The little-used word famulus means assistant, and originally referred to the assistant of a sorcerer or scholar. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Famulus” The other day looking through the dictionary I tripped over the word Famulus...
If someone’s a pound of pennies, it means they’re a valuable asset and a pain in the butt, all at the same time. Grant and Martha are stumped on the origin of this one, though it is true that a pound of pennies comes out to about $1.46. One suspects...
