Our friend Marilyn is a self-proclaimed “word nerd”. She teaches a weekly class called “Roots” where we explore English words that are based on Latin and Greek roots. It’s always insightful to learn about the origin of words, and figure out how to decipher their meaning by knowing their components. But really, we go because it’s fun to hang out with friends (there are many jokes and stories in class) and eat Oreos (which Marilyn brings without fail).
Many years ago, as a high-school English teacher, she jokingly invented the word Magnicephopolis, which means “City of the Big Brains”. It became A Thing, and she even printed t-shirts for some of her students. Years, even decades, later, some of those students will still send her photos of them wearing their shirts somewhere in the world.
Today she gave us a special gift! A Magnicephopolis license-plate bracket:
We’re honored to be inducted into this elite group. Thanks, Marilyn!