Bill, who listens to us on WYSU, writes… “My wife and I watched the Kisses & Quips taping last night, and Dave asked for feedback. So, here is mine. We loved it and had such a great time! We’ve seen you live two times (Thousand Oaks, CA, and Seattle, WA) and look forward to seeing […]
Steve, a listener from KEMC, writes… “My wife, son, and I enjoyed the two live stream programs and would be interested in more. Thanks for keeping the show going. We are looking forward to when the live shows are safe to return. Keep up the good work.”
Bailey, who listens to us on WFSQ, writes… “In the first bluffing round on this week’s show, Carolyn’s bluff that ‘endover’ could mean something to the effect of ‘capsizing end over end’ provoked much skepticism that (1) such a thing could happen, and (2) there would be a name for it. But it can (I […]
Dale, who hears us from WLRH , writes…. “I love your show. I listened on WPLN for several years, until WLRH began carrying you. I have some puzzle suggestions for you. The attached file is a scan of a book that is famous at WLRH. Beginning in 1987, Judy and Harry Watters began THE Saturday […]
Mark, who hears us on KUAR, writes… “I love the nine-rounders – thank you so much. I was really struggling the first half hour (I did get both bluffs – I know how Richard’s mind works), but then we hit the ‘identify the photographs’ round Ms. Laura submitted – I knocked them all out […]
Bryan, a who hears us on KALW, writes, “Please clear up something that has long since puzzled me. Richard Sher used to introduce the teams as ‘the first of which sits stereo left’ followed by ‘to my right,’ which would place him facing away from the stereo listener. (At some point, perhaps with later […]
Ralph, a listener on KQED, writes… “During your recent broadcast involving lists (beers of the world, languages, et al), your listing of various kinds of pyrotechnics (‘Falling Leaves,’ ‘Peony,’ etc.) left out my favorite, that I once found in a catalog of Chinese fireworks. It was translated into english as ‘Monkey Violates The Heavens.’ I’ve never […]
Bruce, a listener from NYC, writes… “My sense of betwixt is that not only does it refer to a physical location, but a very specific one. You wouldn’t say ‘somewhere betwixt the coasts,’ unless you were a true coastal elitist. The thing betwixt other things is probably touching both and maybe wedged in between. The […]
Neil, a listener on KQED, writes… “I am so glad to hear that at least someone has declared the “gate” suffix dead, but you missed my favorite – San Francisco’s own “Fajitagate.” It’s as ridiculous and embarrassing as it sounds. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fajitagate Thanks for a fun Sunday radio tradition.”
Mark, a KUOW listener, writes… “I vividly remember it reported in the Seattle Times that Rudy Vallee wanted to have his street renamed in his name, but was turned down by his neighbors and the city council. Thank God! He really was a jerk. He visited Seattle once and dined at Ivar’s Acres of […]