretend to be mavens, they swell with kvelling as they revel in this rich and unique vocabulary covering everything from they smutty schmucks to the new Purple favourite ‘firgun’.

Elsewhere Susie explains what ‘relexicalisation’ is, there’s a discussion on political correctness, and as always, three brilliant words to take into your week and a brand new poem to learn by heart.

If you have a linguistic query or a tale from the table we’d love to hear it at purple@somethinelse.com.

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To buy SRWP mugs and more head to.... https://kontraband.shop/collections/something-rhymes-with-purple

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If you would like to see Gyles and Susie LIVE and in person on our Something Rhymes With Purple UK Tour then please go to https://www.tiltedco.com/somethingrhymeswithpurple for tickets and more information.

Susie’s Trio:
Fipple - the mouthpiece of a wind instrument
Flews - the pendulous lateral parts of a dog’s upper lip
Fugacious - transient or fleeting

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Scoff Oct 26, 2021

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Happy 175th birthday to Auguste Escoffier! In honour of the founding father of the modern restaurant we invite you Purple People, to join us in some fine dining today.

Please let maitre d’hotel Brandreth sit you at your table (with its impeccably white table cloth) and waitron Dent will soon be here to serve you today’s finest offering of delectable culinary language. Soup is definitely off the menu (as are brown shoes…Gyles will explain!) and let’s hope you don’t order anything that is an ‘86’.

That aside, as a purple person you are most certainly a WKF and therefore ‘Mr. Save’ has been called throughout this finest of establishments, ensuring your entertainment and wordy appetite will be satisfied today.

If you have a linguistic query or a tale from the table we’d love to hear it at purple@somethinelse.com.

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Susie’s trio:
Pessundate - To cast down or ruin
Timdoodle - Silly fellow (Cornish dialect)
Linnard - Last person to finish when you’ve sat down for a meal

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Glisters Oct 19, 2021

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It’s time for fake tan, sequins and your dancing shoes today, Purple People because Susie and Gyles are waltzing into the world of Ballroom Dancing….

One, two, three, One, two, three…

We’ll be tripping the light fantastic as we explore the Waltz’s scandalous origin, cha-cha-cha-ing into the latin dances where Susie and Gyles prove it takes two to tango as we explore the Paso Doble and Charleston.

Gyles will jitterbug us into the days of his school disco despair whilst Susie shares times of being footloose and fancy free with her favourite dancing memory. If you have a questions about ballroom dancing or anything you would like to share with Susie and Gyles, please email purple@somethinelse.com

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Susie’s trio:

Grobble - fumble about in the dark with the hand
Sticklebutt - Headlong, with great impetuosity
Grumptious - Feeling a little irritable

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Just A Minute Oct 12, 2021

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Testing, testing… one-two, one-two. Turn your wireless to the correct frequency and then turn it up as this week we bring you the terminology behind the world of radio.

Discover the agricultural origins of the word ‘broadcast’, learn the difference between wet and dry audio, and find out why a bed is not for sleeping in and a disco isn’t an opportunity to dance.

Elsewhere Susie’s got a fantastic trio of words to add to your vocabulary, we learn about Gyles’ first job in radio, and we’ve got a very special poem from a Purple Person.

If you have a question for Gyles and Susie then please do email us on purple@somethinelse.com

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Susie’s Trio:
Cromulent - acceptable or legitimate
Pooter - a suction bottle used for collecting specimens
Rawky - foggy, damp, and a little bit chilly

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Prepone Oct 05, 2021

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This week we abandon our mufty and don our finest khaki dungarees to set off from Blighty in search of the rich influence of Indian on the English language.
We go doolally for juggernauts, repeat some mantras to reach nirvana, and we discover why ‘stadium’ might be your new favourite insult.

And there was so much to cover that there is an extended version of this episode with an extra ten minutes of content for Purple Plus members available on Apple Subscriptions.

To find access this, please follow go to Apple Podcasts using this link now: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/something-rhymes-with-purple/id1456772823?i=1000537128681.

Thank you to all the Purple People who suggested this wonderful subject and if you have a topic you’d like us to explore in a future episode then please email us: purple@somethinelse.com

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Susie’s Trio:
Maculate - stained
Nyctophobia - an extreme fear of darkness
Blandishment - false flattery in order to get what you want

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