By Curtis Honeycutt Are you ready for a linguistic adventure that blurs the lines of words and verbal volleyball? Buckle up, buttercup, because things are
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How verbal hedges can get you out of yard work
By Curtis Honeycutt At the dawn of every springtime, I make a list of things I want to do in my lawn and garden. This
Top 10 signs somebody got their tax refund check
By Torry Stiles 10. “Daddy’s home!” 9. Suddenly they’re all experts in proper tattoo maintenance. 8. “Are those eyelashes or is your face being devoured
These words are counting on you
By Curtis Honeycutt I’ve always been a numbers guy. In elementary school, if anyone made fun of my disproportionately large head, I would withhold answers
The loneliest words in the dictionary
By Curtis Honeycutt Talking about unpaired socks is like talking about the need to eat food — it happens to everyone. Anyone in the history
There’s some extra pleonasm on your shirt
By Curtis Honeycutt In the “Ghostbusters” movies, the eponymous heroes blast ghosts and otherworldly beings with their proton packs, and the ghosts explode into a
Top 10 things to love about being a Hoosier
By Torry Stiles 10. Very rarely do you ever discover a tornado sneaking into town. 9. Reggie Miller. Peyton Manning. Bobby Knight. A. J. Foyt. We’re
Top 10 signs you screwed up last Valentine’s Day
By Torry Stiles 10. Store-bought cards can be very touching gifts for those you love, but you should not have gone with the Scooby-Doo set
What’s my name again? Explaining pseudonyms
By Curtis Honeycutt Names hold enormous power. I’ve always been impressed by people who go by names with only one word — Cher, Beyoncé, Prince,
Top 10 things y’all gotta stop doin’
By Porkrinds Stiles (Dear readers: Porkrinds has been pestering me for a chance to pen another column. It’s been a while so I figured with the