Feb. 20, 2025

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What the fooch, love triangle and odd cat out

March 20, 2025

Interesting fact: An average-sized pine tree can turn into about 100 pounds of toilet paper, or 1,500 rolls. No word on how many fooch wipes that same tree can make.

Burning question, doctors' orders and death wish

March 13, 2025

Interesting fact: Medical appointment times are set to the provider’s schedule, not yours. It’s a lot like how you have to arrive early for your flight, with an equally high chance of contracting something while there.

Following suit, persona non grata and sucking up

March 6, 2025

Interesting fact: Military fatigues come from the “fatigue duties” of soldiers, aka the work that will wear them out. By this reasoning, all my clothes at this point are fatigues.

The doll-drums, noodle nerd and giving the slip

February 27, 2025

Interesting fact: The slang term “noodle” for brain doesn’t actually come from the word for pasta – neither, shockingly, does the word “canoodle” – but both might come from when “noodle” meant “idiot.” Let’s bring this one back into fashion.

'Pops' psych, leggo my LEGOs and virgin territory

February 20, 2025

Interesting fact: LEGO is an abbreviation of the Danish “leg godt,” meaning “play well.” IKEA is an acronym for a bunch of words that sound like IKEA products.

Prime time, dating for dollars and Star Spangled manner

February 13, 2025

Interesting fact: Two-thirds of Americans do not know the words to the first verse of the national anthem. In fairness, who knows what a “gleaming” is, anyway?

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