The site name
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A paradox?
A paradox, A most ingenious paradox!
We’ve quips and quibbles heard in flocks!
But none to beat this paradox!
– Ruth & Frederic, “The Pirates of Penzance”,
Act II (Scene 19), by W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan, 1879
The site’s name is based, in part, on lyrics from The Pirates of Penzance. (It’s also a subtle nod to one of my earliest doc roles and, yes, there’s a small story or few.)
One can also argue that it’s a malapropism because quips are meant to humorously infer tips and quibbles lead to scribbles. (Or did I mean kits and kibbles?)
You can argue whatever you like, but I should probably point out that wordplay is an essential part of my sense of identity and my sense of humor. (I’ve been told I play with words the way my cats play with strings.)