Listener Fred Miller writes: Sorry, but Walla Walla is not in western Washington. To us who are in western Washington, it’s the far east- almost Idaho. But there is a double place name in western Washington- the beautiful Hamma Hamma River. It’s in the southeast corner of the Olympics between Lilliwaup and Humptulips. I wouldn’t […]
Listener Mary Woodward of Seattle, WA writes: Washington State may be in the West, however Walla Walla is in EASTERN Washington. It’s an important distinction here. Four years at Whitman College taught me to appreciate the beauties of the mysterious East. As the song says: Walla Walla is the city of sin and vice They […]
Listener Paul Kennedy writes: In one of your questions you made reference to the flag that flew over the Alamo. In your answer you said the flag had 1836 written on it. That is incorrect. The flag that flew over the Alamo during the battle was a red, white and green tricolor flag with 1824 […]
Thanks to: DR. BARRY JOHNSON who wrote concerning our definition of a ‘bolt’: Bolts can be 40 or 100 yards long and width is typically 45″ or 60″, but can be from say 30″ to 108″. The length also can vary based upon the type of material such as canvas which, as I recall, is […]
From a big fan and long-time listener… Sarah Aubry… of parts unknown… I’m a graphic designer who has been using Greek text, aka Lorem Ipsum, for many years. I was amazed to hear your judge accept “gibberish” for the answer to the question about the meaning of Lorem Ipsum. From http://www.lipsum.com: “Contrary to popular belief, Lorem […]
Brandon Weaver of Johnson, VT who listens on Vermont Public Radio I was listening to a rebroadcast of a recent show and there was a question that related to sports figures with “fishy” nicknames (Catfish Hunter, etc…). It was stated that the Guppy was a fish that didn’t have a sports figure associated with it. How […]
In all the excitement of last weekend’s show from Hartford, Richard forgot to spell the German words he used in segment two. For those curious, they were: kummerspeck Drachenfutter fremdschamen handschuhschneewerfer treppenwitz verschlimbessern Thanks to all who reminded us to list these ‘Teutonic Twosomes.’
From Roger Neate of parts unknown: Richard Sher made the comment that the United States does not allow dual citizenship. It was something to do with Winston Churchill being a special case. This is odd, because I am a dual US/Canadian citizen. I think, if you dig deeply enough into the relevant US federal government […]
From Amy Miller of Baltimore, MD: Do you guys ever use Facebook, Twitter or other social connections? I haven’t found any way to connect. Is it something I said? Sorry, Amy. Richard fears Facebook- he’s afraid he’ll get electrocuted. In fact, on the Says You! Facebook page (yes, there is one), they once posted the […]
From Travis Listing of Iron River, WI. I just heard your round of Comic Nonsense, and you made a mistake, or rather Ben did (But I don’t want to blame a kid, so I’ll blame you). When going over how much Scrooge McDuck was worth, you put him at 28.8 billion dollars, but you failed […]
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