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I am betting you’re as big a sucker for these kind of things as we are.  Just a nonsensical way to pass a couple of minutes at the office when…

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I am betting you're as big a sucker for these kind of things as we are.  Just a nonsensical way to pass a couple of minutes at the office when you've been staring intently at IMPORTANT matters on your computer screen.

I love anything that falls into the category of " _____ happened the year your were born."  In this case, Merriam-Webster has a cool tool called, Time Traveler,  that reveals words that first appeared in its print dictionary in the year you were born.

In my case words like:  angel dust, jailhouse lawyer, and confidentiality agreement all first appeared the year I was born (no, I'm not telling!).

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.