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cover of episode Sour Pickle (Rebroadcast) - 23 June 2025
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Carol
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Chris Mershrod
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Corrine
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Grant Barrett
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John Chinesky
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Karen
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Mara
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Martha Barnett
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Oriana Fisher
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Sagan
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Tori Paulson
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Martha Barnett: 我认为没有一个词能准确描述买了东西却没能充分利用的情况，但日语中的“三日坊主”非常贴切，指的是那些对某件事物一时兴起，但很快就失去兴趣的人。 Grant Barrett: 我儿子就是个典型的例子，他对电子游戏的热情通常只能维持三天。他会花大量时间研究游戏，购买游戏，但很快就会失去兴趣。不过，他享受的是整个过程，而不仅仅是游戏本身。他热衷于发现新游戏，了解其他人的评价，并最终决定购买，但这种热情通常只能持续到下一个新游戏出现。

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The show starts by discussing a listener's question about a word or phrase that describes buying an object and using it for a lesser or unintended purpose. The hosts introduce the Japanese term 'mikabosu,' meaning 'three-day monk,' to illustrate this concept, highlighting the experience of starting something with enthusiasm but quickly losing interest.
  • Listeners' question about a word for buying something and using it for a different purpose
  • Introduction of the Japanese term 'mikabosu' ('three-day monk')
  • Illustrative examples of 'mikabosu' behavior

Shownotes Transcript

You know that Yogi Berra quote about how Nobody ever comes here; it's too crowded? Actually, the first person to use this was actress Suzanne Ridgeway, who appeared in several movies with The Three Stooges. A new book shows that many well-known quotes were first spoken by women, but misattributed to more famous men. Also: a handy scientific word that should become mainstream: aliquot. And no, it's not a kind of hybrid fruit. Plus, an astronomical question: What's the collective noun for a group of black holes? A sink of black holes? A baffle? A vacancy? All that, plus Old Arthur, biffy, bowery, mikka bozu, Sauregurkenzeit, out of heart, vergüenza, and how to talk with children about a painful topic.

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