Nothing brightens up an email like an emoticon. But is it appropriate to include a smiley face in an email to your boss? Also, what do time management experts mean when they say you should start each day by “eating the frog”? Plus, the story behind...
From Puzzle Guy John Chaneski comes a great game for the breakfast table in the tradition of such cereal names as Cheerios and Wheaties. What kind of cereal does a hedge fund manager eat? Portfolios! And what do Liberal Arts majors pour in their...
What’s a “barbecue stopper,” and how does it differ from a “marmalade dropper”? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Australian Political Slang” Grant, I was nosing around your website, Doubletongue.org, the other day, and I was...
cereal test n. the judgment of an editor or a producer as to whether (news) material is appropriate to publish or broadcast. Also breakfast test, Wheaties test. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Wheaties test n.— «Fleming said those pictures “surely pass the ‘Wheaties’ test,” meaning that one could look at them while eating breakfast.» —“Editors were wise to withhold photographs of aborted fetuses” by Lou Gelfand Star Tribune (Minneapolis...
