A listener shares a story about the time his young granddaughter proudly showed off having tied her shoes. He points out that her shoes are on the wrong feet, but the granddaughter takes it literally, with amusing results. This is part of a complete...
She sells seashells by the seashore. Who is the she in this tongue twister? Some claim it’s the young Mary Anning, who went on to become a famous 19th-century British paleontologist. Dubious perhaps, but the story of her rise from seaside...
Marge from Greenfield, Wisconsin, wonders why we refer to someone ostentatiously well-behaved as a goody-two-shoes. The 1765 book, The History of Little Goody Two Shoes tells the story of a poor young girl by the same name whose virtue is at long...
What’s a round-heeled woman? This is part of a complete episode.
Grant shares some odd high school team mascot names, including the Wooden Shoes and the Battling Bathers. This is part of a complete episode.
directional shoe n.— «Directional shoes: these might seem an instant updater, but they’re undignified. Conversely, clinging to the styles of yesteryear (that includes kitten heels) is also a bad idea.» —“Age-old...
