Stanisław Danziger Szczepański, a junior at Saint Ursula Ledóchowska Catholic High School in Altoona, PA, writes:
Dear Grammer Genious,
Our teacher, Sister M. Mieczysława of the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, says that a "hangnail" is called that because its pain reminds us of the pain Our Lord suffered when HANGing from the NAILS on the cross. Is that true?
Thanks you.
Stanisław
Dear Stanisław,
To address that interesting question, I consulted the noted etymology expert Rabbi Sholem Meir Shofman-Lipschitz of the Chabad Lubavitch Synagogue, a block away from your school in Altoona, and his response was: "Schmegegge!" Then he laughed and hung up the phone. I hope that answers your question, but it might be a good idea not to relay the rabbi's response back to Sister Mieczysława.
The Grammer Genious
P.S. Do those nuns still wear those big black burka things?
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