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Quote: DRich

Wouldn't that be both of them?

I don't know. I'm probably partial to the first one. My favorite character in that show was the nosy neighbor who keeps freaking out seeing odd goings on, but can't get her husband to believe anything.

Quote: rxwine

I don't know. I'm probably partial to the first one. My favorite character in that show was the nosy neighbor who keeps freaking out seeing odd goings on, but can't get her husband to believe anything.

Mrs. Kravitz

short shrift first usage

The earliest known use of the phrase comes from William Shakespeare's play Richard III, in which Lord Hastings, who has been condemned by King Richard to be beheaded, is told by Sir Richard Ratcliffe to “Make a short shrift” as the king “longs to see your head.” Although now archaic, the noun shrift was understood in Shakespeare’s time to refer to the confession or absolution of sins, so “make a short shrift” meant, quite literally, “keep your confession short.” However, since at least the 19th century the phrase has been used figuratively to refer to a small or inadequate amount of time or attention given to something. [cites Merriam Webster

When did the term fink start?

March 17, 1894
Word History

Note: The word fink is apparently first attested in a sketch by the American humorist George Ade, "'Stumpy' and Other Interesting People," first printed in the Chicago Record on March 17, 1894.
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When was the word fink popular?

The expression of “is a fink” [peaked] in the early 1970s.
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Where did the term Rat Fink originate?
rat fink (n.)

also ratfink, 1963, teen slang, see rat (n.) + fink (n.). Popularized by, and perhaps coined by, U.S. custom car builder Ed "Big Daddy" Roth (1932-2001), who made a hot-rod comic character of it, supposedly to lampoon Mickey Mouse.

what is a mountweazel?

[ mount-wee-zuhl ] show ipa. noun. a decoy entry in a reference work, such as a dictionary or encyclopedia, secretly planted among the genuine entries to catch other publishers in the act of copying content.
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The source of the term is the fictitious Lillian Virginia Mountweazel, a bogus entry in the fourth edition of The New Columbia Encyclopedia [NCE] (1975)

The National Park Service estimates that a black bear's sense of smell is about seven times greater than that of a bloodhound.

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what is a mountweazel?

[ mount-wee-zuhl ] show ipa. noun. a decoy entry in a reference work, such as a dictionary or encyclopedia, secretly planted among the genuine entries to catch other publishers in the act of copying content.
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The source of the term is the fictitious Lillian Virginia Mountweazel, a bogus entry in the fourth edition of The New Columbia Encyclopedia [NCE] (1975)

These would be kind of fun to write. Here is th Columbia Encyclopedia entry.

Sometimes you look up words for which you already know the definition, wondering where they came from. In this case I didn't know that it referred to female only

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What kind of animal is a hind?

A hind is a female deer, especially a red deer.
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Why is a female deer called a hind?

Female Deer Name and Behavior Explained - AZ Animals
“Hind” is the term used for larger deer species and is most commonly used as a counterpart of “stag,” which is used when referring to male deer. It's an Old Germanic or Dutch term.

Quote: odiousgambit

Sometimes you look up words for which you already know the definition, wondering where they came from. In this case I didn't know that it referred to female only

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What kind of animal is a hind?

A hind is a female deer, especially a red deer.
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Why is a female deer called a hind?

Female Deer Name and Behavior Explained - AZ Animals
“Hind” is the term used for larger deer species and is most commonly used as a counterpart of “stag,” which is used when referring to male deer. It's an Old Germanic or Dutch term.

Sir Francis Drake's ship was The Golden Hind.

you have to try different ways to ask the question to get the response "no one", otherwise the google machine says "Grant" is the answer. In my view "no one" is correct, as I was influenced by someone who always said to mind what you say about being buried. In a tomb, you are 'entombed' ... In a grave, you are 'buried'

Yet I agree that if it came up on, say, Jeopardy!, you have to accept the answer "Grant"; but even then isn't it "Grant and wife" ?

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no one was buried in grant's tomb?

Grant remains the only president interred in New York City. Today, his memorial is open to visitors year-round and is the frequent site of galas and summer concerts. And the answer to “Who's buried in Grant's tomb?” is: no one. As the sarcophagi are situated above-ground, there is no body “buried” in Grant's tomb
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Why do people ask who is buried in Grant's Tomb?

Sticklers for accuracy have noted that the bodies of Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia Dent Grant, are not actually below ground in the mausoleum. Hence, strictly speaking, no one is buried in Grant's tomb. Perhaps responses of this type may have inspired humorists to create absurdist questions.