Feel like having a little “hair of the dog”? Grant and Martha explain what dog hair has to do with hangover cures. And what do you call it when random objects form a recognizable image, like a cloud resembling a bunny, or the image of Elvis in...
If you’re hung over, and someone offers you a little “hair of the dog,” you can rest assured you’re not being offered a sip of something with real dog hair in it. But was that always the case? Grant has the answer, and Martha...
pepto n.— «But you have to distinguish greenies—the peptos as they were called—from steroids. Greenies only allowed you to play up to your ability. If you didn’t get a good night’s sleep, or you had a hangover, it would allow you to play...
boozerang
n.— «Boozerang, n. The boomeranglike negative effects of alcohol consumption.» —“Boozerangs and Other Hangovers” by Pawlie Kokonuts The Laughorist Mar. 18, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
black aspirin n.— «If you drink water between drinks and then drinka hell of a lot before you go to bed, the hangover is minimised. Then lots of black aspirin [Coke] the next day.» —“What’s the definitive cure for a hangover...
black aspirin n.— « Coke, often referred to as black aspirin or black Berocca, must be the full strength, non-diet stuff, to get the sugar.» —“Hangover Cures” by Patrick Cornish West Australian Dec. 27, 1997...