Counting Whammies

Of all the jargon thrown at us by the broadcasting entities of all manners are certain curious items that defy everyday use -

Double Whammy - I have never heard of a singular whammy or more than double whammies (is that a legal plural?). Why is that? If they are always double where does the first whammy find its double? To me that is a double whammy - not knowing about the first and then the second.

China to allow two children - this headline is fairly cryptic to a simple soul like myself. Logical questions come to mind - which two children are the Chinese talking about? Where exactly are they being allowed? Why two? And lastly, Why China?

Women you will not believe are over 50 - what does that mean? For starters many in our community do not know what 50 is? Meaning they can only count to 34 in many cases, okay some can do upto 27 but that is very small %. Many also have problems knowing if they are a woman, let alone what others might believe about them.

Gold is getting slammed - Very peculiar this one. Who goes around slamming gold? Why gold? What does slammed gold feel like? How long does the slamming continue? Is there an unslamming phase that follows? Is slamming similar to a tennis grand slam, love?

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