Daniel in Dallas, Texas grew up hearing a friend announce, “Let’s blow this popsicle stand,” before leading the group somewhere else. The phrase combines slang blow meaning “leave,” used since the 1800s, with pop stand, a soda-selling spot; popsicle...
A caller sends Grant and Martha off on a slang-infested trip about ways of saying a fast good-bye. Listen as they blow pop, popcorn, and taco stands by way of author Jim Harrison, the comic strip Funky Winkerbean, and a Warhol hanger-on. Transcript...
