On Nantucket, a rantum scoot, or a random scoot, is a walk with no particular destination in mind. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Rantum Scoot” Grant, do you know what a random scoot is? I hesitate to answer that. I...
Segal’s Law states, “A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Segal’s Law” Have you heard of Seagull’s Law? S-E-G-A...
What has two hookers, two lookers, four stiff-standers, four diddledanders, and a wig wag? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Two Hookers and Two Lookers Riddle” A couple of listeners have sent us this riddle. What has...
Among some Spanish speakers, the slang phrase sacapuntas en huevos refers to someone so stubbornly persistent, they could sharpen an egg. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Sharpen an Egg” We talked about sacapuntas, you...
A while ago we discussed the drink called a suicide, also known as a Matt Dillon. That’s when the bartender pours whatever’s dripped on the bar mat into a shot glass, and some lucky patron downs it. We’ve heard numerous variations from listeners...
If you want to sound defiant, you could do worse than exclaiming, “Nixie on your tintype!” This phrase, meaning something to the effect of “spit on your face,” popped up in Marjorie Benton Cooke’s 1914 book, Bambi (not...