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Ricochet and Destiny
Doubtless, you have often wondered about the etymology of the word “ricochet.” Wonder no more.
ricochet (n.) 1769, from ricochet (v.) or French ricochet “the skipping of a shot or of a flat stone on water,” but in earliest French use (15c.) “verbal to-and-fro,” and only in the phrase fable du ricochet, an entertainment in which the teller of a tale skillfully evades questions, and chanson du ricochet, a kind of repetitious song; of uncertain origin.
Verbal to-and-fro … like a conversation?
Skillfully evading questions … like a podcast guest or a distracted host?
A kind of repetitious song … like Peter’s final question or Rob’s segueway interruption?
As it was foretold.
Published in Humor
Interesting. Of course, I first learned about the word ricochet from this guy . . .
Is that pronounced “seg way way?”
Maybe ueway back in Arthurian times. But I suspect Sir Gawain cut down the oaf who said it.
Did you know that Lileksian segueways are good for your figure?
There ain’t nothin’ other than reincarnation that could give me a figure like that.
I’d hope not.
Maybe Ricochet should give a complementary membership to this guy.
It reminds me of the juvenile joke (which I apologize in advance):
I am rubber, you are glue.
whatever you say bounces (or ricochets?) off of me and sticks to you.
I think I heard it on “night court” nbc show in 1986 or 87?
or maybe it was “cheers”?
Unimaginative.
You know what they say: Money may not be able to buy love, but it can rent it.
I heard it on the playground when I was 5