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Would you like to live for more than a googolplexian years?Also, what is the origin of the word toilet?What is the origin of the word ''googolplexian''?

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Word detective has origin of "googol" & Googolplex: - extractsAs for "googol," back in the 1930s, U.S. mathematician Edward Kasner was trying to think of a name for a very large number, ten raised...

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Naturally the French invented this word, being the diminutive of 'toile' which means cloth. The piece of cloth refers not to the business at hand in the modern sense of toilet, but to the piece of...

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And here I always thought it came from Barney Google and his goog goog googly eyes that look like zeros, which is what you'd need alot of to make a googolplex.

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Who knows? You may be right... but it may be too late to ask "little" Milton. When was Barney Google created anyway?

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And of course; Dwile from the Dutch word dweil - meaning floor cloth, probably introduced by Flemish weavers during the Middle Ages.From this site.

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When was Barney Google created anyway?From here:Created in 1919 by cartoonist Billy DeBeck, "Barney Google and Snuffy Smith" is one of the longest-running comic strips in history.The song was...

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Space3456: The Big List explains "Googol" in a few simple, clear sentences. A word to the wise: I have not been involved with this site for very long, but have already learned to check words I don't...

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Well, it's nice for a newbie like me to get a chance to cover old territory. Besides, Dr. T and Eliza and a few others seem to have taken the day off. A sincere question sincerely asked is kinda, you...

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Plus I didn't know ALL the particulars on 'toilet' and I'm glad I do now.I enjoyed your post, thanks. I would have liked it better and I think it would have helped a newbie even more if you had...

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Thanks happydog. You're right about references--it's better and more enjoyable when you're reading to know where the info came from. My authorities are the hard copies of American Heritage and OED,...

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Lionello, please don't be such a grouch! It seemed like only yesterday you let us see your soft side. If it weren't for that post (see below), I'd think you might have forgotten how you felt upon...

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Perhaps I overdid the grouchy bit. Some of us get hasty at times. Don't blame me for objecting to wasting time ---- old people don't have a lot of time left to waste. And (apart from breaking wind)...

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