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Allusionist 150 The Egg's Warning transcript

March 5, 2022 The Allusionist
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KEITH KAHN-HARRIS: So let's explain what a Kinder Surprise egg is in the first place.
HZ: Yeah. It's slightly bigger than a hen's egg.
KEITH KAHN-HARRIS: It's a foil wrapped chocolate egg, and it has an outer chocolate layer.
HZ: I'm peeling off the foil, which is white and orange. And then we have the chocolate egg in two parts. I’m trying to split it without too much incident. And then inside that is a yellow capsule. And then inside the capsule:
KEITH KAHN-HARRIS: It's a self-assembly toy.
HZ: It's a self-assembly toy. Let's not get distracted by that, because that's not even the true prize, is it?
KEITH KAHN-HARRIS: No, exactly. And you'll find at least two pieces of paper. Now, one of them is a sort of a picture showing how to assemble the toy.
HZ: That's right. And then the other one, which I don't know if I've ever even paid attention to before...
KEITH KAHN-HARRIS: It's got the warning message, and it is in a literally dozens of languages on this tiny piece of paper.

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In transcript Tags words, language, linguistics, society & culture, arts, etymology, lexicon, vocabulary, Helen Zaltzman, Kinder Egg, Kinder Surprise, warnings, messages, toys, confectionary, Ferrero, chocolate, candy, Keith Kahn Harris, multilingual, Europe, European, Kinder Joy, laws, FDA, errors, typesetting, diacritics, tilde, macron, ligatures, æ, warning, exciton

Allusionist 111. Engraving part 2: Precious transcript

December 16, 2019 The Allusionist
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MAX ULLMANN: I like how this is typical of all antique jewellery, in a way, it's just completely symmetrical and totally imperfect. In a world of perceived perfection, this is far more interesting. You know, you can really see that somebody is done that by hand. You know, the A is lower than the Z and the E, the horizontal arms of the E, are too short by modern standards. It’s certainly not perfect. There's bits and pieces of the letters missing, but you can really put yourself in the position of the person doing it, who obviously was not able to achieve this kind of perceived perfection because they're human.

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In transcript Tags words, language, linguistics, education, comedy, entertainment, society & culture, arts, literature, Helen Zaltzman, etymology, lexicon, vocabulary, jewellery, antiques, antique jewellery, jewelry, silver, metal, gold, rings, jewels, engraving, engraved, engravers, messages, precious, trans, family, heirlooms, wedding, wedding rings, monograms, lettering, traditions, handiwork, by hand, toot snoot, hallmarks, history, Victorian, maids, name badges, name tags, grandparents, engravings, Max Ullmann, A R Ullmann, Steven Yardley, Milne & Yardley, Lisa Hack, Freddy McConnell, Eeva Sarlin, Arlie Adlington, mementoes, sentimental, talisman, craft, nacelle
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