There’s a story in the African-American folktale tradition about two tired mules named Pat and Charlie. Here’s a version from American Negro Folktales by Richard Dorson. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Pat and Charlie Folktale” We...
Noelle from Jericho, Vermont, says her family used “sorry, Charlie!” as a playful way to tell her child no; after he transitioned, Charlie became his name. The expression became widely familiar through Starkist’s animated Charlie the Tuna...
Why do we call that painful leg cramp a charley horse? While no good answers are out there, we did find some pretty far-fetched ones, including a story about old night watchmen known as Charlies and their broken-down horses. But the term first pops...
sidewalk alumni n.pl.— «People said he liked green because we’re Irish, but actually he was, and is, a Notre Dame red-hot, one of the well-known sidewalk alumni. Notre Dame’s colors are kelly green and gold, and that was Charlie’s inspiration...
