Quiz Guy Greg Pliska has a game called “Centricity”, emphasis on the “city.” For example, “Mickey ate all the fruit, leaving Minneapolis.” And as George H.W. Bush said to George W. Bush, “You can be...
Nuremberg defense n.— «“I was only following orders.” It’s perhaps the most infamous explanation offered by military members accused of crimes, invoked by defendants from Nazi Germany to Abu Ghraib. Now, the so-called Nuremberg...
shoppertainment n.— «Mills even coined a term for their new mega-malls that eventually spread across 21 states: “shoppertainment.” Shoppers were confronted by massive cinemas, indoor sports and a broad range of eating options...
Arizona pinstriping n.— «I’m not out there to abuse it, but paint is optional here in Tucson due to Arizona pinstriping. So why make it pretty when the next time out, the brush will stripe the hell out of it? Functional is good...
stash house n.— «Authorities say more than 50 people trafficked thousands of illegal immigrants through the town of about 700 holding them over in this motel known to cops as a stash house.» —“Bowie residents surprised at human...
junque n.— «The pots made from old gasoline cans and decorated with “flowers” made from reused stove knobs give you an idea of just how passionate Little is about gardening with, as she calls it, “junque...