A taciturn gumshoe in Robert B. Parker’s detective novel Bye Bye Baby (Bookshop|Amazon) offers this good advice: “Never say anything that doesn’t improve the silence.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Words Like Violence Break the...
media pad n.— «One device is a smaller, less expensive calling device described by a person who has seen it as an “iPhone lite.” The other is a media pad that would let users listen to music, view photos, and watch high-definition videos, the...
pull chain v. phr.— «“In 2002 (or) 2003 I sent a letter to Prairie County Sheriff Randy Raper.”…During the same evening in 1974 Smith along with Spencer and Essie Mae Wilock also kidnapped six individuals in the Brown Grove area holding them...
fly snapping n.— «About three months into her pregnancy, Spencer began exhibiting unusual behavior, for him. He began sleeping in odd places and “fly snapping,” which is the term for a dog snapping at nothing but air.» —“Prozac helps dog through...
teaser parking n.— «Part of the proposal calls for trying to make transit mall stores more visible and reachable by car. The team suggests narrowing sidewalks and moving artwork to make room for a lane of “teaser parking,” a term that suggests just...
dodge tide n.— «Adelaide is one of the few places in the World to experience days without tidal movement, or a “dodge tide” as it is called, and day 3 racing was one of those days.» —“SAP 505 World’s Day 3—Lake Conditions” by Jordan Spencer Sail...
