jianzi n.— «Before classes started one recent morning, sixth-graders circled around an object dominated by neon-colored feathers. Cheers intensified as groups stretched their limbs to keep the small object from hitting the floor. The game is a...
windshield time n.— «The Ward County Commission drafted a resolution by a 4-1 vote, with Lee dissenting, in support of the judge coming in to Minot from Stanley. Judge Robert Holte, who currently hears cases in Minot, had been based in Stanley. “It...
rib-eye in the sky n.— «Baker needs to do a little more research as the crane is in fact a hunted species in nine of ten states in the central flyway from North Dakota to Texas. There they are plentiful and determined to be consumptive game. I had...
hit-and-run bag n.— «Reynolds also said “it’s important to have a kit—a hit-and-run bag as he called it—you can grab if you’re told to evacuate or have to get out of your house.”» —“Ready for the unthinkable” by Dave Caldwell Minot Daily...
torpedo n.— «The I-80 in Nevada has become known as the “pee bottle corridor.” In North Dakota, one official estimates road crews are covered in a golden shower 20 to 40 times a year by the containers—also dubbed “torpedoes”—as they explode in the...
Floodweiser n.— «Baker was then presented a large shadow box crafted from wood from a sandbag pallet. The box contains a plaque and mementos of the flood, including a miniature sandbag and rubber boot, a cell phone, a “Floodweiser” can, a bottle of...