Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s game is based on the names of cities and states where the National Puzzlers’ League has held its annual convention over the past few years. Attendees came up with a punny moniker for each that incorporates the...
Elaine from Boulder, Colorado, asks why to clock someone means to hit them. The slang appears to come from clock as a noun for the face, attested by the late 1800s, with the verb for punching someone in the face showing up by the 1920s. A related...
Emily in Boulder, Colorado, grew up in Minnesota saying hotdish, usually one word, for dishes like tater tot hotdish, while her Iowa friend calls the same Pyrex-baked mix a casserole. Hotdish is especially a Minnesota usage, with reach into nearby...
This week, we’re going through the e-mail bag. Here’s a savory, sensuous one. It’s from Stacey in Boulder, Colorado.
deef v.— «Most mid-level tournaments hold their singles qualifying rounds on Saturday and Sunday, which overlap with the doubles finals of the previous week’s event. So if you do well in doubles, you cannot qualify in the next singles...
qualie n.— «Most mid-level tournaments hold their singles qualifying rounds on Saturday and Sunday, which overlap with the doubles finals of the previous week’s event. So if you do well in doubles, you cannot qualify in the next singles...