“Go fly a kite!” A caller from Washington, D.C. wonders whose kite is getting flown and why. Naturally, we have some ideas! Here’s a copy of the cartoon Grant mentions (from the Chicago Tribune May 15, 1927, p. G2). This is part of...
rubber jungle n.— «Skies were mostly clear and planes were full as spring break began in many locales. From the day before, an accidental deployment of oxygen masks—a rubber jungle, in airline-speak—was discussed.» —“Airlines Learn...
sweater puppies n.pl.— «The remnants of her dress and underwire bra bunched outward from her generous shelf of invulnerable boob flesh. “I must be around a ‘K-cup’ now,” she said to herself while judiciously examining...