Bob Bridges said: Well... I'm all for laziness when it's useful, and fewer syllables is always more useful than more, as far as that goes. That ...

Interesting, because I've always referred to the cloud formations in which these beams of light occur as "bible clouds," because they look like those ...

So, why is Northern California actually in central California? San Francisco, commonly considered Northern California, is about 400+ miles from the N...

Just the contrafacts: How about "homotune?" Another obvious example: "Mary Had a Little Lamb: and "London Bridge is Falling Down."

As for your discussion of dried grapes and dried plums, thanks for giving us the raisin d'etre.

This is reminiscent of the story about GE's initial venture into China, where they had someone translate their company slogan: "GE. We bring good thi...

On the subject of old insults, how about this one from W.S. Gilbert? He once declared that “[n]o one can have a higher opinion of him than I have-a...

I can't believe you dived into this topic without including a reference to "mugwumps." Correct me if I'm wrong, but a mugwump is a politician who sit...

"We'll get across the Sahara when Hell freezes over," Tom said dryly."We'd better reach the summit of McKinley before that big storm moves in," Tom sa...

My sister called her blanket her "feel-feel." (presumably for the silk she would rub with her fingers. As for Camille's uncanny ability to visualize h...

As for the CASA question: How about the American Historical Society or the Americal Psychological Association?