Monday, January 14, 2008

What are we doing here...?

Merriam-Webster defines -

Sideshow
Main Entry:
side·show
Pronunciation:
\-shō\
Function:
noun
Date:
1846
1 : a minor show offered in addition to a main exhibition (as of a circus)
2 : an incidental diversion or spectacle


Menagerie
Main Entry:
me·nag·er·ie
Pronunciation:
\m-naj-rē, -na-j- also -nazh-rē, -na-zhre-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French ménagerie, from Middle French, management of a household or farm, from menage
Date:
1676
1 a: a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
b: a collection of wild or foreign animals kept especially for exhibition
2: a varied mixture


Combining the two we have an incidental spectacle of varied exhibition.

You can call me Galahad.

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