Rhyming Cruises

You’re listening to A Way with Words, the show about language and how we use it. I’m Martha Barnette.

And I’m Grant Barrett. And here he is at the door with the smell of the sea and the spray and the seaweed in a sailor’s hat and a sailor’s coat. It’s our quiz guy, John Chaneski. Hi, John.

There is nothing like a dame. Nothing in the world. Yeah. We’re talking about the ocean today.

It’s funny you should mention that because the quiz I have. Hi, everybody, by the way. Hello.

Hello. Today’s quiz is called cruising. Now I figure you know sometimes I avoid rhyming games because they’re a little easy, but why not take it easy once in a while? And one way to take it easy is to go on a cruise. Now it was within my lifetime that the cruise industry seemed to have discovered theme cruises like foodie cruises and oldies music cruises, comic book characters, macrame, whatever professor or wrestlers, anything, anything you want, you can go on a cruise for it. But the original had to be the classic booze cruise, of course, because it rhymes.

And, you know, just a few days of relaxing and drinking with friends.

Now, I don’t drink, but I do appreciate a good rhyme.

When I hear booze cruise, I wonder what other rhyming cruises can be arranged.

For example, a subset of the booze cruise. This trip is for people who make and sell their own beer and ale and want to compare notes and try each other’s stuff.

It’s called the…

Ale sale?

No, the bruise cruise.

Oh, okay.

Cruise.

We’re going to just stick with cruise.

Oh, it’s also going to rhyme with cruise.

Okay.

Yeah, sure.

Like I said, I’m taking it easy on myself today.

Let’s cruise.

Now, some of these are very likely to exist. Now, if you’re into murder mysteries, intrigue, Sherlock Holmes and such, you can find items to help you solve all over the ship on a…

Clues cruise.

Clues cruise.

You’ve got to know there’s got to be a clues cruise out there.

Must be.

Clue cruise or something.

They probably just call them murder mystery cruises.

Murder mystery cruises, yeah.

Yeah.

Now, if you’ve cruised before, you know that nearly every cruise features a few people who are fashionistas and seem to be there just to show off their Manolo Blahniks and their Christian Laboutans and other luxury footwear.

Let’s give them their own cruise and call it…

Shoes cruise.

The Shoes Cruise, yes.

Now, sometimes you need to get away to take care of your mental health.

Let’s arrange a cruise for poor souls with abulomania, those affected with chronic indecisiveness.

We can have seminars on how to overcome it on the…

Choose cruise.

The Choose Cruise, yes.

Now, every person who works with their hands deserves some time just to hang around others of their kind.

If you’re a woodworker or other kind of builder who wants to compare notes with other handy people, bring your favorite Phillips head to the…

Tools.

Cruise.

Screws.

Go, screws.

Screws, screws.

A little better.

When I say tools, cruise, it’s not bad.

Not bad.

No.

Screws, cruise.

John, thank you for taking us on this amuse cruise.

I really appreciate it.

That’s great.

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