![]() We usually use the word “indolence” these days to mean “habitual laziness”. 24 Lazy … even though 26-Across doesn’t mean active : INDOLENT (dolent?) And, note the lack of a period after “Dr”. I spent an entertaining few hours at the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco a few years ago. 23 Texas city where Dr Pepper was invented : WACOĭr Pepper was introduced in 1885 in Waco, Texas, one year before the competing Coca-Cola was released to the market. The origins of the name “Teton” is not very clear, although one story is that it was named by French trappers, as the word “tetons” in French is a slang term meaning “breasts”. The Teton Range is located just to the south of Yellowstone National Park, and is part of the Rocky Mountains. Straw can also be used as animal fodder, as well as fuel, bedding and thatch. Straw consists of the dried stalks of cereal plants, the residue left after the grain and chaff have been removed. Hay is dried grass that is stored for use as animal fodder. Finally, the student decides that his soul is trapped beneath the raven’s shadow and shall be lifted “nevermore”. As the student questions all aspects of his life, the raven taunts him with the same comment, “nevermore”. The raven can talk, to the student’s surprise, but says nothing but the word “nevermore” (“quoth the raven, ‘Nevermore’”). ![]() A raven enters the student’s bedchamber and perches on a bust of Pallas. “The Raven” is a narrative poem by Edgar Allan Poe that tells of a student who has lost the love of his life, Lenore. ![]() So, maybe a bib is less about spilling the food, and more about soaking up the booze … 14 Poet who quoth “Nevermore” : POE The word “bib” comes from the Latin “bibere” meaning “to drink”, as does our word “imbibe”. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across ![]()
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