CHAIN LETTER

This day in 1533...

French writer Michel de Montaigne, the first to use the term "essay," was born...

Chain Letter

A letter, frequently anonymous which the recipient is asked to copy and send to one or more friends requesting that they should do the same, good luck being supposed by the superstitious to follow the faithful fulfilment of the conditions. it is sometimes used by the unscrupulous as a device for obtaining money from the credulous.

TRAVEL TALK

How were they so named...
BUS
Short for the latin word omnibus which means " for all"
CLIPPER SHIP
Long and slender sailing ship of the 19th century was named for its speed. It was said to 'clip through the waves'
HELICOPTER
Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, the 16th century artist/inventor who first drew a design for a rotating wing machine, he called it a helix pteron, meaning 'spiral wing.' These Greek words were later written as "helicopter".
SCHOONER
This sailboat was named after an 18th century game known as 'schooning,' whereby children skipped pebbles across the water.
TAXICAB
This word comes from a one horse carriage called a cabriolet. This kind of carriage for hire had a taximeter inside which recorded the cost of the ride. Today, cars for hire are called taxicabs, cabs, or taxis.


MINDGAME...MINDGAME...MINDGAME...

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