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Weird Origins of Common Phrases | Stupiracy
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Weird Origins of Common Phrases | Stupiracy

The Morning After STL · TMASTL | Hubbard Radio

February 19, 202624m 24s

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Show Notes

In Season 2, Episode 3, Rizz and Tim take a closer look at the everyday phrases we use without thinking — and the surprisingly dark, strange, and often misunderstood histories hiding behind them.


Common expressions like “cat got your tongue,” “bite the bullet,” and “spill the beans” feel harmless in modern conversation, but their origins trace back to brutal punishments, battlefield medicine, political secrecy, industrial disasters, and long-abandoned traditions. As the episode peels back the layers behind these familiar sayings, it becomes clear how often history gets flattened into convenient myths or repeated without context. This episode explores where these phrases actually came from, why some popular origin stories are completely wrong, and how language quietly carries centuries of human behavior, fear, and invention into the present.

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