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Bricks in the Sky

Posted by grantbarrett on April 8, 2016 · Add Comment

A listener in Ellsworth, Michigan, shares a favorite simile from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams: The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t. This is part of a complete episode.

Navy Fighter Pilot Slang

Posted by grantbarrett on July 10, 2015 · Add Comment

A San Diego, California, listener shares some slang used by her father, who was a Navy fighter pilot. To “bang off the cat” is to take off from an aircraft carrier. The meatball refers to the landing system that requires lining up with an amber light. And bingo fuel is the exact minimum amount of [...]

Rat Fink

Posted by grantbarrett on October 17, 2014 · 2 Comments

In addition to being the name of a plastic toy from the 60’s, the term rat fink was once used specifically to mean a narc or stool pigeon. Today, it’s used generally to mean a despicable person. This is part of a complete episode.

Wrist Rockets

Posted by grantbarrett on March 29, 2013 · Add Comment

A while back, we talked about the game Going To Texas, where two kids hold hands and spin around until they fall over dizzy. Becca Turpel from San Diego, California, said she knows the game as Wrist Rockets. Others have identified it as Dizzy Dizzy Dinosaur. Has anyone ever called it Fun? This is part [...]

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