It isn't "nixie," it's "ninny," as in the Spoonerized poem my mother (b. Fairmont, MN 1905) used to recite: Once there was a molicepan, Saw a bitt...

I'm surprised Grant and Martha didn't remember the song: When the party's gettin' a glow on, And singin' fills the air, In the shank of...

Grant Barrett said: Why in the world would two people part from each other saying, "Abyssinia!" "Ethiopia!"? The hosts clear up the mystery. ...