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Typewriters We Have Loved

Death of the Typewriter Β Ding! In this week’s episode, Mark Twain would be pleased. Reports that it’s the end of the line for the typewriter have been greatly exaggerated. Well, slightly anyway: it’s not the horseless carriage return yet. Martha and...

Alley-Oop

A caller wonders if the acrobatic β€œalley-oop” in basketball is connected with the V.T. Hamlin comic strip, β€œAlley Oop.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of β€œAlley-Oop” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Sabrina from...

buster

buster Β n.β€”Β Β«When the SureΓ±os saw Adorno and his red shirt, they decided to take care of the β€œbuster” in the alley, a derogatory term SureΓ±os use for NorteΓ±os. One man drove slowly down the alley. Another ran up to Adorno, said β€œit’s all about Sur...