Library Leaves - 27

Published on 18 November 2020

Wiyabu.

This edition of Library Leaves is brought to you by the words ‘LOL’ and ‘ibex’ and the number 28.

Recently I did the Seven Bridges walk in Sydney, considered to be one of the great global walks. At 28 km it was more than a leg stretch but for those who don’t find that number daunting, absolutely worth it! We also found a gem of an area called Gore Creek Reserve and took some snaps for our #librarycardtravels promotion. Heard of it? Simply take a photo with your library card on location, email it to us and we'll feature your photo on our socials. (You can be in the photo or not!)

Last Library Leaves I hinted at acronyms. So, what about OMG? Yes, it can be Oh My God/Gosh but it was also used by the FBI for Outlaw Motorcycle Gang. I suppose you could have an OMG about an OMG.

And LOL? Sure it works for Laugh Out Loud (and Lots of Love), but it was originally coined for Little Old Ladies. In the 1960s a columnist on the San Francisco Chronicle, Herb Caen, invented LOL and used it referring to “little old ladies”. His early columns added “in tennis shoes”. Later, LOL was sufficient for readers to catch the drift.

The FBI have compiled an 83-page list of acronyms (tax payers money going into that I guess). Here’s just a handful of them!

I quite liked this skit (a couple of mildly rude acronyms warning): Click here.

And for something totally irrelevant that YouTube put in front of me when searching (don’t ask me how). Extraordinary: Check this out!

Portuguese phrase: ‘Qual é o substantivo coletivo para processos questionáveis?’ (What is the collective noun for questionable lawsuits?)

French phrase: ‘Une élection fédérale américaine.’ (A US federal election)

Djurumi. Gapu.