As they say in Wasika, Minnesota, “If I don’t see you in the future, I’ll see you in the pasture.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Minnesota Expression” Jim Rohde from Minneapolis left us a...
There’s nothing like some joe with cow and sand in the morning. That would be “coffee with milk and sugar” in World War II naval slang. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Joe with Cow and Sand” Hey Grant...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a game of rhyming headlines based on the 1937 Variety issue, “Sticks Nix Hick Pix,” claiming that rural folks avoid movies about rural folks. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Rhyming...
In a previous episode, we wondered how U-turn might translate in different languages. One listener explains that in Hebrew, drivers make a horseshoe or a hoof-turn. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Hoof-Turns” Quite a...
A sly crossword clue from Nancy Moses asks for a three-word, 12-letter answer to camel’s nemesis. The trick is to think less about an actual animal and more about a familiar idiom involving camels, burdens, and a breaking point. This is part of a...
Martha relates a story from a listener in Valdosta, Georgia, about her four-year-old’s misunderstanding of a homophone in her expression “a little hoarse.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “A Little...