Thing To Do Today But Not In A Bad Way: explode.

So, can you explode, but not in a bad way?

Of course you can: you can explode with laughter:


(painting of a fool, perhaps by Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen) 

with joy:


(Hull City FC promotion celebration. Photo by Andy Beecroft)

with excitement:



And as if that's not wonderful enough, the word comes to us from a really amazing source, too.

Thing To Do Today But Not In A Bad Way: explode. This word comes from the Latin explōdere, to drive away by clapping or hissing (as an actor off the stage). Plaudere means to clap.