Martha shares another barb from the SlushPile Hell agent. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “SlushPile Hell Barb” Music Music Music Music Music Music Grant, here’s another snippet from a letter sent to the person...
“Whoever makes it tells it not. Whoever takes it knows it not. Whoever knows it wants it not. What is it?” Martha shares this old riddle. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Counterfeit Riddle” Riddle me this...
Martha shares an email from a longtime listener, Lois Teeslink of Vista, California, about a favorite childhood librarian. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Favorite Librarian” You’re listening to A Way with Words...
Martha shares the German slang term niveaulimbo, meaning “a limbo of standards.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Niveaulimbo” We skip the light, fandango. Here’s a great piece of German slang...
Martha shares some Argentine idioms, including one that translates as “What a handrail!” for “What a bad smell!” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Argentine Handrail Idiom” Grant, I’m...
A weep of willows, an embarrassment of weeds, and a pride of dandelions are listener-made collective terms for plants, following a recent conversation about the form. The fun depends on sound and sense: a churn of buttercups, a universe of cosmos, a...