Scrumping is a Britishism for “stealing apples off your neighbors’ trees.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Scrumping” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, my name is Pascale Hickson and I’m...
Dan Henderson of Sunnyvale, California, sent us a great cartoon of two guys at a bar. One says to the other, “Explain to me how comparing apples and oranges is fruitless?” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of...
What would you serve a chronic procrastinator? Ketchup. What would you serve a fertility specialist? Eggplant. Martha serves up those and others. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Ketchup and Eggplant” Grant, are you...
What’s the word for the gesture you make with your fingers when you want to make an image larger on an iPhone? Unpinch? Fwoop? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Unpinch” Hi, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is...
This week’s word puzzle from Quiz Guy Greg Pliska involves taking a word, adding an “i” to the beginning, as if creating an Apple product, to get an entirely new word. For instance: “This is how Steve Jobs begins a card game...
Grant talks about the new slang term, zaprudering, as in “The fanboys get off on zaprudering the invite to the Apple product-release press conference.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Zaprudering” Here’s a bit of...