Noelle from Jericho, Vermont, says her family used “sorry, Charlie!” as a playful way to tell her child no; after he transitioned, Charlie became his name. The expression became widely familiar through Starkist’s animated Charlie the Tuna...
Janice from Jericho, Vermont, remembers hearing jackpot used to mean trouble in the world of horse racing. That “trouble” sense has been part of the word from the beginning. In early poker, a player needed a pair of jacks to open the betting, so the...