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Sleepy Winks (episode #1584)
By Grant, 4 days ago
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| It was a dark and stormy night. So begins the long and increasingly convoluted prose of Edwards Bulwer-Lytton's best-known novel. Today the annual Bulwer-Lytton Contest asks contestants for fanciful f... | ||
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RE: cannonball = "bread bowl"
By jordanallen139, 2 weeks ago
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| That’s really interesting—I’ve mostly heard people call them “bread bowls,” so learning that “cannonballs” is a regional Pacific Northwest term, especially in Oregon, feels pretty unique. It shows how... | ||
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Made from Scratch (episode #1583)
By Grant, 3 weeks ago
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| Enthusiastic book recommendations! Martha's savoring the biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the 19th-century explorer, polymath, and naturalist who revolutionized our understanding of nature and pre... | ||
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Made from Scratch (episode #1583)
By Grant, 3 weeks ago
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| Enthusiastic book recommendations! Martha's savoring the biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the 19th-century explorer, polymath, and naturalist who revolutionized our understanding of nature and pre... | ||
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Sour Pickle (episode #1576)
By Grant, 4 weeks ago
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| You know that Yogi Berra quote about how Nobody ever comes here; it's too crowded? Actually, the first person to use this was actress Suzanne Ridgeway, who appeared in several movies with The Three St... | ||
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Mystery Date (episode #1577)
By Grant, 4 weeks ago
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| A librarian opens a book and finds a mysterious invitation scribbled on the back of a business card. Another discovers a child's letter to the Tooth Fairy, tucked into a book decades ago. What stories... | ||
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Well, Aren't You a Tall Drink of Water?
By Grant, 4 weeks ago
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| If you’re described as a tall drink of water, or a a tall glass of water that’s a good thing. It suggests, especially for men, that you’re good-looking. A little more than a century ago, that phrase s... | ||
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Salad Days (episode #1582)
By Grant, 4 weeks ago
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| A documentary film called My Beautiful Stutter follows youngsters at a summer camp specifically for stutterers. It's a place for finding acceptance, support, and confidence for navigating the larger w... | ||
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Forty-Eleven Zillion (episode #1579)
By Grant, 4 weeks ago
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| When there's no evening meal planned at home, what do you call that scramble to cobble together your own dinner? Some people apply acronyms like YOYO — "you're on your own" — or CORN, for "Clean Out y... | ||
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Beefed It (episode #1580)
By Grant, 4 weeks ago
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| The words tough, through, and dough all end in O-U-G-H. So why don't they rhyme? A lively new book addresses the many quirks of English by explaining the history of words and phrases. And: have you ev... | ||
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