I've got a collection of random information in my brain that makes me an awesome Trivial Pursuit partner, but is completely useless when it comes to real world application. Like say, job applications. I thought I'd share some of this random crap with you in the form of another acronym-ific series. I give you - Word Origins from Left Field - that's right, the WOLF. Er... ignore the fact that the "from" doesn't fit.

So, my English speaking friends are probably aware that pigs say "oink," sheep go "baa," and horses are known for their "neigh." But did you know that animals sound different in other languages? In French, for example, the dog says, "Ouaf! Ouaf!" and the pig says, "Groin! Groin!" (I'm resisting a VMA joke, b/c my mom wants me to work on being nicer).

What does this have to do with brouhaha? Well, a brouhaha is generally used to describe a noisy and / or angry situation, not to be confused with hubbub, because the latter can be positive. A brouhaha is a bad thing, and well... so's the Devil, right? The best explanation for brouhaha that I was able to run down is that it was often used as a noise that the devil made in French stage-dramas. As in "brou, ha ha!" Apparently this was a French version of an evil laugh.