Book recommendations, including a collection of short stories inspired by dictionaries, and a techno-thriller for teens. Or, how about novels with an upbeat message? Publishers call this genre up lit. Plus, a clergyman ponders an arresting phrase in...
In response to our conversation about the expression ding-ding man, a term used mainly in Nebraska to mean “the driver of an ice cream truck,” Greg in Auburn, California, shared that he and his wife used to call that vehicle the music...
Rachel, who moved from Nebraska to attend school in College Park, Maryland, says her friends were surprised when she referred to the driver of an ice cream truck as the ding ding man. Indeed, this term seems to now be limited largely to Omaha...
The highest point on trees that grazing animals can reach is called the browse line. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Browse Line” Do you know what a browse line is? Yes, the highest point on trees that deer and similar...
Ombrology is a fancy word for the study of toad-stranglers. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Ombrology” Grant, I have another spelling word for you. Yes, please. Umbrology. Umbrology sounds like his umbrella. At the...
Ding! In this week’s episode, Mark Twain would be pleased. Reports that it’s the end of the line for the typewriter have been greatly exaggerated. Well, slightly anyway: it’s not the horseless carriage return yet. Martha and Grant...