Zygology? That’s the study of joining or fastening. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Zygology”
Got another ology for me, Grant?
I do, as a matter of fact.
All right.
How about zygology?
Z-Y-G-O-L-O-G-Y.
Zygology.
Zygology.
That’s either joining or is it?
Yes.
Is it?
Very good.
Okay.
The study of joining and fastening.
Very good.
I was imagining if you were a carpenter, you would need good zygology, right?
Yes.
Yes, yes. I see my zygologist once a week.
Oh, your chiropractor?
Is each part of your spine joined to the other correctly?
Something like that. Yeah, yeah.
It’s related to the word zeugma.
You know, that figure of speech like she left in a huff in a yellow cab?
Yeah. It’s from the Greek for yoke.
Very nice.
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