Two items.

[myth]

ONE. State of the Union word count analysis done right. The included essay at least gives lip service to the idea that we should "be skeptical of the positivist implications of a statistical analysis of language," and has some other ideas about the iconicity of words in new media etc etc etc. Good software, good read. Does anyone know why Taft

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[brinagirl]

Does anyone know why Taft said "wool" so much?

It was a sexual thing.

[myth]

That is vile. Taft, all loungin' in his special Taft tub, rubbin' himself with some wool. Whispering to himself, over and over, "wool."

[brinagirl]

It's worse than you think. It was steel wool.