“What has a head like a cat, feet like a cat, a tail like a cat, but isn’t a cat?” Answer: a kitten! A 1948 children’s joke book has lots of these to share with kids. Plus: an easy explanation for the difference between...
Gabrielle in Beloit, Michigan, asks why the closure on trousers is called a fly when the word more commonly names an insect or the act of moving through the air. In clothing, fly first meant the overlapping cloth flap that covers the opening, not...