Odd thoughts upon awakening

[classicdrogn]

I wonder which came first, "giddy-up" as the command for a horse to run, or "giddy" as the word for feeling excited and energetic?

[robkelk]

Now you've got me curious...

* robkelk goes and looks

Merriam-Webster says that "giddy" came first (14th century), and that "giddyap" (c.1897) derives from "get up"... so, yeah, it's an appropriate thought to awaken to.

[classicdrogn]

Thirty-something years ago I heard a song on the Dr. Demento Show, "the U Can't Touch This MC Hammer Rap Blues" or something along those lines. (A quick search for that and a few close variations turns up nothing.) One of the lines was, "he keeps jumpin', 'cause his income is high," and I only just now got the joke. Goddammit.

[classicdrogn]

"I can feel it coming in the air tonight
YOLO
I've been waiting for this moment for all my life
YOLO..."

Goddammit. Cannot unhear.

[Labster]

Two thoughts from the same dream: Apparently I realized that I can float/fly in previous dreams because I seem to have a regular "technique" for floating.

The amusement park labyrinth attraction in my dream was basically a long analogy to the U.S. immigration system. Easy to take the wrong door and end up outside again, and the only way to win was to pay for better tickets or cheat.