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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where Does “Willy-Nilly” Come From?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where Does “Willy-Nilly” Come From?

When doing something “willy-nilly”, you’re doing it haphazardly, with no planning or forethought, especially about the consequences of your actions. It’s a peculiar turn of phrase that’s been in our language since the early 1600s (1608, to be specific, according to the earliest example in the Oxford English Dictionary). But how willy-nilly originated, though, goes…

Ruben Williams Trial Finishes Third Day At The Frederick County Court House

The State continued to call its witnesses to the stand. Frederick, Md (KM) The trial of Ruben Williams, 40, of Union Bridge continued for a third day Wednesday at the Frederick County Court House. The State called its witnesses to the stand. Williams is charged with 1st-degree murder and 2nd-degree murder for the stabbing death…

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