A trip to the California State Railroad Museum has Grant musing about the way language can change in the mouth of a single individual— in this case, railroad conductors. He recommends a collection of sound files from metros and subways around the...
A Milwaukee listener is curious about an expression he uses to describe underlings who can’t seem to do something right: “You give ’em books, and all they do is eat the covers!” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Eating the Covers”...
punch mine n.— «The museum is a history lesson of Wheatcroft’s rich coal-mining past.…Clark shows a picture of a stooped miner entering a punch mine.» —“Mining a father’s passion” by Garret Mathews in Wheatcroft Louisville Courier &...
lettuce curtain n.— «In many ways Salinas is a city divided by culture, color and socio-economic levels. I know because I’ve lived in places that didn’t have all these issues. Not only that, but the county is also divided by ideologies. It’s what...
hangar flying n.— «This is a get-together of longtime friends of the society.…We refer to it as hangar flying, (which) means we are just telling stories in the hangar.» —“Nanton air museum celebrates 20 years” by Blair Braitenbach Nanton...
corporati n.pl.— «As the hotel lights dimmed, many of the corporati turned into solid tenors and sopranos. Even hotel guests who happened by joined in.» —“Parties Thank Donors To New Art Museum” by Nancy Bartley Seattle Times (Washington) Dec. 9...