A Dallas man says his grandmother used to carry around washcloth a plastic bag in her purse. When he and his siblings would get their hands dirty, she’d say to them, “Show me your paddywackers,” and they’d hold out their...
Two more expressions that characterized 2009: El Stiffo and “drive like a Cullen.” This is part of a complete episode.
Some call them crash blossoms, those funny turns of phrase that copy editors may or may not intend, like “Milk Drinkers Turn To Powder.” More about crash blossoms in this article in Good by Mark Peters. This is part of a complete episode.
Where’d we get the expression they’re selling like hotcakes? This is part of a complete episode.
A Pensacola man says he’s invented a gender-neutral pronoun, and wants to know how to popularize it. He’s not the first to try, as shown by linguist Dennis Baron’s chronology of failed attempts to create and popularize epicene...
If a recipe calls for unthawed corn, is that corn supposed to be frozen or unfrozen? This is part of a complete episode.