127. Tintinnabulation

We might be long past the season, but Kyle and Emily still have a few jingle bells hangin’ around, and they’re using them to make sweet music as they discuss the word tintinnabulation.

Kyle and Emily put words to sounds, finding just the right way to express the ring of a bell. Better yet, noted authors Edgar Allen Poe and Charles Dickens do the same. Our hosts also look at some historical and ritual bells of all kinds, and what it means when you hear ‘em ringing.

But Kyle reveals that some of these bells get a little bit raunchy. Emily is reminded of some fascinating history she might’ve preferred to forget, but learns a great way to protect herself from the evil eye along the way. The tintinnabula might be a subject of rather crude humor, but turns out laughter might just be the best medicine!