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Jibber-Jabber Jargon

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Confetti on the ground outside a cathedral in Oaxaca City, Mx. Remember confetti? ... those tiny, sometimes colourful bits of paper ... a snow shower of rice for the happy couple. I got to thinking that those annoying to clean up dots of paper are called "confetti", a happy sounding word. Apparently there are many words that people consider joyful. Sort of a silly language study, but here are some examples that I came up with to make you smile. (Notice all the double letters, like oo's and zz's...) Lollipop Bamboozle Swizzle Stick Baby Boomers Hullabaloo Bubble Pickle Shenanigans Glitter Hoopla Bumblebee Rigamarole Humdinger Sassafras Crumpet Chickadee Jitterbug Squeegee Kazoo Fizzy Curlicue Serendipity Snazzy Jubilee Razzamataz Kumquat Ginkgo biloba  If you are not giGGling or snickering and only pOOh-pOOhing this post, stop being so persnickety! Suffering succotash, I'm starting to get kOOkie, so get a muZZle, or put the kibosh on me already!!!! It's definit...