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my weird brain go-to-wikipedia question of the day: Is there a connection between polka dots and accordions?

Posted by Max Jun 22 '12, 09:35

Answer: not really, but interesting to note that the polka dance step can be traced to one person, and "polkamania" was used long before I expected any "-mania" words had been coined.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polka (en.wikipedia.org)

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Since mania is also a word in Spanish, I assume it's one of those that has Latin origins, and has therefore been around a while -- nm - con_carne Jun 22, 09:46 5
- It actually comes from Greek, through Latin. But Max means "adding mania to a word to make a new word" like Beatlemania -- nm - Roger More Jun 22, 09:48 4
  - right. or like (Snafu)gate. -- nm - Max Jun 22, 09:56 1
    - If Biden has a scandal, let it be called this -- nm - Beryllium Jun 22, 10:11
  - Little known fact: Hulkamania has been around since the time of Hercules -- nm - con_carne Jun 22, 09:51 1
    - Jeff Winger and Debra Winger used to be married -- nm - amoxy Jun 22, 09:55
no more so than polka dots and afros. -- nm - sycor Jun 22, 09:37 1
- The Internet: There's a link between polka dots and afros. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Jun 22, 09:40

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