Pie in the Sky (Rebroadcast) August 3, 2013

<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; orphans: 4; color: #191919; font-family: Merriweather; line-height: 20px;">Looking for a book to read with the kids, or maybe a guide to becoming a better writer? Why are leg cramps called <i style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">charley horses</i>? And where’d we get a phrase like <i style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">pie in the sky</i>? If you happen to be tall, you’ve no doubt heard plenty of clueless comments from strangers. A listener who’s 6-foot-8 shares his favorite snappy comebacks. Plus, a word quiz for math lovers, bathroom euphemisms, <i style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">johnny-on-the-spot</i>, and the biggest palmetto bugs in the land!<span id="more-24230" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;"></span></p> <p style="margin: 1.6em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; orphans: 4; color: #191919; font-family: Merriweather; line-height: 20px;">This episode first aired December 15, 2012.</p>