Ep 5: Delightfully Daring Dolly Dazzles In Her Precipitous Parachuting Profession
In this episode, Jess talks about Dolly Shepherd, an amazing woman who was the first female parachutist! Hearing about the incredible lack of safety equipment at the time just makes her that much more awesome and inspiring!
Hids dives into tongue twisters and hilarity ensues!
Do you have a favorite tongue twister?
Jess' sources:
Strange Co. Blogspot - Dolly Shepherd
Dolly Shepherd - Wiki
IWM website - Dolly Shepherd WWI
Dolly Shepherd recording - Youtube
Hids' Sources
Tongue Twister Origins - Wiki
Mental Floss - Tongue Twister History
Planet Museum - Tongue Twisters
Youtube: Rhubarb Barbara Pt 1
Youtube: Rhubarb Barbara Pt 2
Youtube: ASL Finger Fumblers
Youtube: The Story of Mr. Shi Eating Lions
The Story of Mr. Shi Eating Lions - Text Format
《施氏食狮史》
« Shī Shì shí shī shǐ »
« Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den »
石室诗士施氏，嗜狮，誓食十狮。
Shíshì shīshì Shī Shì, shì shī, shì shí shí shī.
In a stone den was a poet called Shi Shi, who was a lion addict and had resolved to eat ten lions.
氏时时适市视狮。
Shì shíshí shì shì shì shī.
He often went to the market to look for lions.
十时，适十狮适市。
Shí shí, shì shí shī shì shì.
At ten o’clock, ten lions had just arrived at the market.
是时，适施氏适市。
Shì shí, shì Shī Shì shì shì.
At that time, Shi had just arrived at the market.
氏视是十狮，恃矢势，使是十狮逝世。
Shì shì shì shí shī, shì shǐ shì, shǐ shì shí shī shìshì.
He saw those ten lions and, using his trusty arrows, caused the ten lions to die.
氏拾是十狮尸，适石室。
Shì shí shì shí shī shī, shì shíshì.
He brought the corpses of the ten lions to the stone den.
石室湿，氏使侍拭石室。
Shíshì shī, Shì shǐ shì shì shíshì.
The stone den was damp. So he asked his servants to wipe it.
石室拭，氏始试食是十狮。
Shíshì shì, Shì shǐ shì shí shì shí shī.
After wiping the stone den, he tried to eat those ten lions.
食时，始识是十狮尸，实十石狮尸。
Shí shí, shǐ shí shì shí shī shī, shí shí shí shī shī.
When he ate, he realized that these ten lions were, in fact, ten stone lion corpses.
试释是事。
Shì shì shì shì.
Try to explain this matter.
