When you’re talking about the location of an inanimate object, is it okay to say that it lives there, as in The peanut butter lives in that cabinet or The flashlight lives on that shelf? Strictly speaking, of course, that object isn’t alive, but...
Why do we call a peanut a goober? The word comes from the Bantu languages of East Africa. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Goobers are Peanuts” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hello, my name is Emily Kirkland. I’m calling from...
Some of the best things in the book Letters of Note are letters from kids to adults. One young fan’s plea to Charles Schultz that he remove a character from Peanuts was actually met with approval. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “A...
Someone should write a love letter to a new book called Letters of Note. It’s a splendid collection of all kinds of correspondence through the ages: Elvis Presley fans writing to the president, children making suggestions to famous cartoonists, a...
Contrary to popular belief, gorp is not an acronym for Good Old Raisins and Peanuts. Earlier recipes for this crunchy snack contained all kinds of things, like soybeans, sunflower seeds, oats, pretzels, raisins, Wheat Chex and kelp, as in John...
Humorist Roy Blount Jr. stops by to try his hand at a slang quiz specifically about Southernisms.