Louie from Black Hills, South Dakota, recalls the time his girlfriend fell off a paddleboard and into a lake, at which point his father declared She bit the farm! This peculiar locution is most likely his dad’s own combination of two...
Eleven-year-old Ben from Rapid City, South Dakota, asks about sundog, a bright halo or spot near the sun caused when sunlight passes through high ice crystals. The origin of the name is unknown, although the term has been used in English at least...
A shivaree, also spelled charivari, is a raucous tradition of playing tricks on a newlywed couple. The practice was immortalized in the 1955 musical Oklahoma! This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Shivaree, Charivari” Hello...

