Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a game for those who appreciate the study of things like comparatively thick cuts of beef or people who go to shake your hand only to pull theirs away and smooth down their hair. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Eekology”
You’re listening to A Way with Words, the show about language and how we use it.
I’m Martha Barnette.
And I’m Grant Barrett, and here he is, John Chaneski, our quiz guy.
Hi, John.
Hey, Grant.
Hi, Martha.
How are you guys?
How are you doing?
Doing well.
What’s up?
I’m doing great, thanks.
As you guys know, except for when it comes to puzzles, I am as dumb as a box of bricks.
No.
I don’t have the brains God gave lettuce.
In fact…
No.
No, that’s true.
The other day I was listening to a TED Talk about ecology, and I thought, wow, that’s cool.
They have an entire area of study that focuses on haunted houses and scaring people.
Ecology.
Eek!
I’m so, so dumb.
Now, how dumb are you?
Let’s hear the definitions of other ologies I’ve come across.
Oh, boy.
Yeah.
Now, remember, I love radio, so I hear most of these rather than read them.
Okay.
All right.
It’s the study of narrow ways or tracks made by continuous walking.
Rhetology?
Pathology!
Yes, pathology.
Got it.
Some of these are actual ologies.
Some of them are just words that end in ology, frankly.
Let’s see, the next one.
It’s the study of tightropes.
Not tightrope walkers, just tightropes and other things that are stretched to the limit.
Tautology.
Tautology.
Oh, tautology, nice.
Tautology, very good.
This is the study of small programs that run on your smartphone.
Apology.
Apology, yes, you could.
How about this?
It’s the study of driver’s licenses, passports, fingerprints, anything that proves who you are.
Ideology.
Yes, ideology.
Oh, boy.
It’s the study of comparatively thick cuts of beef.
Stakeology?
Rostology?
Rumpology?
Phileology?
Phileology?
Philology?
No, no.
It’s actually the study of the weather.
I know this word.
Meteorology.
Meteorology.
Meteorology.
Sorry, I apologize for that one.
Yeah, we want an apology from you.
Apology for that one, yes.
It’s the study of the patella, the anterior cruciate ligament, and all the related bones, muscles, and other structures.
Neology.
Neology is right.
Very good.
It’s the study of people who go to shake your hand and then pull away and smooth down their hair.
Psychology.
Psychology.
Those jerks.
They need to be studied.
Finally.
It’s the study of leave taking.
See ya.
Biology.
Biology.
See you later.
Biology.
Goodbye.
Biology quiz.
Bye.
Thanks, John.
That’s pretty great.
Thank you, guys.
Goodbye.
Talk to you next week.
I’m going back to school.
Alright.
Cheers.
Biology.
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