Who hasn't been watching TV and heard the announcer say "Don't touch that dial! We'll be right back!" even though it's been a long time since our TV's have had a dial and, thanks to remote controls, it's been a while since we've even had a need to get up and actually touch one? Ah, yes, wh...

I was living in Texas when Dr. King and company made the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, but I remember well seeing it televised. Now I live in Bama and it's commemorated every year on the anniversary of the march. They don't actually march all the way from Selma to Montgomery, though (a di...

My garden has seven raised beds and leans toward the vegetable in nature. Recently I planted two types of lemon trees and one grapefruit tree, though. To round it out, I also planted marigolds and impatiens. It also has some type of flowering tree I don't know the name of, some cacti, a large Rose o...

And I wonder if the French are into political correctness, since all their nouns are either masculine or feminine? It must be a Latin thang since Spanish likewise has feminine and masculine nouns. I've tried to teach my wife a little Spanish over the years. She gets frustrated over objects being ge...

LukeJavan8 said What if you are laying on your side??? . I'm guessing it would be "lying on your side", unless you're "laying" on egg. I may be wrong about that. I always confuse when to use lying and laying. More to the point, in medical terminology the term for lying on your si...

I'm with you on this one, Perry. When I heard the term "street name" I also thought Pepshort was talking about what his homies called him when he was cruisin' the 'hood. Then I thought, well, Swarthmore didn't sound tuff enough for a street moniker, so maybe that really is the name of the ...

I was once standing in a group and heard a knave pronounce Worcestershire sauce Wor-CHEST-er-shire. We all looked at him like he'd grown a third eye in the middle of his forehead. It's been many years but I still remember that to this day. Funny what sticks in your mind.

Don't know if it's a Suthern Thang, but all my life I've heard the term "scrunch over" to mean the same as the meaning used here for "scrooch". Never heard the word "scrooch" until I saw this. Learn something new every day! Whew, been away from the site for a little whi...

Not to mention U.S. Territories Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Northern Marianas (since 1986) and the Virgin Islands. I was just past toddler-hood when Hawaii and Alaska were made State 49 and 50 but I still get a kick out of telling younger people (by "young" I mean those who don't know...

I remember years ago while living in Chile having to take a sponge bath/spit bath, etc. due to the shortage of hot water. Water was warmed by always inadequately sized gas water heaters. You either took a VERY quick shower or you were forced to take a cold shower (something I abhor). If you were the...

I'm reminded of Rowan & Martin's Flying Fickle Finger of Fate award they would give out on each of their shows for some quirk or another. Wierd what things stick in your mind.

Two other things I remember about the drive-in was (1) the big, chunky looking speaker you had to hang from the driver's side window so you could hear the movie and (2) the big children's playground area located right under the big movie screen. My family would get there early enough so us kids coul...

Being born and reared in Houston, Texas, I haunted 30+ screen mall multi-plexes, although I'm old enough now that I remember as a really young boy going with my family to a three-screen drive-in theatre. Every Monday night was called "Buck Night", where you could get in for $1 a carload. W...

Religion AND politics! Slava has ye olde gatekeeping hands full. Changing gears, it's hard to believe there are those who may believe that Hawaii is not part of the U.S. Makes you wonder under what rock some people reside. Just saying.

Great gatekeeping, Slava!