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March 2019

Library of things
March 22, 2019April 23, 2019  by Siobhan

The Library of Things loans out everything from bread makers to ukuleles

Libraries loaning “things” isn’t a new concept. They were part of the sharing economy before it was cool. You could check out at the Newark (N.J.) Public Library back in 1904. The oldest continuously operating toy library began in 1935, when a dime store owner decided that instead of chasing kids for stealing toys, he […]

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When pigs fly pigs might fly alternative phrases
March 4, 2019April 23, 2019  by Siobhan

Pigs Might Fly and other fabulous hamfisted sayings

You probably know the phrase “Pigs Might Fly” or “When Pigs Fly”. Today I discovered that the world of sarky disbelief is rife with toothy chickens, mustachioed frogs, and coughing cows. We can trace the phrase “Pigs Might Fly”back to the 17th century when mutton was mutton and pigs few “in the air with their […]

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