The English language has a variety of expressions referring to the excretion of moisture from the skin due to heat. There’s the verb perspire and the Yiddish borrowing schvitz. If you perspire profusely, you may sweat buckets, or be sweating like a...
When Tony from Fort Worth, Texas, ordered chicken fajitas at a restaurant, the server replied Perfect! He’s pretty confident that his order was hardly outstanding, much less perfect. He’s noticed that the response Perfect! doesn’t...
Since the 1930’s, a traditional Cobb salad has included hard-boiled eggs, avocado, bacon, chicken, blue cheese and tomatoes. The recipe is often credited to a restaurateur named Bob Cobb. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of...
When flight attendants use the terms feather, leather, or fin, they’re talking about “chicken, beef, or fish.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “In-Flight Lingo” Here’s another bit of airline...
Why did the chicken cross the basketball court? Spoiler alert: the answer is a groaner. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Fowl Pun” Granta, know how much you love puns. Why did the chicken cross the basketball court? I...
You have 30 cows, and 28 chickens. How many didn’t? (Yep, that’s the riddle: How many didn’t?) This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Cow and Chicken Riddle” You’re listening to A Way with Words, the...
