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7.25.2011

Lagniappe 49: East of Eden

In which we hear the story of Olive and the airplane...

East of Eden
(listen or download from link above)
A delightful vignette that I wanted to share.
Scott and I will be discussing the entire novel (as much as we can in an hour)
at A Good Story is Hard to Find in Episode 15.

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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