Everybody in the pool! Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s puzzle is inspired by the call-and-response game “Marco Polo.” The object is to guess the similarly assonant second names of fictitious explorers whose first name is also Marco. For example, which...
Chuck in Dallas, Texas, is a member of an online group of Winnebago Solis owners and would-be Winnebago Solis owners. They’re having a big debate over whether the would-be RV owners are properly called wannabees with two Es or wannabes with one E...
A step-and-repeat is the sponsor-studded banner or wall that serves as a backdrop for photographs at event. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Step and Repeat” I learned a term the other day, step and repeat. Do you know what this...
The Japanese developers of an early camera named it Kwannon, in honor of the Buddhist goddess of mercy. Later, the company changed the name to Canon. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Kwannon and Canon” You’re listening to A Way...
The Pantone Color Institute announced its 2015 Color of the Year, and the winner is marsala. The reddish brown hue is named for a wine from the West Coast of Sicily, which in turn may go back to an Arabic term meaning “harbor of god.” This is part...
Brian from Edison, New Jersey, noticed that the Mid-Atlantic convenience-store chain Wawa uses a goose in its logo, and that French oie, “goose,” is pronounced much like wawa. The store’s name comes from Wawa, Pennsylvania, and wawa was already a...