Rebecca in Austin, Texas, wonders why the terms cold sore and fever blister describe pretty much the same thing. Also, why do we say we have a cold, but we have the flu? The word flu comes from the Italian word for influence, influenza, and is a...
A caller with a 25-year-old parrot wonders: How much language do birds really understand? Plus, Knock-knock. Who’s there? Boo. Well… you can guess the rest. But there was a time when these goofy jokes were a brand-new craze sweeping the nation...
Why do we say someone has a cold when we say someone else has the flu, and another person has croup? This is part of a complete episode.
Steer clear of the flu. You’ll groan on wet sheets. You will mew. This is part of a complete episode.