A clever kebab connection

Julian O'Shea, Dani Siller and Bill Sunderland discuss the world of wraps.

GUESTS:

HOST: Tom Scott.
QUESTION PRODUCER: David Bodycombe.

EDITED BY: Julie Hassett at the Podcast Studios, Dublin.
GRAPHICS: Chris Hanel at Support Class. Assistant: Dillon Pentz.
FORMAT: Pad 26 Limited/Labyrinth Games Ltd.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Bodycombe and Tom Scott.

[jamesaditya]

THEY WRAP IT UP AND THE MEAT SPINS, TOM

[dliessmgg]

"it's completely impossible that a greek word that has to do with rotation is the same as another greek word that looks very similar and also has to do with rotation" - Tom Scott

[ThinkAboutVic]

that whole "döner sounds like its not spinning" convo is so funny to me as a turkish person cause döner literally means "it spins" lmao

[ArifRWinandar]

This is like Tom discovering the Finnish word for airfield all over again

[KusaneHexaku]

the meatspin??? VERY different kind of copter

[corporeal]

That collective pause after "Meat spin", they know, and now we know they know

[mercutio]

Tom: I am perplexed, discombobulated and befuddled by the implications and ramifications of this coincidental linguistic synergy and synchronicity.

Bill (wincing in pain): You wrap it up and the MEAT SPINS Tom!

[undefined]

Took me a while, as the pronounce it "Dona", to get that they are talking about what in my part of the world is called "Döner".

[Womcataclysm]

I never would have expected Tom Scott of all people not to know about Gyro's roots. For me that's such a well known fact, but then again I am part greek

[markusoliverasagtg]

"meatspin" oh no...
Also, as a Turk: the ö in döner is closest to the i in bird
Shawarma is indeed ultimately from Turkish çevirme (to turn around, pronounced che-veer-meh) but via Arabic

[darrenmorby]

I keep imagining The Knack singing about "muh-muh-muh-my shawarma!"

[bogus]

"But they wrap it up and the meat spins TOM!!!" So funny😂😂

[SkeletonSyskey]

"Donair" sounds more like a budget airline

[fifi.c]

sobbing. of COURSE gyro is the same root. tom please

[alexanderthegray]

3:09 But you wrap it up, and the meat spins, Tom!! 😂

[cathybayne]

As a Greek, yes, "gyro" is because the meat is spinning on a spit before you carve it off and put it on flatbread. Add tzaziki, and it's DELICIOUS!

Also, your book is now in my wishlist on Amazon. Congrats!

[whatdoyousuppose]

As a Turk I was near screaming “DÖNER MEANS IT SPINS” 😂

[DiMono]

I love how **broken** this question made Tom. :D

[suNn.K.O]

"You wrap it up and it spins! You wrap it up and it Giving absolute Aunty Donna (Aunty Donair?) vibes lmao. Helps that Bill kinda sounds like Mark and Zack combined lol.

[kevinmartin]

The one with the sweet sauce is specifically a "Halifax donair", definitely a regional thing.
Here in southern Ontario we have gyros, souvlaki, and doners/donairs pretty much equally represented.