How words feel in your mouth.
So I was thinking of epiphanies, and the word “Eureka” came up.
That word sounds like an infection, or a pain associated with vomit, or something horrible and medical.
The doctor said solemnly, “Eureka, you’ve got it. An acute case, in fact.”
So then I thought of all the nice-sounding medical words that are actually really nasty things.
And then I put those two things together.