Quiz Guy John Chaneski has been pondering those old digital displays on car dashboards that sometimes cut off part of the name of the song playing on the radio. For example, what song would really be playing if the truncated title was “Brother, Can You Spar,” which sounds like friendly guys in a boxing gym? This is part of a complete episode.
Family surnames often derive from occupations, locations, or physical characteristics, so Quiz Guy John Chaneski has crafted a puzzle about fictitious origins of people’s last names. For example, many folks have farmers in their ancestry, but...
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