“Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky at morning, sailor take warning.” Martha talks about this weather proverb, which has been around in one form or another since ancient times. This is part of a complete episode.
Quick, picture a berry: Is it blue? Red? Then where’d we get the English expression brown as a berry? This is part of a complete episode.
tribrid n.— «The Kinesis K3 Charger is what’s known in the biz as a “tribrid,” a hybrid with three parts. It’s a solar charger, a wind generator and a plain battery charger.» —“Kinesis K3 Charger – Emergency 3-in-1...
fosh n.— «Roger Clemens just started doing the “Fosh” and he’s already got another pitch to make batters” knees bend. Tom Gordon thinks the fosh may be his newest out pitch. Like a dance craze that sweeps the nation, the...
A “red letter day” is a special occasion. Martha explains how this term came to be. This is part of a complete episode.
busters adv.— «The most important qualifier in the Montpelier dialect (or MD as we shall now refer to it as) is ‘busters’. It can be added to almost any word or sentence, thusly; Person A: “I’m skint* Person B: “You’re skint...