7.03.2009

Lagniappe 27: Ask Dr. Boli

Ask Dr. Boli
(listen or download from link above)

In which we celebrate Dr. Boli's two year anniversary on the world wide web ... and learn why the sky is blue.

According to Webster
la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap, lan-ˈ\
Function:
noun
Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added
Date: 1844
: a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase;
broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure

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