TIL 'The Land of Nod' is originally a biblical reference of a sort of purgatory where Cain was exiled after murdering Abel -- rather than a 'dreamland' sleepytime dealie as it is now colloquially known. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by quicxly t3_ysth9r on November 12, 2022 at 1:49 AM in todayilearned 80 comments 284
CySnark t1_iw12ro9 wrote on November 12, 2022 at 2:58 AM So what's "Nodding Off" then? Permalink 5 thunderBerrins t1_iw22uwq wrote on November 12, 2022 at 10:11 AM That’s when your head goes down and then back up and then down again until you go to the land of nod. Vertical shaking I think they call it. Permalink Parent 3
thunderBerrins t1_iw22uwq wrote on November 12, 2022 at 10:11 AM That’s when your head goes down and then back up and then down again until you go to the land of nod. Vertical shaking I think they call it. Permalink Parent 3
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