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I'm not explaining this one to the kids. Someone else can.

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[–] [email protected] 91 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thank you. You're doing the work of some lord or other.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)

“Lord” came from a phrase like “loaf warden” or “loaf guardian.” Because bread was the very important staple food, and someone had to be responsible for its safekeeping. Likewise, “Lady” comes from “loaf maiden,” presumably having something to do with the creation of bread from raw materials.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I prefer to be called “loaf daddy”

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As long as Mama Loaf is happy, I'm happy.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Honeys play me close like butter play toast

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Hoes open like hallways

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that make you a... uh... Load?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

We have been loads at one point or another

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Changes his name to L-Diddy later on

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely correct. Lady stems from bread-kneader, in fact: https://www.etymonline.com/word/lord

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’m going to go with Kevin Stroud of The History of the English Language Podcast on that one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I can't tell if you are implying any disagreement, so I'll just add that the Proto-Germanic origin for the second half of lady (hlǽfdige) definitely stems from kneading: https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/daigij%C7%AD

Other than that, sounds like an interesting podcast!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

It's fantastic, I just re-listened to the whole thing.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Haha, oh my gosh... Pace tastes like the most disguising, sugary, boring ass salsa ever. It's wild to see they ever tried to market themselves as authentic.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

When it came to the pronunciation in that commercial, the very last thing they tried to market themselves as was authentic. Kinda hurt to hear.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Pace Paconny Sauce

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Lmfao

My parents love that sauce. I like the spicy one the others are boring American flavored salsa

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Are they made with real Americans?