If a king sleeps on a king-size mattress and queen sleeps on a queen-sized mattress, what does a prince sleep on? This riddle—or its answer—may keep you up at night. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Royal...
The German word Zaunkönig means “wren,” but literally translates as “king of the fence.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Zaunkönig, King of the Fence” The German word zahn means a fence or a...
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog is an example of the rhetorical device called antimetabole, from Greek words that mean “a turning about.” Other examples include When the going...
On our Facebook group, members are jokingly linking professions with plants in the garden: What kind of herb might a clockmaker grow? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “What Does a Clockmaker Plant?” Hey Grant, what would...
Nancy in Panama City Beach, Florida, remembers that as a girl, whenever she asked why her mother was looking at her, her mother would respond, “Well, can’t the cat look at the queen?” This phrase goes all the way back to the mid...
Hundreds of years ago, the word girl didn’t necessarily mean a female child — in the 14th and 15th centuries, it could refer to a child of either sex. Only later did its meaning become more specific. • Some people think that referring to a...