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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Changing a Blog title?

Yes, I am changing the title of my "favorite things" posts as it just didn't sound quite right - or like me at all!  I Googled (another one of my favorite things to do)  "expressions for favorite things" and followed a link to "9 Fanciful Words for Your Favorite Things" and came up with the expression "Jim-Dandy." Though a few of the other expressions such as "The Bees Knees" "Pip" and "Corker" were quite appealing to me, Jim-Dandy was the best because.....of ice-cream! Friendly's Ice Cream Shops makes a splendid sundae which they call a Jim-Dandy!  It's one of my favorite things to get when I have room for dessert. So I'm renaming my posts to Jim-Dandy.  Below is the definition from Merriam-Webster - which I love.

But under the direction of my very linguistic minded daughter (she said that Jim-Dandy sounded weird too and that no one would understand it) I've change it - again - to her suggestion of Timeless Treasures.  But I still like Jim-Dandy and I'm not erasing this post! hehehe


Definition of Jim Dandy: something excellent of its kind
This word (which also functions as an adjective) involves two men, though only one is named outright and both are possibly wholly fictional. Some 19th century Jim was apparently a fine fellow. Centuries before him, a Jack was not quite so admired. We'll deal with the conspicuous first: the jim in jim-dandy does indeed come from the name Jim. All evidence suggests Jim was loved by all, or was, at least, excellent. The dandy part of jim-dandy, however, likely comes from the word jack-a-dandy, which is defined in Merriam-Webster Unabridged as "a little foppish impertinent fellow."

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