port shopping n.— «Port shopping occurs when an import shipment is rejected by FDA officials, the exporter simply ships those products to another port of entry hoping to be one of the 97% that are not inspected.» —“FDA Proposal for Safer Imported...
Bongiorno! In this week's podcast, a caller asks a delicate question about “blue bark shipment,” an expression involving the transport of deceased members of the military. Martha and Grant discuss the challenge of tracking down its origins and...
A caller asks a delicate question about the phrase “blue bark shipment,” a term involving the transport of deceased members of the military. Martha and Grant discuss this puzzling expression and the challenge of tracking down its origins, and then...
freeport exemption n.— «Another pro-business question is SQ 734. It exempts property taxes on goods that are shipped into the state, but which do not remain in the state for more than 90 days. It is often called a freeport exemption and is used by...
nerdle n.— «Decent smokes when you can get them on sale, which you can if you see the Famous Flyer underneath your “nerdles” in your last shipment from them.» —“Re: Jimenez Cigars” by Tio Nick Dennis Usenet: alt.smokers.cigars Feb. 17, 1998...