proverb Archives – A Way with Words

Kiss the Cow (episode #1567)

Posted by Grant Barrett on April 19, 2021 · Add Comment

Mystery Drawer (episode #1555)

Posted by Grant Barrett on October 12, 2020 · Add Comment

Empty Wagons Make the Most Noise

Posted by Grant Barrett on October 10, 2020 · Add Comment

Everything’s Duck But the Bill

Posted by Grant Barrett on November 2, 2019 · Add Comment

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Loaded for Bear (episode #1531)

Posted by Grant Barrett on September 16, 2019 · Add Comment

One way to make your new business look trendy is to use two nouns separated by an ampersand, like Peach & Creature or Rainstorm & Egg or … just about any other two-word combination. A tongue-in-cheek website will generate names like that for you. And: In the traditions of several African countries, names for babies [...]
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Anagramming a Proverb Quiz

Posted by Grant Barrett on September 14, 2019 · Add Comment

Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s brain-buster involves changing the meaning of proverb by anagramming one of its words. For example, John says his friend owned a string of pottery franchises, but it all came to nothing when one of the ovens fell apart, a story that aptly illustrates the proverb: “A chain is only as good [...]
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