Here’s a riddle: “Nature requires five, custom gives seven, laziness takes nine, and wickedness eleven.” Think you know the answer? You’ll find it in this week’s episode, in which Grant and Martha discuss this and other brain-busters. Also: how did...
ho-rority
n.— «It looks like the lame fratboys and ho-rority skanks are at it again.» —“UCLA Undie Run caught on video, at last” Los Angeles Times: What’s Bruin Dec. 14, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
You have a pair of gloves, and there are two of them; you have a pair of shoes, and there are two; a pair of socks, and there’s one for each foot, right? So why do we have a pair of jeans when it’s only one item? This is part of a complete episode...
In an earlier episode, we speculated about the origin of the phrase go commando, which means to go without underwear. We suggested that it was somehow associated with being “tough as a commando,” gritting one’s teeth through the attendant chafing...
Go commando means to go without underwear. Liz from Indianapolis wondered about it after the phrase came up during a conversation with her husband about a near wardrobe malfunction. The slang likely plays on a movie-style image of a commando tough...
chicken cutlet n.— «I was quite thrilled today to finally get one of those chicken cutlet silicone bras. I imagined a land of spaghetti strap, perky boob cleavage awaited. Alas no. I think actual chicken cutlets would do a better job of supporting...
